All Bentley Continental models starting flex-fuel in Jun
It might not be the many interesting news you review all week, though you rightaway have a date at which all Bentley Continentals will be means to sup down whiskey with a most appropriate of ‘em: Jun Good, not just whiskey, though ethanol’s pretty close.) Bentley had done a proclamation (sans date) during a Geneva Motor Show when it showed off the Continental Supersports Automobile.
This pierce as a big first step toward reaching Bentley’s stated goal of offering an entirely biofuel-capable lineu p by 2012. In its ultimate form, as seen in the Continental Supersports, Bentley’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 offers up 621 horsepower as well as 590 pound-feet of torque. That’s enough to push a Conti to 60 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds as well as onto to the tip speed of 202 mph.
As a Continental family is simply Bentley’s many popular charity, this means that over half of all cars the code sells this year will be flex-fuel-compatible. For those gripping lane, a Brooklands coupe (which will soon be discontinued), Cerulean automobile and the soon-to-be-released Mulsanne sedan A replacement for a long-running Arnage) are still not nonetheless biofuel capable. According to Automotive Headlines, however, the Mulsanne will be E85-capable beforelong after its launch after this year.
Gallery:First Drive: 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports
[Source: Automotive News – Underling. Req'd]
