Possibly becoming the quickest accelerating production car ever, the first Bentley EV will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in only 1.5 seconds. Yes, one and a half seconds. That\u2019s not a typo.<\/p>\n
With 1,400 horses, the first Bentley EV would easily outrun the Tesla Model S Plaid and the Lucid Air Dream Edition Performance. What\u2019s crazier is that\u2019s not even the intended selling point made by the British marque. It\u2019s the torque that would entice consumers.<\/p>\n
Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark stated the following:<\/p>\n
Most people enjoy the 30 to 70 mph (50-113 km\/h) acceleration, or in Germany the 30 to 150 mph (50-240 km\/h) acceleration. If we are 650 HP now with GT Speed, we will be double that with the BEV. But from a 0 to 60 mph point of view there are diminishing returns. The problem is, it\u2019s uncomfortable. The thrill of 2.4 seconds to 60 mph (~97 km\/h) is great about 10 times. Then it just becomes nauseous.<\/i><\/p>\n
Bentley will allow their consumers to adjust the first Bentley EV\u2019s acceleration speed setting and tone it down to 0 to 60 in 2.7 seconds. That\u2019s still blazing fast, but we might stick with the 1.5 setting if we were to be honest.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no news on how the new EV will look besides the fact that its design is built upon the Bentley<\/a> lineup of the Continental GT coupe, Flying Spur sedan, and Bentayga SUV. There\u2019s word that one version of the vehicle will cost more than $262,000. Hallmark confirmed that the first Bentley EV will not be a sedan.<\/p>\n