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Bentley's new "green" engines

After they finally went ahead with the design change from the original EXP, its managing director Bentley revealed the "green" engines that the new one is likely to be equipped with SUV.

Recently, the chief executive of Bentley, Wolfgang Durheimer (who is now at Audi) revealed that the British brand is thinking about becoming more "friendly" to the environment, and the way this could be achieved was by equipping their future models with diesel and hybrid engines. It is assumed that for a start it will borrow the V8 diesel engine of the "sister" company – Audi- which yields 406 horsepower.

Durheimer in an interview also mentioned that they will do away with their V8 engine 6,75 liter (512 hp/1020 Nm torque) and will be replaced with a new V12. End, regarding the engines of the new SUV, it is expected that some of the new diesels or hybrids will be used, while the model will be based on a Volkswagen platform.

Source : autotriti.gr

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Sales increase for Bentley

Bentley announced an increase in its sales for the past year, while it is hoped that the 2012 they will be able to surpass this year's 7003 sales.
Bentley officially announced an increase in its sales by 37% for the year 2011, delivering 7003 cars. The British company seems to be optimistic, since she believes she will be able to outsell her th 2012, due to the new Continental GT and GTC with the new V8 engine.
Only in December 2011, Bentley sold 1059 cars worldwide, making it the second best sales month the company has ever had. also, in a press conference, the managing director, Wolfagang Durheimer, discussed the issue of the new SUV model that Bentley is preparing. The decision on its production is expected to be made in the coming months by the VW Group.
Source : autotriti.gr