Fresh spy shots reveal Bentley’s baby EV SUV with cleaner bodywork, visible lighting, and an interior that looks suspiciously Cayenne inspired
Bentley’s upcoming electric Urban SUV has stepped out in public again, and this time it has ditched the heavy plastic add-ons and cartoon headlights that made earlier prototypes look like a children’s drawing of a Bentayga. Winter testing is now underway, and the latest sighting gives us by far the clearest look yet at Crewe’s second SUV and first full EV.
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The overall shape is familiar from previous spy runs, but with the production doors uncovered and the camouflage streamlined into a funky new wrap, the silhouette now reads much cleaner.
We can finally see a hint of the real lighting units peeking through too, rather than the fake circular decals Bentley used to throw us off the scent. They look far more modern, though definitely not as arresting as the ones on the EXP15 concept.
Family Interior Effort
But equally big news waits on the inside. For the first time, our photographers got a proper shot of the interior, and there is no pretending what inspired the layout.
A sweeping curved OLED display, similar to the Porsche Cayenne’s Flow Display, takes center stage, which makes perfect sense since both models ride on the same Premium Platform Electric.
The hardware is pure VW Group, including the multi-function left-hand column stalk, which we first saw on the Audi Q3, and a right-hand stalk serving as a transmission selector, as on VW’s ID.4. But the materials are unmistakably Bentley.
Even this early prototype shows a mix of rich leather, polished metal, and plush colors, including a steering wheel trimmed in black, red, and chrome.
Porsche-Plus Power
Bentley’s CEO Frank Steffen Walliser has already promised an impressive battery size and the fastest charging the company has ever offered. Meanwhile, Bentley’s own teaser claims the Urban SUV will add 100 miles (160 km) of range in just seven minutes.
Expect performance on par with or even above the Cayenne Electric’s outputs, which currently stretch from the 402 hp (408 PS / 300 kW) for the base Porsche in normal mode to 1,039 hp (1,155 PS / 850 kW) for the top-spec Turbo in launch control configuration.
Our guess is that Bentley’s base powertrain will be the circa-604 hp (612 PS / 450 kW) option that Porsche will add to its lineup when it unveils the Cayenne S EV next year.
We still don’t know the final name, though Bentley has trademarked “Mayon” and “Barnato,” so one of those could make the cut. What we do know is that the Urban SUV will be built in Crewe, revealed at the end of 2026, and reach customers in 2027.
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