You’d think that the last that would go through the mind of someone that owns a Bentley would be fuel consumption. These vehicles have been gas-guzzling monsters since their very inception and I doubt fuel consumption was ever a design goal when putting together these cars. Bentley cars are all about excess…

Well it seems that times are a’ changing. Bentley recently released a teaser photo of a car they are claiming is the “…fastest, most powerful production Bentley yet…”  While it might just look like a warmed over Continental GT Coupe, this newest Bentley has a special angle about it. You see, the folks over in Crewe, England claim that this Bentley is not only the fastest and most powerful Bentley, but that it also runs on biofuel.

That’s right, biofuel. Though no performance numbers have been quoted keep this in mind; Bentley’s fastest car at the present time is the Continental GT Speed and it makes a colossal 600hp and 553 ft-lbs of torque from it’s twin turbo W12 engine. For it to be more powerful than that is just a hint of how fast this new Bentley will be. So far it doesn’t even have a name, only referred to internally as the “Extreme Bentley.” With over 600hp on tap that title seems mighty justified.

With cars like this and the Speed GT, Bentley is slowly but surely re-establishing itself as a sports car maker. Though no one really knows what type of role this “Extreme Bentley” will fulfill in the current lineup, one can only presume that it while start to attract a new demographic of clients to the marque. Expect to see it at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show.

Source: AutoBlog

Photo: Bentley Motor Cars