2012 Bentley Continental: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

6 builds left the factory as a 2012 Continental, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 4 main configurations sell for $41,292–$125,000 today.

  • 4 main configurations
  • 721 vehicles built
  • 55 for sale right now
  • $41,292–$125,000 typical price range

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What actually differs

W12 AWD GTC · AWD Flying Spur · AWD Flying Spur Speed · AWD
Power 560 hp 560 hp 560 hp 610 hp
Body Coupe Convertible Sedan Sedan
Doors 2-door 2-door 4-door 4-door
Typical price today $51,990 $68,900 $42,975 $34,532
For sale right now 30 12 5 4
Vehicles built 362 197 72 66
Same on every 2012 Continental
  • Engine 6L 12-cyl
  • Drivetrain All-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)

What people actually pay

64 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
W12 AWD
$51,990
$40,053 $62,227 $84,402 $106,576 $128,750
Price trend

Median up $3,406 over the last 7 months.

2012 Continental price history →
Will it hold value?

A Continental typically keeps about 64% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $35,102 today.

Continental depreciation by year →
Cost to run

12/19 mpg city/highway. Roughly $3,320/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2012 Continental

Safety, in plain English

What SCBBR9ZA-C means

SCB BR9ZA · C
SCB
the World Manufacturer Identifier Bentley registered — the manufacturer and plant group
BR9ZA
together encode the Continental line — Sedan, 6L 12cyl, All-wheel drive — as Bentley filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
C
in position 10 — model year 2012
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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