Bentley EXP15 concept does provides view of brand’s first full electric car

The five-meter plus audacious three-seater coupé won't go into production but it does provide strong clues about the Urban Luxury SUV, Bentley's first fully electric car, which is due to be unveiled in 2026 The concept EXP 15 represents Bentley’s design vision for the future and offers glimpse of Bentley’s first fully-electric car: the Urban Luxury Suv, due to be unveiled in 2026. The extravagant exterior design, with its upright grille , “endless” bonnet and rearward cabin, was i nfluenced by the Bentley Speed Six Gurney Nutting Sportsman coupé from 1930 . Known as the “Blue Train”, the car was named for a race former Bentley chairman and racing driver Woolf Barnato had with a train across France, from Cannes to Calais. He arrived in London before the train had reached its destination. Without an engine to keep cool, EV don’t need a massive grille , but grilles have always been a key part of the brand’s design language, giving its cars such enormous presence. The new i...