Bentley has announced at the Geneva Motor Show 2010 that it will make all its cars flex fuel capable by 2012. It has already started with implementation of this plan and about 50% of the Bentley cars produced this year will be Flex Fuel Capable.
What Does Flex Fuel Mean ?
Well those of you who are confused what I am talking about, Flex fuel capable means a car which can run on a variety of fuel compositions like all gasoline, or the E85 bio-fuel, or Ethanol blended gasoline.
This announcement is a part of Bentley’s commitment towards reducing CO2 emission by 15 % by the year 2012. It has also announced that the Bentley Continental will be powered by a 6 Litre, W12 flex fuel engine which will produce about 621 BHP and 800Nm torque.
Bentley will use a fuel quality sensor in its advanced MPFI system for the flex fuel capable engines. These sensors will be able to detect the fuel ratio in real time and use this information to avoid any performance losses in the car. This step will cut down the car’s CO2 emissions by up to 70%. This is surely a great step to go green.
