All Bentley Continental models going flex-fuel in June

March 13, 2010

Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Sedan, Performance, Bentley, Luxury

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 at which all Bentley Continentals will be able to gulp down whiskey with the best of ‘em: June.( Well, not exactly whiskey, but ethanol’s pretty close.) Bentley had made the announcement (sans date) at the Geneva Motor Show when it showed off the Continental Supersports Convertible.
This move as a big first step toward reaching Bentley’s stated goal of offering an entirely biofuel-capable lineup by 2012. In its latest form, as seen in the Continental Supersports, Bentley’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 offers up 621 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. That’s sufficient to push the Conti to 60 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds and onto to a top speed of 202 mph.
As the Continental family is [...]

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