Advert
The Bentley Torcal is the brand’s first electric car, although the company is communicating it as a new Bentley rather than an EV.
Key EV statistics that potential customers will want to know include the car has a 113 kWh battery with range of up to 375 miles, and with an 800V electrical architecture, it has a DC charging speed of 400 kW, delivering a 10% to 80% charge in 16 minutes, allowing 100 miles of charge to be added in seven minutes. The battery is covered by a 100,000 mile, 10-year warranty.
The Bentley Torcal will be available as two models at launch: core and S, both with all-wheel drive.
The core Torcal model has 821 PS of power and 1,194 Nm of peak torque, allowing it to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds, with a top speed of 155 mph.
The Torcal S has 888 PS of power and 1,350 Nm when Launch Control is active – the highest torque of any Bentley ever made – delivering a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 162 mph.
The Torcal has fully active suspension – for the first time on a Bentley – with adaptive two-valve dampers. It also has All Wheel Steering as standard, using rear steering angles up to five degrees to reduce the turning circle to 11.1 metres.
Four Experience Modes – Bentley Mode, Comfort Mode, Sport and Refresh – adjust chassis and powertrain settings as well as light, sound, climate, air flow and digital elements.
The Torcal has a ‘human-generated’ soundtrack, with the rhythm of a Bentley V8 created by real instruments including drums, viola and bass guitar, and is calibrated in response to driver torque demand and vehicle speed. The volume of the ‘Dynamic Symphony’ increases when the car is in Sport mode and can also be turned off completely if silence is preferred.
Even the sound of the direction indicators is from a recording taken in Bentley’s upholstery workshops of a hammer striking a leather surface.
The Torcal measures five metres in length, with a 460-litre boot and a 90-litre front storage area. Four radar-controlled powered doors can self-open and close. Closing of the doors can be initiated by passengers putting on their seat belt or via the main touchscreen, while the driver can close their door by applying pressure to the brake pedal. The cabin features physical controls in the centre console and on the steering wheel.
