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Bentley desires its very first electrical automobile to make a brazen declaration. We’ll need to wait till 2025 though to see the British marque’s inaugural EV in all its splendor, however, new information has stimulated our interest. It appears that the vehicles will have the ability to bolt from absolutely zero to 60 miles per hour in about 1.5 seconds. You read that right: 1.5 seconds.
The amazing bit was delicately visited upon by Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark in a recent interview with Automotive News Europe. The CEO informed the paper that the car manufacturer’s upcoming EV, which is still in development, will have a powertrain with two times as much oomph as the twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W-12 in the performance-focused GT Speed, which is no little task. The Speed, which is Robb Report‘s 2022 Car of the Year, has a gas-powered engine that produces a robust 650 hp and 664 feet pounds of torque. That indicates the Bentley EV might produce approximately 1,400 hp. That might be why the CEO stated the automobile will provide “effortless overtaking performance from a huge amount of torque on demand.”
Thanks to the immediate torque provided by electrical powertrains, lightning-quick acceleration times are ending up being the standard for performance-oriented EVs. Road & Track points out that last year has actually seen the launching of 2 battery-powered cars and trucks that can zoom to 60 miles per hour in less than 2 seconds—the Tesla Model S Plaid (which can achieve the task in 1.9 seconds) and the Rimac Nevera (1.85 seconds). Still, 1.5 seconds is unusual, and if Bentley can provide on Hallmark’s claim, it would likely make its launching EV the fastest speeding up production vehicle of perpetuity.
(1.85 seconds). Still, 1.5 seconds is unusual, and if Bentley can provide on Hallmark’s claim, it would likely make its launching EV the fastest accelerating production vehicle of all time. “just becomes nauseous,” Hallmark informed Automotive News Europe. Due to the fact that of this that the marque will permit you to manage the EV’s acceleration speed, .
“You can have 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds. Or it can be switched to 1.5 seconds,” he told the outlet.
Obviously, we’ll need to wait and see just how quick Bentley’s very first EV Supercar will be, in addition to how far it can take a trip on a single charge– and what it will appear like. Fortunately for Bentley followers, it will not be too long now. The brand prepares to begin developing the electrical cars at its factory in Crewe, England, in 2025.
H/T RobbReport
