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Bentley tests wealthy buyers' interest in going electric with first EV

Global Published 24 September 2026, 12:29 · archived 24 Sep 2026

LONDON: Bentley on Wednesday unveiled its first ​fully electric vehicle, betting that wealthy buyers want zero-emission motoring without sacrificing the design cues ‌that have defined the British luxury carmaker for more than a century. The launch of the Torcal SUV comes just months after Ferrari’s first EV drew criticism from some enthusiasts for bearing little resemblance to the Italian brand’s traditional low-slung, petrol-powered sports cars. Bentley’s ​debut EV, by contrast, is unmistakably part of the family. It retains styling cues from the ​company’s combustion-engine models, right dow...

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