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Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur get powerful new 671 bhp hybrid option

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. …Read More The fourth-generation Continental GT and GT Convertible maintain the signature design DNA, with contemporary touches like new ‘Harmony’ headlamps, gloss black matrix grilles, and a reworked rear diffuser design. seconds for the GT Convertible and Flying Spur. litre twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor.

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Electric Maserati MC20 Folgore supercar canceled due to lack of demand

Baua Electric

Last year the automaker said it would advance that timeline to 2028 , with the phasing-out of gasoline engines only begun with the deletion of V-8 engines. In a September 2024 interview, Bentley CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser said the luxury market was rejecting electric cars.

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Smart Weighs In On Prospect of Bringing Back Its Roadster

The Truth About Cars

From the sound of things, the next incarnation of the convertible would probably be all-electric. After the partnership, Smart’s final gasoline models were promptly converted to EVs (abandoning our market in the process) and were subsequently discontinued in 2024. I’m not quite sure yet as to who the buyers of that car really are.

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Budget Ballers: The Most Fun Cars Under $20K

The Truth About Cars

Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce It’s no trouble to pick up one of these convertibles for less than ten grand, never mind twenty. Don’t expect a GTS with the Ferrari derived engine here in the bargain bin. Even with the C’s eight-cylinder engine and decent mileage, they can be found all day long for less than 20 grand. Everywhere.

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Bentley to Introduce New FlexFuel Supersports Convertible at Geneva Show

Green Car Congress

The Supersports Convertible. 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. Combined 16.7

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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 Click to enlarge. l/100km combined.

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Bentley installs biofuel tank at Crewe factory after successful biogasoline performance trial at Goodwood

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Bentley has installed a 1,200-liter biofuel tank at its Crewe factory after successful performance trials of biogasoline— Sustain by Coryton —at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Bentley ran its six-strong fleet at Goodwood using the fuel and successfully completed all 32 hill-climbs. tonnes of straw.