Bentley is ready to disclose a brand new mannequin as a part of this yr’s Monterey Automotive Week in California on August 18.

This new Bentley mannequin shall be proven off with a brand new olive tan leather-based upholstery that’s claimed to be the corporate’s first “totally natural leather-based” choice.

This leather-based is tanned utilizing an “natural by-product” of the olive oil business, derived from waste water extracted through the olive urgent process.

Bentley claims this system requires much less water than a traditional tanning course of. It additionally says the ensuing “natural leather-based” is “extremely gentle”.

This new olive tan leather-based upholstery choice will quickly be obtainable throughout your complete Bentley product vary.

At this stage it’s unclear what this new Bentley mannequin may very well be at this stage. It may very well be a one-off idea, or may very well be a brand new manufacturing mannequin.

One potential choice is a mid-life replace of the Bentley Continental GT coupe and GTC convertible. Camouflaged prototypes of each these automobiles have been spied for the final 12 months.

The present, third-generation Bentley Continental grand tourer dates again to 2017 and has been in manufacturing since 2018.

The 2-door coupe and convertible is at present obtainable with a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine (404kW/770Nm), in addition to a 6.0-litre twin-turbo W12 engine (485kW/900Nm).

Bentley has already confirmed it plans so as to add a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain to the Continental GT.

It’s unclear what sort of internal-combustion engine the Bentley Continental GT PHEV will include, however the current Bentayga and Flying Spur Hybrid fashions have a twin-turbo V6.

At this stage Bentley plans to supply solely PHEVs and electrical automobiles (EVs) by 2026, because it gears as much as go all-electric and carbon impartial by 2030.

The British luxurious carmaker has beforehand pledged to disclose its first EV in 2025 and convey it to market in 2026.

Abroad studies point out the primary EV shall be an SUV, probably a model of the subsequent Bentayga or maybe an all-new nameplate.

It may very well be constructed on the PPE platform which is deliberate to underpin the Porsche Macan EV and Audi Q6 e-tron SUVs, in addition to the Audi A6 e-tron sedan.