Bentley introduced the Torcal: a 5m-long electric SUV that combines limo-like ride comfort with high-performance driving, lavish craftsmanship and new in-car technology.
Bentley’s Torcal is the brand’s first fully electric model, presented as a luxury SUV that prioritises comfort and performance.
Design blends heritage cues (long bonnet, muscular haunches) with modern details such as illuminated crystal-pattern grilles and split-lamp lighting.
Interiors use new materials and features for Bentley: 100% Merino wool in doors, 15 leather shades, six wood veneers, active suspension and a bespoke orchestral e-power sound.
Bentley has unveiled the Torcal, its first fully electric production model. The company positions the SUV as a blend of two driving characters: the ride comfort of a Flying Spur and the dynamic handling more like a Continental GT Speed.
Bentley proportions: a long bonnet and pronounced rear haunches that trace back to the 1952 R-Type Continental. Visual evolution appears in cliff-like body planes and a split-lamp front end. Bentley has given the Torcal two illuminated grilles with different diamond-crystal patterns, created after the design team decided a grille could be treated as an artistic element rather than a purely cooling outlet.
Lighting and detailing are bespoke: vertical light strakes sit where older round lamps would have been, with surrounding rectangular surrounds that use crystals and multiple lamps designed to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic. Wheels are offered up to 22 inches in diameter.
Bentley emphasised handcrafted surfaces and novel materials. The Torcal is the first automotive use Bentley mentions of 100% Merino wool applied to door panels. Leather options include 15 different olive-tan shades and there are six wood veneers, one called Ombré Walnut made by pressing thin sustainable offcuts together to create a ripple of tones.
Practical touches and controls are tactile: knurled control knobs and a curved touchscreen intended to improve swipe ergonomics. Bentley chose to keep a clean passenger fascia — no passenger screen — to preserve a display area for real materials. Seats can be optioned with Postural Adjust that reduces pressure on long journeys and offers leg massage.
Comfort, assistance and active systems
Bentley's range and this system is designed to deliver high ride comfort while controlling body movements, removing the need for conventional anti-roll bars. Assistance features include autonomous reversing to a safe passing spot, rim-protecting kerb avoidance in parking, automatic garage parking and adaptive replication of driveway manoeuvres. Facial recognition is used to load driver preferences. Doors can close automatically when occupants click their seat belts or the driver applies the brake.
Along with being Bentley’s first-ever fully electric vehicle, the new EV SUV will also be its quickest.
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