REPORT: Bentley to delay flex-fuel capability for 2010 Continental Supersports
Bentley Continental Supersports - Click above for high-res image gallery
While the environmental merits of any 621 horsepower, twelve-cylinder behemoth that's capable of traveling at speeds of up to 204 miles per hour are, at the very least, debatable, Bentley hasn't exactly been shy about touting the green angle of its upcoming 2010 Continental Supersports.
Add one more black mark to the car's eco credibility now that word comes from Green Car Advisor that U.S. laws and "engineering challenges" – including the fitment of hardened valve seats in Bentley's W12 engine – mean that the first 200 Supersports imported to the United States won't actually be flex-fuel capable.
Ah well, somehow we doubt that buyers willing to plonk down the $267,000 it takes to park a twin-turbocharged Continental Supersports in their driveway will be all that concerned with pumping ethanol in the tank.
Gallery: Bentley Continental Supersports
[Source: Green Car Advisor]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Carney 4:01PM (10/07/2009)
This is very unfortunate.
But you may well be wrong about this car's target market. Wealthy people tend to be much more concerned about the environment and thus attracted to ethanol's lower emissions, and wealthy sports car enthusiasts wouldn't mind ethanol's higher per energy-unit price or lower mileage because they'd get higher-octane performance.
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