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Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid?

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I don’t know about you, but when I picture climate warriors – the kind who’ll chain themselves to things, get arrested, become Senators and then realise that changing the system is about as effective as attempting to save polar bears by sleeping naked on ice – I don’t see them driving Bentleys that cost $456,000.

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

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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. litre V8 that’s combined with an electric motor, a 25.9kWh battery, all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission. 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed PHEV interior.

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High-Flying Spur! Bentley teases its most insanely powerful V8 hybrid luxury saloon yet

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Bentley’s most powerful car ever is a fuel-sipping plug-in hybrid READ MORE: Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid? Despite packing supercar levels of performance, Bentley says the new Flying Spur will deliver “silent, effortless luxury”.

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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

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The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm.

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Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets three-motor PHEV … with a V12

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Surround it with electric motors to create the most powerful road car on the market. Just as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are working to phase out their V12 engines, Lamborghini has spent big bucks on a new engine. Electric motors, on the other hand, are usually upwards of 90 percent efficient.

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Bentley Commits to Five New EVs by 2030, Adding a New Model in 2025

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The British luxury car manufacturer Bentley has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030 and planning to release their first electric vehicle in 2025. Bentley’s historic Crewe facility, which produced its first vehicle over 75 years ago, will now be used to produce electric vehicles. The Dream Factory. Actions Speak Louder.

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Bentley starts Aussie electric move with PHEV Flying Spur launch

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Luxury brand Bentley’s transition to an all-electric line-up begins in Australia in November when its first plug-in hybrid EV arrives. The Flying Spur plug-in hybrid sedan , priced from $479,100 (plus on-road costs), will be followed within 12 months by a PHEV version of the Bentayga SUV. Bentley Bentayga Hybrid.

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