Geneva Preview: Biofuel-powered 621HP Bentley Continental Supersports

Bentley Continental SuperSports

Bentley will join the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland next week with the Bentley Continental Supersports, which is actually the most powerful and fastest Bentley ever. With a 6.0 litre twin turbocharged W12 under the hood, the new Bentley is capable of 329 km/h in terms of top speed and can sprint to the 100 km/h mark in just 3.7 seconds, thanks to a total of 621 ground cracking horse power and a remarkable 800Nm of torque which is achieved between 1,700 and 5600 revs. 1,700 revs!

That’s not all folks, the power plant which is mated to a revised ZF 6HP26 6 speed automatic transmission with ‘Quickshift’ system that cuts shift times by 50% and enables double downshifts, can be fueled with a combination of petrol and biofuel or ethanol (E85)! This brings us to the next question; will you lose power? Well, that answer is no actually.

According to the British auto maker, the engine is fitted with sensors that monitor how much gasoline and/or ethanol is being used which will allow the ECU to make sure power and torque remain constant no matter what the ratio of fuel mixture is. Fueling the 2-seater with biofuel can help reduce emissions by 70% which is a huge margin. Bentley calls this petrol/biofuel mixture system as FlexFuel.

The all wheel drive coupe with 40:60 rear biased split features up-rated front suspension with aluminium forward levers, stiffer bushes together with re-tuned anti roll bar and Servotronic steering for sharper turn-in, revised Continuous Damping Control (CDC), Advanced ESP, Standard-fit carbon-ceramic brakes, larger twin elliptical exhaust tailpipes and rear valance with discreet vertical divider and so on.

The interior is finished in a combination of Alcantara, carbon fiber and ‘Soft Touch’ leather’ with choice of Single Tone and Duo Tone combination. Fitted with unique lightweight, 20-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels, the Bentley Supersports is a crucial 110 kilograms lighter than the latest Continental GT Speed which was launched at the Detroit Motor Show. Continue reading to view an image gallery.

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Harvinder Sidhu

Harvinder Singh Sidhu thinks there's nothing better than Formula 1, not even sliced bread. Having written about cars since 2006, he plunged head first into the industry out of a passion for all things four-wheeled and everything in between. The F1 enthusiast has been following the sport since 1999 and has been keeping up with it since. In between races he keeps himself busy as the host of the Driven motoring show and as our version of the Joker.

 

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  • biofuel tu minyak kelapa sawit ke?

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  • Nozzydive (Member) on Feb 25, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    wow very geng torque 1,700 rev !! 0-100 in 3.7sec….

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  • the stik (Member) on Feb 25, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    S9E, biofuel sama laa cam sensa-oil hehehe.. the shape of this bulky car remind me of a badak-sumbu.. fierce but not so-ganasss… bet the english footballers love this..

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  • Winnie on Feb 26, 2009 at 12:56 am

    This is actually not related to the post. But would like to enquire, how can I remove bird shit stain from my car?

    The bird shit was left on my car a few days before I washed it off. Now it had left a stain on my car. The stained part appears not to be shinny anymore. C

    Can anyone advise how I can remove the stain?

    Thank you.

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  • CocoBear on Feb 26, 2009 at 1:54 am

    The torque characteristic defies the norm of any NA car. Sure kick ass on those high-rev machines like Honda, Ferrari and BMW.

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  • ABCDE on Feb 26, 2009 at 2:17 am

    Crazily beautiful car! But out of reach for most of us.

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  • dr_farnz on Feb 26, 2009 at 3:04 am

    huhu..Brit's supercar..hmm..

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  • BanyakMasukWorkshop (Member) on Feb 26, 2009 at 4:43 am

    [quote comment="215329"]This is actually not related to the post. But would like to enquire, how can I remove bird shit stain from my car?

    The bird shit was left on my car a few days before I washed it off. Now it had left a stain on my car. The stained part appears not to be shinny anymore. C

    Can anyone advise how I can remove the stain?

    Thank you.[/quote]

    you should join a car detailing forum or something.. or even meguiars malaysias detailing forum. but anyways.. if the stain is bad, you would need to polish it off.

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  • christopher balleste on Feb 26, 2009 at 8:22 am

    This bentley looks better its rims are good and the body is great

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  • 4G63T DSM (Member) on Feb 26, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    If all being equal, running E85 will give you even more power if the engine management system is programed that way.

    E85 is much more knock resistant (higher octane number) than regular fuel.

    In fact, the Koenigsegg CCX runs on E85 and actually makes less power running regular unleaded.

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  • kei9 (Member) on Feb 26, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    Too many Bentley variations these days?

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  • bLo0d on Mar 03, 2009 at 9:56 am

    btw paul, i tot bentley conti gt got twin turbocharged W12 engine. not V12.. correct me if I'm wrong…

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