There are many cars in the world of drifting that feature interesting powertrain swaps. Most owners will go for a motor from within the same stable as the OEM. Some may go down the trusted route of an engine they know makes reliable power, you know, like a 2JZ or a Barra. However, never before have we seen a W12 Bentley powered Nissan 350Z. Yeah, you read that correctly, this Z car uses the engine from a fricken Bentley.

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One of a kind

The W12 Bentley powered Nissan 350Z must be the only one of its kind in the world. The installation was undertaken by a Polish tuning shop called Gregor Performance Garage. They have dubbed their creation the Nissan 600Z W12TT.

Check out this wild drift video shot on the streets of Poland with a very neat (also engine-swapped) BMW 5 Series.

This outfit, like many in Poland it seems, is into drifting. Their 350Z originally housed a twin-turbo Toyota 2JZ set-up. Check out the world’s first Audi RS2JZ, built right here in South Africa. However, they decided that they wanted something a little more special. So, out came the inline six. In its place they shoehorned a W12 usually found in the engine bay of a Continental GT Coupe. The complete installation took about four months. 

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W12 TT

The W12 6,0-litre engine isn’t much longer than an inline six but it’s a heck of a lot wider. Oh, and it still retains the twin turbochargers as it does in the Bentley. Reports are that the engine produces around 450 kW and a massive 940 N.m of torque. All that grunt is sent to the rear wheels through a ZF eight-speed transmission. The car looks pretty tame from the outside, which must make it a great sleeper on the streets, until you hear it, that is. You can listen to the car from cold start in the video below. 

Images from Gregor Performance Garage Facebook page.