Bentley set to unveil new car inspired by Spanish limestone landscape

Bentley Motors has announced an important first step as it names its newest model line, continuing the brand’s modern convention of drawing inspiration from extraordinary landscapes.

The all-new Bentley Torcal ushers in a new chapter for Bentley, and becomes the fourth model line alongside the Continental GT, Flying Spur and Bentayga.

The design is currently under wraps ahead of an unveiling in September.

Again it will be crafted in Crewe.

Bentley’s Chairman and CEO, Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser, said: “For 107 years Bentleys have been the most incredibly complete cars – effortless performance, outstanding comfort, exquisite British handcraftsmanship using the best natural materials and a soundtrack with soul. Our new Torcal sets extraordinary benchmarks in every area that matters, and may just be the most considered car in our history.”

Like the Bentayga, Bacalar and Batur before it, the Torcal takes its name from a remarkable natural landmark. El Torcal de Antequera in Andalusia, Spain, is a dramatic limestone landscape of stacked rock formations, cliffs and labyrinths, shaped by nature over millions of years yet continuing to evolve.

The word Torcal is also derived from the latin “torquere”, meaning to twist, and is the root from which the modern word torque also traces its foundation.

Torcal therefore also implies effortless progression, another hallmark of every Bentley from across the last 107 years.

In the coming weeks, more updates on the Bentley Torcal will be revealed in the build up to the 23 September unveiling.

New in concept, yet Bentley to its core, the Torcal carries forward the craftsmanship and performance that have defined the brand since 1919.