Inside the plan to electrify the next-generation Bentley Continental GT: artist's impressions, intel from the bosses and the latest scoopy details ⚡️ 👀
, due in 2025 to kickstart Crewe’s switch to electrification. It is depicted in our exclusive rendering above.The timetable is shrouded in secrecy, but CAR magazine’s sources suggest the e-Conti will be launched around 2027. It will be based around a steel and aluminium monocoque, packaged around a large-capacity battery estimated at around 100kWh in capacity to provide sufficient range.
Twin electric motors will provide the brand’s all-wheel drive capability for all-seasons traction – and to harness the likely prodigious power and torque outputs associated with an electric Bentley. Asked if the Continental GT will survive into the electric era, Bentley boss Adrian Hallmark tells CAR magazine: ‘Yes, absolutely.’ Electric propulsion can be a good fit with a GT. ‘When I’m on a long journey, I’m not listening to the engine turn; I’m looking at the scenery, chatting and listening to a fantastic sound system.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bentley Continental GT S 2023 review | EvoThe new BentleyMotors Continental GT S gets no more power than the regular V8, but subtle tweaks make it the pick of the range -
Read more »
Memorial Stadium to be demolished, rebuilt by 2027Seattle City Council members passed a resolution supporting the plan to demolish and rebuild Memorial Stadium.
Read more »
Breaching 1.5°C of global warming by 2027 is increasingly likelyIt is now “more likely than not” that the world will briefly overshoot its 1.5°C climate change target within the next five years, according to meteorologists at the UK Met Office
Read more »
Global Warming Will Likely Breach Key 1.5C Threshold For First Time By 2027The next five years will almost certainly be the hottest on record, the UN’s weather agency said, warning of looming challenges to the environment, human health and our supplies of food and water.
Read more »
Earth Now on Track to Reach 1.5 Degrees of Warming by 2027The next five-year period 'will be the warmest on record,' the World Meteorological Organization warned.
Read more »
Global Warming Will Likely Breach Key Threshold For First Time By 2027The next five years will almost certainly be the hottest on record, the UN’s weather agency said, warning of looming challenges to the environment, human health and our supplies of food and water.
Read more »