BENTLEY

The world's most luxurious SUV is diesel-powered

Bentley announced that its turbodiesel V8 engine, which could surprise in the accelerations, maximum speed and also in the consumptions, will not continue to be produced. Not because the customers did not appreciate its virtues, starting with the low costs of using it, on the contrary, but because the growing anti-diesel policy of the European Union - but attention, only in light cars, because in public transport, vehicles heavy-duty trucks and commercial vehicles continues to be worth everything - it has been advisable to remove the diesel engine from the reputed British manufacturer of the Volkswagen Group.The brand complains of political pressure, which is partly true. But it is no less true that nothing prevents diesel engines from being sold. They are obliged to comply with a series of increasingly tight standards. And that means that Bentley can not do it, basically because the Volkswagen Group is more focused on electrification than on spending millions on engines that will sooner or later be banned from driving. And, above all, they are manufactured in such small quantities that they are not very interesting to update.But if the Volkswagen Group chose not to pay the bill for the upgrade of the diesel V8 to Bentley, it could mean that it will not equip Audi and Porsche models.With the V8 diesel, the Bentley was able to reach 100 km / h in just 4.8 seconds, then continue to accelerate to 270 km / h, making Bentayga the fastest diesel SUV in the world. All this with a consumption of 7.3 liters in NEDC, a value that will surely double if you mount a petrol-type power unit.



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