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Bentley’s first-ever EV mimics the engine with a drumbeat soundtrack

Bentley has revealed how its first electric vehicle will use a musician-created soundtrack inspired by the rhythm and emotion ...

This methanol engine could solve EV winter range anxiety

Range-extended electric vehicles (REEVs) currently provide EVs a much-needed boost, offering buyers the perfect middle ground ...

Bentley’s First EV Won’t Fake Engine Noise, It Will Use Drums

Bentley’s first EV is around the corner, and we finally know what it’ll sound like. Yes, you read that correctly. Most ...

Instead of Mimicking Gas Engines, Bentley's Upcoming Electric SUV Will Feature an Onboard Drum Track

Crewe measured its most famous combustion engines and determined that the way to replace that soundtrack was old-fashioned ...
Inside EVs

Bentley's EV Will Use an Orchestra to Replicate the Sound of a V8

Electric vehicle manufacturers have been throwing everything they can at solving the biggest problem for performance EVs: character. Since EVs are silent, many argue they lack the emotion and ...
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Bentley hired an orchestra to solve the EV silence problem. Drums were the answer.

Bentley's electric Torcal SUV uses drums, viola, and bass guitar to replicate the rhythm of a V8. The "Dynamic Symphony" responds to driver inputs like an engine.