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REPORT: Bentley considers going hybrid, rules out hydrogen

Bentley is on a mission to lower fuel consumption and carbon emissions. According to Auto Express, once the firm's Continental Supersports hits the market (and, we may add, after it actually becomes flex-fuel capable), the next step in the green train may very well be hybrids. To reach that conclusion, AE uses the process of elimination. Here's the reasoning: diesels don't historically sell well here in the United States, Bentley's largest market, so an oil-burner is out. Bentley has reportedly already ruled out hydrogen fuel cells, ... Read more →

REPORT: Bentley to delay flex-fuel capability for 2010 Continental Supersports Jeremy Korzeniewski

While the environmental merits of any 621 horsepower, twelve-cylinder behemoth that's capable of traveling at speeds of up to 204 miles per hour are, at the very least, debatable, Bentley hasn't ...

REPORT: New Grand Bentley will feature cylinder deactivation Sam Abuelsamid

The new Grand Bentley replacement for the Arnage will be making its world-wide debut in just a few weeks at the Pebble Beach Concours. Like every other upcoming model from the classic British ...

Spy Shots: Is Bentley testing a hybrid Continental GT? Sam Abuelsamid

Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen has repeatedly said in the past that the British luxury marque will introduce lower CO2-emitting powertrains over the next several years, starting with the flex-fuel ...

Bentley guarantees Continental is 85% recyclable 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Good news for all the Bentley Continental owners who plan to recycle their uber expensive and luxurious automobiles after they have outlived their usefulness: Bentley now guarantees that the Continental line is 85 recoverable. In recognition of this fact, the premium automaker has been awarded ...

Spy shots: Bentley gets ready to run the 'Ring in the E85 Continental Supersports 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Bentley unveiled its first-ever flex-fuel car, the Continental Supersports. Not only is this car the first production Bentley that will be capable of running on either gasoline of E85 ethanol, it also happens to be the most powerful production Bentley ever, putting ...

Bentleys to lose weight, possibly add diesel and PHEV to flex-fuel 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

As Bentley works on the next generation of its "mainstream" Continental models in the next few years, new powertrains and weight reduction will be part of the program. At the Geneva Motor Show last week, CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen announced that an all-new powertrain would appear in Bentleys by ...

Geneva 2009: Bentley goes flex-fuel, new powertrain in 2012 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen promised an all-new more efficient powertrain for his lineup in 2012 but declined to give details. In the meantime, he acknowledged that bio-ethanol is an important stepping stone to a greener future as is lighter weight. To that end Bentley introduced its ...

Geneva Preview: Bentley Continental Supersports, 621 hp ethanol beast 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

In spite of being part of the Volkswagen Group, Bentley has opted to not go the diesel route in its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Instead, the Continental Supersports becomes the most powerful Bentley ever through the use of E85 as a fuel. Bentley has added flex fuel capability to ...

Luxurious and green: Europe's (relatively) low-CO2 luxury sedans 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Some drivers love large luxury sedans sedans. What's more, there's nothing that denotes luxury quite like the largest car from a premium brand. They might be impractical in some European cities, but that's for the chauffeur to worry about. For the green-minded baron, though, there are always ...

Ethanol-fueled eco Bentley to offer 630 horsepower 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Admittedly, there isn't much saving of the earth that's going to be done with a 630-horsepower twin-turbo 12-cylinder behemoth of a powerplant, but you've still got to give credit to Bentley for massaging another 30 horses from its already massively powerful W12 engine. We've taken a long look at ...

Bentley lets out teaser video for new green supercar 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Bentley hopes that eco-friendliness can go hand-in-hand with extreme horsepower in its new green supercar, which is so far known only as the Extreme Bentley. Engines that are properly tuned to run on ethanol can make plenty of power and, as the most powerful Bentley ever produced, the Extreme ...

Geneva Preview: Bentley to reveal biofuel supercar 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

When the curtain rises on the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Bentley will take a large share of the spotlight with the vehicle you see above. It has no name yet, and no technical specifics have been released, but what Bentley has revealed is that this will be the marque's fastest, most powerful ...

Geneva Preview: Bentley to debut its first flex-fuel model 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

At last year's Geneva Motor Show, Bentley declared it would get its fleet to the equivalent of 120 g/km of well-to-wheel CO2 emissions by 2012. One of the keys to that will be the use of biofuels, primarily ethanol. At the Detroit Auto Show this week, Bentley board member Stuart McCullough declared ...

The Queen's Bentleys go biodiesel 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Queen is going green. Not surprisingly, the head of the Royal Family doesn't drive herself, relying instead on Bentley to provide a couple of £10 million limos complete with drivers. Must be nice, huh? The two luxury machines maintained for the Queen will be converted to run on biofuels, ...

Bentley bets on ethanol, first production car headed to Geneva 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Bentley has been talking about reducing its carbon emissions through the use of biofuels all year. It's still unclear whether the luxury automaker will be forced to adhere to the new EU standards of 130 g/km of CO2 by 2015, but Bentley has already announced its stated goal of emitting no more than ...

Bentley boss gets over-ruled, diesel possible 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like Bentley chief Franz-Josef Paefgen is being over-ruled when it comes to what kinds of powertrains will appear in his cars in the future. Specifically, Volkswagen is firmly committed to diesel engines while Paefgen has said that they are inappropriate for Bentley automobiles. VW Group ...

Bentley buyers say "no" to diesels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Despite the fact that a diesel Bentley makes perfect sense, the German-owned British automaker won't be cribbing any oil-burners from the VW parts catalog. According to the company, its customers just aren't interested in the massive bottom-end torque that a big diesel engine would bring to the ...

Bentley CEO says to take it easy, not get emotional about CO2 debate 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by >WouteR<. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen wants us all to chill out. Speaking at the 2008 Automotive News Europe Congress, Paefgen said that "it does help when the debate becomes excessively emotional" (Note: that's ANE's direct quote, but ...

Bentley apprentice team wins "Spirit of GreenPower" award at Greenpower Corporate Challenge 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The only green usually associated with Bentley other than the color is the amount you have to spend to own and operate one. However there are some within Bentley who are working on cars that don't necessarily represent conspicuous consumption. A team of young apprentices working for Bentley took ...

No Bentley diesels coming ... for now 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While the seemingly bottomless pit of torque available from a big turbodiesel engine would seem to be more in character for a Bentley than a hybrid system, it looks like the latter might be the first option for the VW-owned British brand. The relative lack of diesel interest in Bentley's biggest ...

Geneva '08: Bentley to go 120g/km well to wheel by 2012 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Green has long been a color associated with Bentley going back to their Le Mans victories in the 1920s. In those days - before race cars became rolling billboards - they were painted in colors specific to their countries of origin, with British cars running in green. These days however, going green ...

How about a Bentley Continental GT CleanTDI? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During the past two Detroit Auto Shows, Audi has shown concept versions of the Q7 SUV and the R8 sports car powered by a new 6.0L diesel V-12. While the Germans have equivocated on whether the V-12 Q7 would ever get built, they stated clearly that they had no production plans for the R8 TDI. ...

Bentley's hybrid talk is back (see Audi's new hybrid quattro) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Back in September, Franz-Josef Paefgen, the head of the VW luxury brand Bentley, mentioned, in a very uncommitted fashion, that the company's earlier announcement regarding diesels and hybrids was still being considered. Audi's new hybrid quattro transmission, on display in Frankfurt last month, ...

Yoko Ono's green ride might be coming: get ready for the eco-Bentley 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Remember how Yoko Ono asked the other day, "can someone make hybrid cars as comfortable as a Bentley, please?" This bit of news might perk her ears up. Franz-Josef Paefgen, the head of the VW luxury brand Bentley, told the financial daily Handelsblatt in Frankfurt that his company is thinking how ...

Yoko Ono says hybrids are not comfortable 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Yoko Ono thinks hybrids are not as comfortable as her Bentley. She asks "can someone make hybrid cars as comfortable as a Bentley, please?" Perhaps, as Bentley is planning on entering the hybrid market next year. BMW is also dipping its toe into hybrids and Mercedes has plans for a hybrid as well. ...

Oh goodness - Autocar says Rolls-Royce, Jaguar drivers are a "minority group" and shouldn't be persecuted 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Perhaps my response to a statement released last week by Autocar is misinformed because there is some misinterpretation going on between my American English reading of British English words. The key is whether or not "minority group" carries with it the same connotations in the UK as it does in ...

Bentley considering hybrids and diesels for next year's models 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Until today, the only time we've used the "Bentley" tag here on AutoblogGreen it was in a story on the Top Ten worst polluting vehicles. Now, we might be using it more often, because the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) is reporting that the British luxury automaker announced in Geneva that it ...

Move over Green, here comes Mean: Twelve Worst Polluters 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Previously we listed the 10 most environmentally-friendly vehicles as determined by Forbes magazine. Now we go to the smoggy side to find the 12 worst polluters. Our source, this time, is the Green Book issued by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Each year, the ACEEE ...


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