Bentley is no longer working toward a fixed date for abandoning combustion engines. CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser has confirmed that the brand's first electric model, the Torcal, is still on course for its world premiere on September 23, 2026, but the second fully electric Bentley will not arrive before 2030. That makes the Torcal the marque's only BEV for the rest of the decade.
The change is broader than a short reprieve for the V8. Bentley says customer demand for pure combustion models remains real, while plug-in hybrids are expected to stay in the portfolio until at least 2035. The company now intends to offer different powertrains wherever customer demand and local regulation support them rather than force every market into one timetable.
The reversal has been gradual but substantial. Bentley originally targeted an all-electric range by 2030, later shifted that ambition to 2035 and in November 2025 acknowledged that even the later date might have to move. The business case also helps explain the flexibility: 2025 deliveries fell 5%, yet Bentley still generated €2.6 billion in revenue and €216 million in operating profit, helped by richer derivatives and growing Mulliner personalization. That is the practical meaning of its Value over Volume strategy.
Torcal is therefore being positioned as an additional pillar rather than a replacement for every petrol Bentley. Bentley now calls it the most powerful and fastest-accelerating production car in the company's history, although final power, acceleration, EU energy-consumption and range figures are still pending. The full car will be revealed in London on September 23.
For UK buyers, the most useful price reference is still an estimate rather than an official list price. Autocar currently places the Torcal at around £180,000, marked as to be confirmed, with customer cars expected in 2027. Bentley itself has not published a final UK price, so that figure should not be treated as an MSRP.
