Bentley’s First All-Electric Car Will Be Insanely Speedy And Not Look Like An EV

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Luxury carmakers are gearing up to conquer the electric vehicle industry, and Bentley is no exception.

The automaker will only release its first fully-electric car in 2025 at the earliest, but there are already some exciting aspects of it that automobile enthusiasts can look forward to. These features were teased by Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark in an interview with Automotive News Europe.

For starters, the unnamed EV will go ridiculously fast, thanks to its 1,400 horsepower, which can bring it from zero to 60 mph in just 1.5 seconds. For comparison, the current fastest-accelerating electric car in the world, according to TechRadar, is the Rimac Nevera, which reaches 60 mph in 1.85 seconds.

But when this EV comes around, speed won’t even be its most impressive strength. Hallmark says drivers might be more in awe of the car’s “effortless overtaking performance.” To prevent bouts of nausea during acceleration, the car will come with an option for a slower start enabling it to move from zero to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds.

The Bentley CEO emphasized that the company’s designers will divert from making this car—and all other electric Bentleys on the way—look like an EV. Instead, the flashy vehicles will more closely resemble its saloon-supercars. 

Understandably, all this means the vehicle won’t come cheap, with Hallmark placing it within the price range of the Mulsanne limousine. Accordingly, one Bentley EV model will set drivers back about US$260,000.

[via TechRadar, SlashGear, Automotive News Europe, cover photo 84218720 © Steve Mann | Dreamstime.com]