Geneva Preview: Bentley Continental Supersports, 621 hp ethanol beast
Filed under: Flex-Fuel, Bentley, Geneva Motor Show, Lightweight Click above for a high-res gallery of the Bentley Continental Supersports In spite of being part of the Volkswagen Group, Bentley has...
View ArticleGeneva 2009: Bentley goes flex-fuel, new powertrain in 2012
Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Hybrid, Bentley, Geneva Motor Show Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen promised an all-new...
View ArticleBentleys to lose weight, possibly add diesel and PHEV to flex-fuel
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Bentley, Lightweight Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports As Bentley works on the next generation of its "mainstream"...
View ArticleSpy shots: Bentley gets ready to run the 'Ring in the E85 Continental...
Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Bentley, Spy ShotsAt the Geneva Motor Show in March, Bentley unveiled its first-ever flex-fuel car, the Continental Supersports. Not only is this car the first...
View ArticleBentley guarantees Continental is 85% recyclable
Filed under: Etc., Bentley Bentley Recycling Certificate - Click above to enlarge Good news for all the Bentley Continental owners who plan to recycle their uber expensive and luxurious automobiles...
View ArticleSpy Shots: Is Bentley testing a hybrid Continental GT?
Filed under: Hybrid, BentleyBentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen has repeatedly said in the past that the British luxury marque will introduce lower CO2-emitting powertrains over the next several years,...
View ArticleDerek Bell runs the Bentley Continental Supersports at Goodwood [w/VIDEO]
Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Bentley Bentley Continental Supersports - click above for a high res image gallery At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Bentley unveiled its fastest most powerful road...
View ArticleREPORT: New Grand Bentley will feature cylinder deactivation
Filed under: MPG, Bentley The New Grand Bentley - Click above to enlarge The new Grand Bentley replacement for the Arnage will be making its world-wide debut in just a few weeks at the Pebble Beach...
View ArticleREPORT: Bentley to delay flex-fuel capability for 2010 Continental Supersports
Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Bentley, USA Bentley Continental Supersports - Click above for high-res image gallery While the environmental merits of any 621 horsepower, twelve-cylinder behemoth...
View ArticleREPORT: Bentley considers going hybrid, rules out hydrogen
Filed under: Hybrid, Bentley, Lightweight Bentley Continental Supersports - Click above for high-res image gallery Bentley is on a mission to lower fuel consumption and carbon emissions. According to...
View ArticleGeneva Preview: Bentley Supersports Convertible, all Continentals get E85...
Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Bentley, Geneva Motor Show Bentley Continental Supersports convertible - Click above for high-res image gallery A year ago at the Geneva Motor Show, Bentley took its...
View ArticleReport: All Bentley Continental models going flex-fuel in June
Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Bentley 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports - Click above for high-res image gallery It may not be the most interesting news you read all week, but we now have a date...
View ArticleRendered Speculation: Might Bentley consider an Aston Martin Cygnet competitor?
Filed under: MPG, Bentley, LightweightCould the Aston Martin Cygnet kick off a trend? That is, might other historic luxury and performance marques - say... like Bentley, for example - choose to follow...
View Article2011 Bentley Continental GT to get new V8 with 40% lower CO2 emissions
Filed under: Ethanol, MPG, Bentley 2011 Bentley Continental GT - Click above for high-res image gallery Last year, Bentley took its first tentative step toward reducing the CO2 emissions from its...
View ArticleBentley adding hybrids and/or diesels soon?
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, BentleySome rumors seem to never die. Take, for example, the rumor that Bentley will, at some point, offer an alternative fuel vehicle. First it was thought that Bentley...
View ArticleBentley CEO confirms some sort of plug-in hybrid, someday
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, BentleySometimes, things just don't change. For example, the CEO of Bentley, Wolfgang Durheimer, has confirmed that the company will continue to offer 12-cylinder...
View ArticleBentley checks out VW for potential plug-in hybrid powertrain technology
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Bentley, Volkswagen And now, a little bit of news for that huge contingent of people known as Bentley-driving tree huggers. The ultra-luxury automaker is looking at how...
View ArticleBentley can do better than the EXP 9 F Concept
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Bentley, Geneva Motor Show Bentley has been hinting at the possibility of a full-size ultra-luxury SUV for a few years and here in Geneva the rumors finally became...
View ArticleBentley aims to sell 3K SUVs annually... including plug-in hybrid version
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Bentley If you want a top-of-the-line SUV with serious performance capabilities, look no further than the Volkswagen Group. Its Porsche unit has had tremendous success...
View ArticleBentley Continental GT V8 hits 24 mpg highway
Filed under: MPG, Bentley Let's get this off our chests right off the bat: There's nothing truly efficient about the Bentley Continental GT. That said, we're at least pleased to see that the marque has...
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