{"id":2162698,"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2162698"},"modified":"2026-09-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:00:00","slug":"heres-an-in-depth-look-at-bentleys-first-ever-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2162698","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s an in-depth look at Bentley\u2019s first ever EV"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the new Bentley Torcal<\/a>, and \u201cTorc\u201d (torque, geddit?) is very much the operative word. It\u2019s got 996lb ft of the stuff – that\u2019s more than any Bentley ever. Likewise, its 875bhp exceeds any flying B before it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It also introduces a new take on Bentley\u2019s design language inside and out, and is even offered with special new upholstery options including a merino wool. All of which is intended to distract you from the fact that it has no engine. Bentley has very much taken what we\u2019re coining the \u201cAnti-Luce<\/a>\u201d approach with its first EV, designing for minimal controversy in the hopes that the Torcal will slot seamlessly and quietly into its existing lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Is that the right call, or has Bentley played it too safe? Check out our first look video on our shiny new Top Gear Tech channel to find out – and be sure to like and subscribe while you\u2019re at it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the new Bentley Torcal, and \u201cTorc\u201d (torque, geddit?) is very much the operative word. It\u2019s got 996lb ft of the stuff – that\u2019s more than any Bentley ever. Likewise, its 875bhp exceeds any flying B before it.\u00a0 It also introduces a new take on Bentley\u2019s design language inside and out, and is even […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-2162698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2162698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162698\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2162698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2162698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2162698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}