• Bentley confirms the new Torcal EV SUV will be the company’s quickest-ever accelerating car.
  • Instead of going for outright horsepower, Bentley says the focus is on its signature comfort.
  • The Torcal will feature 850 hp from two electric motors and will be built on the VW PPE base.

Bentley has spent the last few months drip-feeding us info about their upcoming Torcal EV. But the British marque has given the hype machine one last squeeze ahead of its unveiling, confirming that the new platform-shared SUV will officially be the company’s most powerful production car, as well as its quickest-accelerating.

We also got a couple of new teaser photos, which showcase a portion of the hood, front wing, and A-pillar, showcasing a mini-Bentayga-esque feel to the overall design, and a shot of the trunk with the winged “B” logo.

Read: Bentley’s Torcal Is Basically A Mid-Grade Cayenne Electric With 850 HP And A British Accent

Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
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Power-wise, Autocar has already confirmed that the Torcal is set to have 850 hp (634 kW / 862 PS), dethroning the 771 hp Continental GT Speed, although the latter remains top dog for combustion-based machinery. That 850 hp figure isn’t surprising for those who know what underpins the car. The Bentley Torcal is based on the VW Group’s PPE (Premium Platform Electric) base, which underpins multiple electric offerings from both Audi and Porsche. It uses 800V architecture, and we’ve seen up to 1,139 hp deployed in Porsche’s Cayenne Turbo Electric.

With that in mind, their latest tidbit of info appears to be framing the Torcal’s output figures in a way that gets ahead of those wondering why it’s “only” 850 hp. Granted, the word “only” in that last sentence is doing a lot of heavy lifting, but in a world of 1000hp+ EVs, could this actually be a bother to clients?

Quick But Comfortable

Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin

Bentley says that the Torcal isn’t merely chasing numbers, and while it will be the quickest-accelerating car from the brand, they reaffirm to us that the car remains comfort-focused, in line with what customers expect. The distinct Bentley “feeling” is something that the company goes to great pains to reinforce.

The skeptical among us, though, will remain somewhat unconvinced. In addition to the car sharing the same platform as the Cayenne Electric, the drivetrain is a bit of a hodgepodge of other VW Group bits. The Torcel will reportedly use the front motor from the Audi Q6 e-tron, and the rear motor from the Cayenne Electric. Meanwhile, the 113 kWh battery will also be shared with the Cayenne,

Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin

Of course, we expect the interior to be one of the main differentiators, with Ombre wood trim, 100% Merino wool upholstery (a world’s first), and a curved infotainment system all confirmed for the Torcal. You can also expect a sub-3.0-second 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) time, a limited top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h), air suspension, four-wheel steering, and active anti-roll bars.

Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin
Bentley’s Torcal Is Its Quickest And Most Powerful Car Ever, Just Don’t Ask About Its Porsche Cousin

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