New Bentley All-Electric Flagship To Use Porsche Mission E Technology

Bentley plans on bringing its form of luxury to a new market with the development of a new all-electric flagship. In a bid to move beyond its old-world image, Bentley’s work on this new model has begun - according to a recent interview between Bentley’s Design Director Stefan Sielaff and our sister title Auto Express. The car, which is understood to be a 4-door coupe, should make use of the technical developments made by fellow VW Group brand, Porsche for the Mission E electric car that's due to arrive in 2019.

Bentley has already confirmed that it will offer electrified versions of its entire current model range by 2025. The move to develop a new all-electric flagship in addition to this comes as the company seeks to reposition itself as a luxury and technology brand. When questioned about what form the new all-electric model will take, Sielaff suggested “I think we need to make sure that this family member is obviously new, and not imitating another concept we have already in the portfolio. But definitely more than two seats; that’s something I am convinced of.”

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CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/23/2018 4:48:19 PM

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No telling what this will end up looking like, but a coupe-like 4-door Mulsanne seems to be the direction it will take. It won't be the size of the Continental sedan if it is the top model in the range.

mre30 - 3/23/2018 8:25:04 PM

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Good news for us CPO folks - electric car depreciation is cataclysmic.

Combine that with the already cataclysmic depreciation of Bentley's and we are looking at buying a 2-yr old $300,000 electric Bentley for $55,000.

Yahoo!!! Sign me up!

MDarringer - 3/23/2018 8:40:37 PM

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I thought about getting a Flying Spur for cheap, but sanity prevailed.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/23/2018 10:10:39 PM

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@MD if you or anyone else MUST get a Bentley I would get a V8S Continental GT. Not sure if the Flying Spur came with the V8. For any length of ownership, that engine has to be a better bet than the complexity of the W-12.