BENTLY New Electric Urban SUV

Bentley with Cayenne mule body

Since the license plate attached is British, it is believed to be a Bentley rather than a Cayenne. — Since the license plate attached is British, it is thought to be a Bentley model rather than a Porsche Cayenne.

The prototype, which was road-tested in snowy Finland, looks like the previously spotted Porsche Cayenne Electric, but its British license plates suggest it could be a development vehicle from Bentley, Volkswagen’s only British subsidiary.

On the website of the DVLA, which manages driver’s licenses in the UK, a black prototype vehicle with the license plate “DC24EKA” was registered in July last year and is listed as being made by Bentley. The CO2 emissions are listed as 0g/km and there are no visible exhaust pipes, so it is definitely a BEV.

Shares platform with Cayenne Electric

Bentley has already announced that it will unveil its first electric car, described as a “luxury urban SUV,” in late 2026. Just as the Bentayga shares a platform with the Cayenne, Bentley’s first electric car will use the same architecture as the upcoming Cayenne Electric, an extended version of the PPE platform already used by the Macan Electric and Audi’s Q6 e-tron and A6 e-tron.

Will the power unit be at least 640PS?

Bentley releases teaser for "luxury urban SUV." — Bentley releases teaser for “luxury urban SUV.”

Bentley has said its first EV won’t replace any of its existing models (Bentayga, Continental, or Flying Spur), but rather will create a new segment, with CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser calling it “the first true luxury urban SUV.”

Powertrain details are still scarce, but the most powerful Macan Electric, measuring 4.78 metres in length, will feature a 100 kWh battery and dual motors producing a combined output of 639 PS (470 kW).

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