Bentley to debut the First Biofuel car in Geneva

Extreme Bentley teaser image

On March 3rd at the 2009 International Geneva Motor Show, Bentley will reveal its fastest, most powerful production car ever.


Delivering supercar performance, this new model is very much the extreme Bentley. It will be capable of running on biofuel, delivering on a key component of Bentley's environmental commitment and pioneering the use of this fuel in the luxury sector.

In February 2008, Bentley Motors announced ambitious plans to embrace biofuels as part of a far-reaching environmental strategy. One of the key commitments made at the 2008 Geneva “Auto Salon” was to introduce renewable fuels across the entire Bentley range by 2012. The renewable fuel solution will be based around the incorporation of “FlexFuel” powertrains – engines that can use either biofuel or gasoline – into Bentley cars, dramatically cutting CO₂ emissions on a well-to-wheel basis.

On January 11th 2009 at the Detroit Auto Show, Bentley reaffirmed its commitment to address CO₂ emissions and released ‘Bentley and the Future of Biofuels’. This document provides a balanced review of the key questions surrounding biofuels and why biofuels is a key component of the Bentley’s plan to minimise the environmental impact of our vehicles.

[Source : Bentley]