| by Uncle Sha | 10th Aug 2009 |
In February 2009, Bentley announced the production of Bentley Continental Supersports,
The first Bentley capable of running on both petrol (gasoline) and biofuel (E85 ethanol). The car’s 6.0 litre W12 engine was rated 630 PS (621 hp/463 kW)@6000rpm and 800 N·m (590 lb·ft)@1700-5600rpm – using either fuel. The car has 0-100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration of 3.9 seconds, 0-160 km/h (99 mph) acceleration of 8.9 seconds, top speed of 329 km/h (204 mph), making it the fastest and the most powerful production Bentley ever.
Bentley Continental Supersports BioFuel Spied on Nurburgring
It includes a revised ZF 6HP26A tiptronic automatic with “Quickshift” system that reduces shift times by 50%, and enables double downshifts. The car uses a Torsen T-3 centre differential for the 40:60 rear-biased torque split for the four-wheel drive system. Other changes include revised Continuous Damping Control (CDC), 20-inch lightweight alloy wheels with increased 25 mm offset on rear wheels with 275/35 ZR20 Pirelli Ultra High Performance tyres, advanced ESP with switchable Dynamic Mode, Carbon fibre-reinforced Silicon Carbide (C/SiC) disc brakes (the largest and most powerful brakes ever fitted to a production car), 110kg weight saving over Continental GT Speed, automatic retractable spoiler (deploys at 80km/h).
The car was unveiled in 2009 Geneva Motor Show, announced to be available in autumn 2009 worldwide, while North American cars would be available by summer 2010.
US model has MSRP of $267,000, with early vehicles not having E85 capability, which would be available in summer of 2010 for US market.
