🚘 Bentley Gives Its EV a V8 Voice

Bentley’s first electric car, the Torcal, debuts at the end of the month. The pre-production crossover uses the electric Porsche Cayenne platform and gets a synthetic engine note based on the V8 from the Turbo R of the eighties.

The sound was recorded with a drummer and mixed like a track. Bentley also tuned the pedal response for the gradual power delivery of a torquey V8, including the small imperfections found in a real combustion engine.

Output is expected to exceed 800 hp and 949 Nm. The car weighs about 2720 kg, targets more than 595 km of range, and supports 400 kW charging, reaching 80% from 10% in under 20 minutes.

📊@tech