Extreme Bentley to pack 630 HP, hit 60 mph in four flat
by Noah Joseph on Feb 17th 2009 at 11:00AM 
With the days winding down until the Geneva Motor Show, more and more details are coming to the surface on the basket of delectable treats in store for us this year in Switzerland. The latest reports indicate that Bentley's new show car, a bio-fuel version of its Continental model, will pack an awesome 630 horsepower from its mulch-munching twin-turbo W12. That's a considerable 30 more horses than Bentley's current most powerful version, the Continental GT Speed, and the package promises to be enough to propel the renewable-fueled luxo-tank to sixty in four seconds flat.
Laughably, Crewe is also said to have removed the rear seats from the Extreme Bentley to save weight , which, when you consider the enormous heft of the Continental, isn't likely to make much of an impact. That said, we appreciate the gesture... and those 630 horses.
[Source: Autowereld via World Car Fans]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Yikes 11:02AM (2/17/2009)
NICE!
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Gary 11:15AM (2/17/2009)
Who cares? Ridiculously overpowered cars like these are for those who are trying to make up for some sort of inadequacy.
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Mark 11:30AM (2/17/2009)
no, actually, people who make comments like yours are
J Who 12:04PM (2/17/2009)
Oh SNAP!
mcampasini 12:16PM (2/17/2009)
lmfao!
Mobius_1 1:51PM (2/17/2009)
"no, actually, people who make comments like yours are"
Like an inadequacy of cash and the ability to make it.
Gary 3:38PM (2/17/2009)
Part of the reason why the U.S. is in the shape it is right now is greed and deception on Wall street... Do anything to make money to buy the fancy car--even make America's financial system a lie. This car is the ultimate representation of this thinking.
Gary 3:41PM (2/17/2009)
It's sad how a person's self-worth nowadays is tied to the ownership of goods.
SteveO 2:45AM (2/18/2009)
You're right; since we all can't have one, no one should!
you're an a$$
Quattroporte 11:26AM (2/17/2009)
"Laughably, Crewe is also said to have removed the rear seats from the Extreme Bentley to save weight..."
Well, according to TopGear, a Mercedes headrest weighs as much as a Lotus Elise, so you may be surprised on how much weight it actually saves...or not.
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TBlueMax 11:41AM (2/17/2009)
@Noah Joseph: "Laughably, Crewe is also said to have removed the rear seats from the Extreme Bentley to save weight , which, when you consider the enormous heft of the Continental, isn't likely to make much of an impact."
True, I'd guess that there would be a negligible difference in performance and driving dynamics with the removal of the rear seats from the Extreme... but it reminds me of my old '67 Mustang I drove in high school (20 years ago). I had removed the rear seats to not only save the weight of the seats (not much, maybe 20-30 lbs) but to eliminate the possibility of the additional 300+ lbs of weight from friends trying to bum a ride. That is probably where the similarities end between my old '67 Mustang and the Extreme Bentley. Good memories though.
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Mobius_1 1:53PM (2/17/2009)
Friends are hardly likely to fit into the back of that. Only small children would be able to squeeze in the back and come out alive. Whereas removing the two front seats means probably the removal of two 200-pound bankers.
:)
rsfourever 12:08PM (2/17/2009)
wow - if that ain't spam, i don't know what is...
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J Who 12:16PM (2/17/2009)
English much?
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havoc 2:05PM (2/17/2009)
we also am making the convertiblss with sawz all. saves you moneys and creats the xtra style.
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futurama 2:39PM (2/17/2009)
i'd rather have happy and smilely grin face of Mazda 3 than this. this is more like dumb happy face...on a 200k plus car!
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