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

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 18:15 UTC. The headline in use is “Bentley launches first fully electric car – with fake engine sounds to replace classic growl”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Torcal SUV can travel up to 375 miles on a single charge and is part of a £350m investment in the VW-owned carmaker’s UK business Bentley is launching its first fully electric car – complete with a drum soundtrack to replace the growl of a combustion engine – as part…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Bentley launches first fully electric car – with fake engine sounds to replace classic growl
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian