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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Daniel

Bentley launches first fully electric car – with fake engine sounds to replace classic growl

A green Bentley SUV drives on a road beside a rocky, brush-covered hillside
Bentley’s new Torcal SUV aims to appeal to younger buyers, with prices starting at £173,000. Photograph: Bentley

Bentley is launching its first fully electric car – complete with a drum soundtrack to replace the growl of a combustion engine – as part of a £350m investment in its UK business.

The vehicle, an SUV called the Torcal, is Bentley’s cheapest, starting at £173,000, and will be built at its factory in Crewe, securing the jobs of the 4,000 workers there.

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