Bentley Blog

Bentley recently announced that its Continental range of sedan, coupe, and convertible will only be marketed as flex-fuel-only cars by June 2010. This move is to meet the goal of the company to reduce the carbon dioxide emission of their fleet by as much as 15% by 2012.

The range of Continentals will get the flex-fuel variant of Bentley’s W-12 6.0L engine. It will only be the powerplant that will be offered for the range. The engine can operate using gasoline, bioethanol E85, or a any proportions of the mix of bioethanol and gasoline.

The 2011 Supersports Convertible from the Continental range which was unveiled during the recent Geneva Motor Show is also flex-fuel capable. The Supersports convertible is claimed to be the fastest convertible the brand has ever produced.

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Tags: Bentley Continental, Flex-Fuel, Green Cars.

Amid the global drop in sales of luxury cars, Bentley is aiming high to make all of its fleet operate on biodiesel. The first step to achieve this goal is by making a big investment to fund the strategy the company wants to take.

The luxury car manufacturer expedites the production of their first biodiesel fueled car and aims to unveil this Bentley during the Geneva Auto Show in March.

Details about the car’s feature were not disclosed but top executives promised that the vehicles will still be true to the Bentley tradition. The performance will still be excellent and the engineers are also aiming for fuel efficiency and passing CO2 emission standards.

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