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Bio-fueled 'Extreme Bentley' at Geneva Motor Show
Bentley is preparing to show its first bio-fueled production model at the Geneva Motor Show. The company has also released a mini site and is touting this car as its fastest, most powerful model yet.
Bentley announced its plan to jump on the bio fuel bandwagon at the North American International Auto Show earlier this month. By 2012 the company says all of its models will feature "flexfuel" powertrains.
Little else is said about this brazen Bentley. From the teaser picture it appears to be based on the Continental GT or Flying Spur. The car gives off a sinister aura with hood vents, large air intakes with dark mesh grilles and dark trim around the beady little headlights.
The new model must make some serious power to take the place as the fastest, most powerful Bentley yet. Currently, the fastest model is the Continental GT Speed with 600 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque. This new Bentley will have to do better than the GT Speed's zero to 60 mph time of just over 4 seconds and its top speed of 202 mph. We're expecting more details about the new model to emerge before its Geneva debut in March.
Friday, February 20, 2009
2009 Bentley Continental GTC Speed Revealed
Bentley confirmed today that it will debut its quickest ever convertible at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Just how fast is this portly 5478 lb convertible? Bentley says the Continental GTC Speed will charge to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and continue on to a top speed of 200 mph with the top up or 195 mph with the top down.The new GTC Speed is the final addition to the Speed family of Continentals that includes the GT Speed and the Flying Spur Speed. The same monster 600 hp W-12 engine from the other two models finds a home under the hood of the GTC Speed. The engine produces nine percent more horsepower and 15 percent more torque than in a base GTC, and the power is still routed through a six-speed ZF automatic transmission to all four wheels.
GTC Speed models will be distinguished from lesser GTCs by their standard dark tinted upper and lower matrix grilles and wider twin-rifled tail pipes. The dashing drop top will wear 20-inch multi-spoke alloy wheels with Pirelli PZero ultra-high performance tires. The suspension is lowered and upgraded to enhance the car's cornering ability and a new trunk-mounted spoiler enhances high speed aerodynamics.
Some of the minor styling revisions for the 2009 GTC Speed pass on to the standard GTC such as the refreshed grille with a more upright appearance. The lower air intakes are also bolder and the headlights receive new chrome bezels. Both models will be offered in two new exterior colors as well as a new leather interior selection.
The 2009 models will also be offered with two new options. First, to haul the cars down to a stop, buyers can opt for the largest production passenger car brakes in the world. The brakes are fade-resistant, carbon-ceramic and span a whopping 420mm (about 16.5 inches) in the front and a mere 356mm in the back. The other option is a new adaptive cruise control system. The system uses a long range radar sensor that manages throttle and brakes and can bring the car to a compete stop.
Bentley estimates the GTC Speed will account for up to two-thirds of GTC sales worldwide in its first year of production. Expect pricing for the 2009 GTC to be just under $200K with the GTC Speed ringing up somewhere north of $215,000.
Bentley Power on Ice Event Set for February 2009
For the fourth year in a row, Bentley Motors is hosting their Power on Ice event. For 7,590 Euros (approximately $9,867), the team of Finnish rally star Juha Kankkunen will briefly instruct drivers in the art of ice driving in a Bentley Continental, before turning them loose on a frozen lake outside Kuusamo, Finland.Juha Kankkunen, a native of Finland, is a renowned rally driver. In March 2007, he set a record for driving on ice using a Bentley Continental GT.
This is the fourth year Bentley Motors has hosted the Power on Ice event. The 7,590 Euro price tag includes first-class accommodations at the Ruka Peak Hotel, meals, and all activities for one person. Alternative accommodations are available for a premium, with the most expensive option-a Ruka Peak Cottage-rounding out at 8,990 Euros ($11,672). A family package-all inclusive for two adults and three children-is also available for 24,980 Euros ($32,346).
Five trips are planned, each lasting three days. The first trip starts on February 16th, and the last starts on March 4th. More information about the Bentley Motors Power on Ice event is available at its website.
Bentley May Offer Diesel Engines In Near Future
With the announcement of the Porsche Cayenne TDI and Touareg 3.0 TDI, Audi’s 3.0 liter turbo diesel engine will be seen in at least eight different models in Europe. It comes as a surprise, but the next place we see that engine may be in a Bentley.With the recent changes in European regulations giving tax breaks to diesel buyers, the notion of a diesel Bentley - at least in Europe - seems rational. Volkswagen chairman Martin Winterkorn told Auto Motor und Sport that Bentley will react to changing market conditions, and that he could imagine a six-cylinder turbo-diesel in a future Bentley.
The diesel engine Winterkorn refers to is the new common-rail twin-turbo 3.0 liter V-6 currently being developed by Audi. The engine is rumored to produce upwards of 300 hp and 440 lb-ft of torque and will debut in the next generation Audi A8 at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show.
2009 Bentley Azure T at LA Auto Show
We never thought the Bentley Azure lacked anything. Apparently someone did as Bentley has just created an even more outrageous version of its $300,000 convertible: the 2009 Bentley Azure T.The Azure T uses the same ZF six-speed automatic transmission and 6.75-liter V-8 as in the normal Azure, but tuned for more performance. The engine is tuned to produce 500 hp and a whopping 738 lb-ft of torque. The upgrades seem to work, as the Azure T beats the normal Azure to 60 by 0.4 second (5.2 vs. 5.6) and has a top speed of 179 mph (up from 171 mph).
In order to stop this two-and-a-half ton monster, Bentley uses brakes the size of a dinner plate. The front rotors measure 16.5 inches in diameter (the backs are a "mere" 14 inches in diameter) and are the largest brakes available on any production car. There are also optional carbon/silicon brakes with eight-piston calipers. For comparison, the Corvette ZR1 uses 15.5 inch front carbon ceramic discs (same as the Ferrari FXX front discs) and 15 inch rear carbon ceramic discs (same as the Ferrari Enzo front discs).
The transmission and suspension also receive tuning upgrades. The transmission can be set to drive, sport, or manual. While the suspension is the same double wishbone setup (front and rear) as the normal Azure, it has been tuned for a sportier feel and offers a sport setting that can be activated independently of the transmission sport setting.
For those wondering if people will be able to tell your Azure T apart from your neighbor’s Azure, there are design differences inside and out. The Azure T comes with a dark tint grill and ‘Le Mans’ front wing vents. Perhaps the coolest details that differ in the Azure T are the milled aluminum ‘Jewel’ gas cap and the engine-turned black aluminum gauge cluster instead of the normal parchment colored gauge cluster.
Bentley to Lay Off Factory Workers
Here's evidence even the worlds wealthiest are starting to feel the recent economic downturn. Bentley is laying off up to 300 workers from its Crewe factory as the luxury marque's sales fall. The Crewe factory is responsible for turning out the Continental lineup.The factory had been running three shifts three days a week to produce the necessary cars, but as sales fall, it will reduce the night shift workers and run two shifts per day, four days per week. Some workers will be moved to the new shift pattern while Bentley is looking for voluntary cutbacks and may be forced to layoff up to 300 workers.
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