For 107 years, every Bentley has been defined by a powerful engine under the bonnet. The Torcal changes that. It's the brand's fourth model line and its first fully electric car and by the company's own admission, the template every future Bentley will follow, regardless of powertrain.
Performance
The standard Torcal makes 821PS and 1,194Nm, good for a 0-100kmph time of 3.4 seconds and a 250kmph top speed. Step up to the Torcal S and output climbs to 888PS and 1,350Nm, with launch control shaving the sprint down to 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 260kmph.
Both versions use two permanent-magnet motors on Bentley's 800V architecture, drawing from a 113kWh net battery that's good for a claimed WLTP range of 600km.
On a 400kW charger, a 10-80 percent top-up takes about 20 minutes, and a seven-minute stop adds roughly 160km of range, though perhaps India doesn't have chargers that fast yet.
The Feature Set
Rather than fake a grille it doesn't need, Bentley has given the Torcal an illuminated panel with diamond-like elements behind clear polycarbonate, its signature design piece. At just over five metres long, it's Bentley's shortest four-door model, riding on a wheelbase over three metres with short overhangs. Storage comes via a 460-litre boot and a 90-litre front trunk, though there's no spare wheel, only a puncture repair kit.
Inside, a curved OLED screen sweeps into the centre console, but Bentley has kept knurled physical switches alongside it. Four doors open and close by themselves using radar sensors, a facial-recognition camera loads driver profiles automatically, and an augmented-reality head-up display projects navigation cues onto the windscreen.
Four Experience Modes change the cabin's lighting and sound, including a Sport mode that turns everything blue instead of red. Materials run to sub-millimetre wood veneers, 15 leather shades, and what Bentley calls the world's first 100 percent Merino wool automotive fabric.
The Torcal rides on Porsche's PPE platform, gets fully active suspension in place of anti-roll bars, and five-degree rear-wheel steering that shrinks its turning circle to 11.1 metres. Rather than fake a V8 rumble, Bentley recorded real musicians on drums, viola and bass guitar to create what it calls the Dynamic Symphony, a soundtrack that responds to speed and throttle input.
India Timeline
Bentley expects to launch the Torcal in India in the second half of 2027. Official pricing hasn't been announced, though early estimates put it around ₹4.5 crore, ex-showroom, higher than the smaller Bentayga because EVs don't get the same import duty benefit under the new UK-India trade deal.
A Final Word
Bentley's real challenge here was never performance, it was convincing buyers that a Bentley without an engine still feels like one. On paper, with a hand-built soundtrack and real wood veneers, the Torcal is making a compelling argument. Whether that holds up on Indian roads is a question that'll only get answered once it actually arrives.
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