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If AB posted every little thing like this, the next post here will read: "Honda may be developing space craft for the North Koreans!"]]>Feb 18th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/
However, the policymakers shaping the European and North American regulatory climate do, and 40% increased fuel economy compared to a comparable gasser will make it easier for VW to make its fleet CAFE requirements and Euro CO2 limits.

Also, the people that buy these things DO care about lots of torque and waftability. The diesel suits itself well to lazy, torquey power - especially the V12 TDI. ]]>Feb 18th 2008 4:42PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/Feb 18th 2008 5:20PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/Feb 18th 2008 5:02PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/Feb 18th 2008 5:25PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/But the V12 isn't out yet.
530hp, 774ft-lbs for the gasoline engine, and the automatic transmission limits that.

So unless VW takes the guts of the Bugatti's Veyron and reworks it for this, the V12 diesel won't be able to make more torque.]]>Feb 18th 2008 11:21PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/
Still, diesel still delivers torque at lower RPMs right? If Bentley does use diesel, I think they would tune this V12 for more torque easily, perhaps even increasing the displacement. I didn't know they were working on a gasser V12. If so, they could easily tune that for massive torque (just like MB's AMG 65 units)]]>Feb 19th 2008 2:06AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/Feb 18th 2008 5:25PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/
]]>Feb 18th 2008 5:29PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/Feb 18th 2008 6:05PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/i'm not going to pretend i could ever buy one but how cool would it be to have a bentley that not only is as big and powerful as a locomotive but also uses the same fuel. ok, not as powerful and the fuel isn't quite the same but in many parts of the world a bentley would still be the 800 lb gorilla in the parking lot.]]>Feb 19th 2008 12:51AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/
This is wayyyy long overdue IMHO.]]>Feb 18th 2008 6:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/
The Continental series currently sports a 6.0L W12 gasoline engine delivering 550-600hp and 650-750Nm of torque.]]>Feb 18th 2008 9:41PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/Feb 18th 2008 11:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/Feb 19th 2008 12:08AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/Feb 19th 2008 12:55AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/
Oh, and no D on the back of the car, Bentley, Thanks.]]>Feb 19th 2008 6:52PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/18/striking-oil-bentley-could-go-turbo-diesel/Feb 20th 2008 11:25PM