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New Bentley Torcal revealed: brand's first EV packs an 876bhp punch

Bentley's first ever electric car is its punchiest model yet

Bentley Torcal front driving

On sale Early 2027 Price from £170,000 (est)

While electric cars from mainstream brands have been on the market for what feels like forever, luxury brands have somewhat lagged behind. However, that’s about to change for one heritage brand, which has just unveiled its first ever electric car: the Bentley Torcal.

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Indeed, the Bentley Torcal is the British firm’s first all-electric offering, and it will sit alongside the existing Continental GT, Flying Spur and Bentayga in its line-up.

According to Bentley, the name Torcal is derived from El Torcal de Antequera – a nature reserve in Andalusia, Spain, made up of unique limestone landforms. It's also a nod to the Latin verb 'torquere', which means 'to twist' and is the root of the word 'torque'.

Bentley Torcal rear driving

The car itself is underpinned by the PPE platform underpinnings developed by Audi and Porsche: a scalable chassis technology that should be able to cover many different types of car, from small cars to large SUVs.

Eleanor Cooper

Updated: 23 September 2026

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The Torcal will be the most powerful Bentley yet, and it'll achieve this using a huge 113kWh (total capacity) battery alongside two electric motors. In regular Torcal form, power output stands at 810bhp, which is still more than what any other Bentley offers, including the 771bhp on tap in the Continental GT Speed. That allows for an official 0-60mph time of 3.3sec.

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If you want more speed, the Torcal S is the one to watch. It offers 876bhp when you activate Launch Control, and it delivers a 0-60mph sprint in just 2.8sec. That's positively speedy for a big, heavy SUV; it's on a par with the quickest versions of the Lotus Eletre, but the closely-related Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric is slightly faster.

With that big battery, the Torcal is officially capable of travelling up to 375 miles on a single charge – two miles more than the most efficient version of the Eletre, but not quite as far as the more aerodynamically-shaped Cayenne Electric, which has an official figure of 395 miles.

Bentley Torcal side static

That battery should charge pretty quickly too, thanks to the ability to accept speeds of up to 400kW. That would make the Torcal one of the fastest-charging vehicles on the market and should allow for a 10-80% top-up in less than 20 minutes, provided you can find a fast enough public charger. For reference, the average public charger speed in the UK is around 120kW.

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In lieu of a thundering V8, the Torcal instead receives a soundtrack performed by real musicians to mimic the sound of a high-powered combustion engine. The soundtrack features drums, viola and bass guitar, and should respond to driver inputs, too.

As standard, the Torcal comes with active suspension and all-wheel steering – the latter of which is designed to improve handling and stability. There's four driving modes to choose from, including a Sport mode which amps up the synthesised soundtrack.

Images of the Torcal reveal that it borrows a lot of styling cues from Bentley’s EXP 15 concept unveiled last year, with an upright stance and low-slung silhouette. Unlike that concept car and the Cayenne Electric, the Torcal gets a more upright roofline to maximise rear head room.

Bentley Torcal interior

In keeping with Bentley's combustion-powered models, the Torcal gets an illuminated version of the brand's diamond grille at the front. Unlike its stablemates, though, the Torcal is the first model to bear Bentley's new logo.

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Inside, the surfaces are furnished with a mix of materials including leather, wool, veneer and aluminium. Inspiration from the EXP 15 continues with a curved infotainment touchscreen integrated into the dashboard, alongside a slim digital driver's display behind the wheel and an 'augmented reality' head-up display projected onto the windscreen. There's a selector dial on the centre console flanked by several other physical controls for climate and media settings.

The infotainment system comes equipped with facial recognition, allowing the car to load your preferred seat and steering wheel position and ADAS settings based on your profile.

Bentley Torcal front seats

As standard, the Torcal comes fitted with a 16-speaker sound system, but you can opt to step up to a 28-speaker Naim system, which includes seat shakers, headrest speakers and Dolby Atmos.

The Bentley Torcal will arrive towards the end of 2026, with deliveries at the start of 2027. It will sit just below the larger Bentayga as Bentley’s shortest SUV, and is expected to start at around £170,000.

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Despite the arrival of the new Torcal, Bentley confirmed it will continue with combustion engines into the future, alongside launching a plug-in hybrid or electric car every year from 2026. This could mean that models like the Flying Spur and Continental GT could regain their pure petrol engines, despite initial plans to offer them exclusively as plug-in hybrids.

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