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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 to Introduce New FlexFuel Supersports Convertible at Geneva Show

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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.

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

Green Car Congress

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.

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Bentley starts Aussie electric move with PHEV Flying Spur launch

EV Central

PHEV versions of the Continental GT and GTC coupe and convertibles should be in Australia by mid-decade. In 2026 the Bentley internal combustion line-up will also be pared back to feature only PHEVs, meaning the demise of the W12 and V8 petrol-turbo engines that currently dominate the model line-up. Bentley Bentayga Hybrid.

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Who needs a W12? Bentley’s most powerful car ever is a fuel-sipping plug-in hybrid

EV Central

German-owned British luxury auto maker Bentley has rewritten its own record book with the the all-new 2025 plug-in hybrid Continental GT Speed. Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid? 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed PHEV interior.

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Bentley to cut fuel consumption of new Continental GT Speed

Green Cars News

When the new Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible (pictured) makes its debut at the North American International Auto Show later this month, you might expect the focus to be on its slick looks, its power or its speed. is its remarkable fuel economy statistics. The new [.].

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2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed Review -- Next-Level Grand Touring

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With stricter emission regulations taking hold around the world, automakers have been hard at work developing solutions that make sense for their brands, and Bentley is no exception. For years, hybrids carried a stigma associated with left lane-hogging, fuel sipping economy cars, but the performance-luxury landscape is rapidly evolving.

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