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News Roundup: Sept 28, 2026
Check out the video: https://youtu.be/4uitOP7wELI Bentley’s First EV Bentley’s first EV, the Torcal, blends the marque’s traditional luxury character with the performance and technology of Porsche’s 800-volt PPE platform. Slightly smaller and less expensive than the Bentayga, the $218,000 SUV pairs a 108 kWh battery with dual motors producing up to 876 hp and an estimated 375-mile WLTP range, while rear-wheel steering and fully active dampers aim to preserve Bentley’s signatu
Adam Bernard
2 days ago4 min read


Bentley's First EV is More Than a Cayenne in a Savile Row Suit
Like every other automaker, Bentley's EV strategy has been upended. The new Torcal should have been on sale last year and would have been followed by a string of EVs leading to an all-EV portfolio by 2030. But the new plan means we won't see another EV until early next decade. That’s fine; they have a portfolio of PHEV and plain-old gasoline-powered vehicles. But if your tastes run to EVs, they’re off to a good start. Rolls-Royce told us the Spectre was designed as a Rolls fi
Adam Bernard
3 days ago2 min read


Can Toyota Take on Rolls and Bentley?
photo: Toyota Can Toyota break into the ultraluxury space dominated by Rolls-Royce and Bentley? They think they can, with plans to spin off the nearly sixty-year-old Toyota Century nameplate into a separate brand (not unlike what Hyundai did with Genesis). We’ll see a dramatic coupe concept at the Japan Mobility Show in a couple of weeks--and perhaps learn a little more about how they plan to pull this off--but, until then, a few points to ponder... Toyota has already tried
Adam Bernard
Oct 16, 20252 min read


news roundup: sept 29, 2025
Check out the video: https://youtu.be/HDX_K7ehFZU LOOK—A NEW CAR! It’s not often these days that you see a steel-bodied, internal...
Adam Bernard
Sep 30, 20254 min read


News Roundup: July 14, 2025
See the video here: https://youtu.be/fNFGQyN2FkM Bentley's New Electric Concept Bentley's made no secret of the fact that they are...
Adam Bernard
Jul 15, 20254 min read
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