Geneva Preview: Bentley to reveal biofuel supercar
by Alex Nunez on Jan 27th 2009 at 7:18PM 
Click above for a high-res image of Bentley's new biofuel supercar
When the curtain rises on the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Bentley will take a large share of the spotlight with the vehicle you see above. It has no name yet, and no technical specifics have been released, but what Bentley has revealed is that this will be the marque's fastest, most powerful production car yet, and that it'll run on biofuel. Visually, the grilles all have a blackout treatment, and sizable vertical intakes occupy the front bumper's outer edges. The hood also sports a pair of vents, presumably to help extract engine heat.
Given that the 600-horsepower/553-lb-ft Continental GT Speed currently owns the "most powerful production Bentley" title, look for more extreme ratings on this new, obviously Continental-based monster. As for the biofuel half of the equation, we expect to see an ethanol-drinking version of the twin-turbocharged 12-cylinder that propels the rest of the Continental range. In any case, a new Bentley's coming, and it's fixin' to open up a plus-sized can of whoop-ass. We'll learn more closer to the Geneva festivities.
[Source: Bentley]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ale 8:35PM (1/27/2009)
a faster Speed perhaps? ethanol returns more power and less fuel economy, so we'll see how fast the new King can put out.. I'm assuming corn ethanol, no?
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jharlan 9:54PM (1/27/2009)
Who cares, we are ordinary people who will probably never see one, let alone drive one.
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andrichrose 6:39AM (1/28/2009)
Just what the world needs another corn sucking
supercar !
Maybe its economy figures should not be listed
in MPG or in litres/100 km , just in how many poor
people it sends into food poverty and starvation !
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Ashley Van Dyke 10:26PM (1/30/2009)
Arg...I wish I was going to be at Geneva again this year!!!
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