Bentley Continental GT Speed Can Now Run On Porsche’s eFuel

The new Bentley Continental GT Speed is the most powerful Bentley ever made, and despite having a thumping plug-in hybrid 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, it can run entirely on synthetic eFuels. Who needs luxury EVs when you can have a powerful V8 that’s gentle on the environment?

To showcase the Continental GT Speed’s eFuel ability, Bentley invited 157 members of the media to Switzerland for an epic road trip and used a blend of synthetic fuel to power all the cars. This fuel consisted of 75% eFuel and 25% regular gasoline.

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Throughout the event, attendees headed to the famous Sustenpass, Grimselpass, Nufenenpass, and St. Gotthard-pass, with the 12 Continental GT Speeds climbing over 1,400,000 feet and covering 8,000 miles (~12,800 km) in seven days. Bentley says this was the first media drive to feature eFuels, resulting in a 93% reduction in vehicle emissions.

Bentley’s position within the VW Group made the event possible. You see, Porsche is leading the development of synthetic fuels, and the fuel it creates at its plant in Chile was used for Bentley’s road trip. This facility features a large wind turbine that powers the electrolysis process needed to produce hydrogen from water. Porsche then captures Biogenic CO2 and combines the gases to produce methanol which is then converted using methanol-to-gasoline synthesis to create the eFuel.

The powertrain of the new Continental GT Speed includes a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 delivering an impressive 591 hp. It also features a single electric motor integrated within the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission that contributes an extra 187 hp and is fed by a 25.9kWh battery pack. All up, the luxury coupe delivers 771 hp and 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque.