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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

The Truth About Cars

Last week, on the day before Thanksgiving, a middle-aged couple in a Bentley met a fiery end under mysterious circumstances near the U.S.-Canada We know the victims names – Kurt Villani, 53, and his wife, Monica Villani, also 53 – and we know that they were in a Bentley Flying Spur (no jokes about the name, please). It won’t take long.

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Bentley to Introduce New FlexFuel Supersports Convertible at Geneva Show

Green Car Congress

Bentley will introduce its new FlexFuel capable Supersports Convertible at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The standardization of FlexFuel technology across the 2011 Continental model range reaffirms Bentley’s ongoing commitment to make all its cars bio-fuel compatible by 2012. The Supersports Convertible. Click to enlarge.

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Bentley’s new 616hp 12-cylinder GT Speed convertible with 8-speed and energy recuperation improves fuel economy by 15%

Green Car Congress

Bentley will introduce the new Continental GT Speed Convertible at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month. The new GT Speed Convertible shares its powertrain specification with its Bentley stablemate, the GT Speed coupé: a 616 bhp (459 kW) twin-turbocharged 6.0 s) and onto a top speed of 202 mph (325 km/h).

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Volkswagen presents next gen W12 TSI; dual fuel injection, cylinder deactivation, start-stop

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The Volkswagen Group has deployed W12 engines (a compact, 12-cylinder engine in a “W” configuration) in the premium models made by the Volkswagen, Audi and Bentley brands for some 13 years. Depending on the vehicle model, the 6.0

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2024 McLaren 750S, 2024 Land Rover Defender: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

liter V-8 engine. The V-8 delivers close to 500 hp and will hustle the eight-seat SUV from 0-60 mph in a little over five seconds. The basic formula stays the same, but almost every major aspect has been enhanced in some way, including power output from the familiar twin-turbo 4.0-liter Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a redesigned E-Class.

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GM unveils Cadillac Celestiq, an 18-foot behemoth that starts at over $300,000

Teslarati

It’s also capable of going from 0-60 mph in 3.8 Brandon Vivian, Celestiq executive chief engineer, noted that the vehicle is a celebration of a client’s individuality. second 0-60 mph time and a Lucid Air Grand Touring with 516 miles of range and still have some money left over.

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Bentley introduces its first diesel: Bentayga Diesel with 48V system & electric supercharger

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Bentley Motors has introduced its first diesel model: the Bentayga Diesel SUV. liter, 32-valve V8 engine. of torque, the Bentayga Diesel hits a top speed of 270 km/h (168 mph) and can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 4.8 seconds (0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds (0-60 mph in 4.6 The next-generation 4.0-liter

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