Bentley Torcal Revealed - India Launch Expected In 2027

Bentley has revealed the Torcal, its first electric model and fourth product line, ahead of an India launch scheduled for the second half of 2027. The Bentley Torcal sits below the Bentayga in the line-up and will never be offered with a petrol or hybrid powertrain.

The name of the electric SUV comes from El Torcal de Antequera, a limestone landscape in southern Spain, continuing Bentley's practice of naming cars after natural landmarks. It is also the first Bentley to wear the brand's redesigned emblem, introduced last year, and rides on the PPE platform that also underpins the Porsche Cayenne Electric. The Torcal is expected to arrive in India next year.

Bentley Torcal: Design & Cabin

The Torcal sits 50mm lower and 120mm shorter than a standard-wheelbase Bentayga. Its wheelbase runs just over three metres, and overall length is close to five metres, with short overhangs adding to a lower, more coupe-like stance.

An illuminated grille uses crystal-effect, diamond-like elements set behind a clear polycarbonate panel, since the EV needs no cooling intake. The face echoes the Continental T, reinterpreted with slim, high-tech lighting, while the cabin tapers towards the rear so the body can swell over the rear wheels.

Some of the industry's slimmest tail-lamps sit at the back, linked by a wide U-shaped motif. The test car rode on optional 22-inch wheels, while 21-inch units are standard, and India-spec cars may get the smaller size.

A charging flap slides open with a wave of the hand, and a 90-litre front boot sits under the bonnet. Boot space is a modest 460 litres, and there is no spare wheel, only a puncture-repair kit. All four doors are powered and radar-controlled. The driver closes theirs with the brake pedal, while passengers can close theirs simply by fastening their seatbelt.

A curved OLED screen forms the interior's centrepiece, flowing into the centre console rather than sitting on the dash like a tablet. Physical switches remain for key functions, finished with a knurled texture, though front air-vent direction is controlled only through the touchscreen.

A facial-recognition camera built into the rear-view mirror loads a driver's seat, steering and ADAS preferences on approach. An augmented-reality head-up display projects navigation and hazard markers into the driver's line of sight.

The rear seat gets physical climate controls, heated and cooled seating, and three USB-C ports, including one rated at 100W for charging a laptop. Legroom and headroom are decent, and the rear bench is the first in a Bentley to power-fold.

A rotary collar around the starter button cycles through four Experience Modes for the Bentley Torcal. Sport uses blue cabin lighting instead of red, Bentley mode balances performance and comfort, Comfort adds a 'digital detox' display setting, and Refresh increases fresh-air flow and brightens the lighting.

Cabin sound comes from recordings of real musicians on drums, viola and bass guitar rather than a synthesised tone, badged the 'Dynamic Symphony'. It responds to torque and speed, grows louder in Sport mode, and can be switched off entirely. Even the indicator tick and touchscreen chime are drawn from recordings, a hammer striking leather and a struck crystal glass respectively.

Standard audio on the Bentley Torcal is a 620W, 16-speaker system, while the optional Naim setup steps up to 1,780W and 28 speakers, adding headrest speakers, seat shakers and Dolby Atmos 7.1.

Cabin materials include wood veneers under a millimetre thick, aluminium trim, piano black finishes and leather in 15 shades. Bentley also offers what it calls the first 100 percent Merino wool automotive fabric, developed with UK weaver Fox Brothers.

New Mulliner options include Ombré Walnut, a veneer pressed from up to 1,000 layers of walnut off-cuts and recycled paper that fades from black to smoke, and Sunburst Aluminium, which reinterprets the engine-turned dashboards of older Bentleys. A Frosted Diamond sunroof uses switchable glass to control how much light enters the cabin.

Bentley Torcal: Powertrain, Battery & Range

The Bentley Torcal's two permanent-magnet motors draw power from a 113kWh (net), 800V battery that carries a 10-year, 100,000-mile warranty. The flagship version produces 888hp and 1,350Nm, the most torque of any Bentley to date, with a claimed 0-100km/h time of 2.9 seconds for a car weighing roughly 2.7 tonnes.

Claimed range is 600km on the WLTP cycle. On a 400kW charger, a 10-80 percent top-up takes 16 minutes, adding around 160km of range in a seven-minute stop. India currently has no charging infrastructure of that speed.

Fully active suspension replaces conventional anti-roll bars on the Bentley Torcal, and five degrees of rear-wheel steer bring the turning circle down to 11.1m. Carbon-ceramic brakes with 440mm front discs are offered as an option. The ADAS suite uses 25 radars, sensors and cameras. It can reverse the car along the last 50 metres of its route, and can park itself in a designated spot up to 200 metres away.