EXP 15: Bentley’s First-Ever EV Concept Breaks Cover

While Bentley has flirted hard with hybrids and produced one of their most compelling drivers ever with the gas/electric Continental GT Speed, the British carmaker has slowed its roll on EVs… until now. The just-unveiled EXP 15 hints at the brand’s long-awaited entry into the fully electrified space, and it’s as much a design moonshot as it is an agitator along the lines of Jaguar’s internet-exploding Type 00.

Wearing a broad, tall, and monolithic face, an expansive wheelbase, and a sculpted tail whose shapely haunches belie the two-dimensionality of the Jag design, this battery-powered Bentley concept presents a surprisingly controversial and pleasantly unexpected answer to the question many have been afraid to ask.

A matte gold Bentley concept luxury SUV with large wheels, sharp lines, and a sleek, modern design is parked indoors under soft lighting—a glimpse into the future of elegant electric vehicles.

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Unlike Bentley’s former stablemates and now rivals, Rolls-Royce, which leaned on a familiar design language to create the Spectre EV, which offers a quantum leap into a space that purportedly leans on the past with an oblique homage to the 1930 Bentley “Blue Train” Speed Six, while embracing radical details like an LED-backlit grille that recalls seat quilting, a spacious 3-seat cabin that offers an ultramodern take on the Blue Train’s triple occupancy interior, and an overall exterior proportion that feels like a hallucinogenic vision of a limousine-like super touring crossover.

The EXP 15 counters its avant-garde styling and all-wheel drive electrified drivetrain with old school touches, including a passenger seat that swivels and extends for easy egress. While the Pallas Gold exterior paint is modernist in tone, its golden white highlights are said to have been inspired by nickel components like the grille and door handles on the Speed Six. The rear of the cabin features silk jacquard textiles woven by Gainsborough, a fabric supplier that supplied the Queen from 1980.

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3D-printed titanium surfaces are balanced out by thorn-proof wool by Fox Brothers, who have been In business for 250 years. Though the interior incorporates techy lighting and virtual reality software to help customers envision configurations, it also shuns a fully touchscreen-based user interface and relies on knurled wheels and physical buttons.

The arrival of the EXP 15 follows a period when Bentley wisely postponed their entry into the premium EV segment while high-dollar competitors like the Spectre faltered. We’ll see how far the production version departs from the EXP 15’s bold vision; until then, there’s no accusing Bentley designers of taking no risks.

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Could The New Denza Z Reshape Global Sportscar Heirarchy?

by Khris Bharath

April 25, 2025

in Concept Cars

A blue Denza Z sportscar with 952 HP and headlights on drives on a wet racetrack, its reflection shimmering on the damp surface, surrounded by blurred fencing and trees.

You’ve probably never heard of the Denza brand, but that may change soon. Denza is a premium outfit under Chinese auto giant BYD, a company that sold more electric vehicles globally than Tesla last year. Originally a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz, Denza is now majority-owned by BYD, with a growing focus on luxury and performance cars. Their latest creation is the Denza Z, showcased at the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show. Designed by former Audi design boss Wolfgang Egger and presented as a concept, this low-slung all-electric sports car looks production-ready.

Set to take on the likes of the 911, the Denza Z, just like the Porsche, is a 4-seater with carbon bucket seats and four-point harnesses, conveying its sporting intentions. However, unlike its European contemporary, the overall form and profile evoke classic proportions of a mid-engine sports car, owing to its cab-forward stance. The functional fins on the front fenders, combined with the wide rear wing, scream high-speed stability.

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Speaking of speed, while Denza hasn’t officially revealed any performance figures, expectations are high. The four-door Denza Z9 GT, which has already made its European debut, puts out 952 horsepower from its tri-motor setup. So there’s little doubt the Z’s numbers should hover near that mark, placing it in the same league as the Porsche Taycan Turbo S and the Tesla Model S Plaid. However, power is only half the story as Denza is betting big on tech for its performance flagship.

The Z skips the mechanical steering rack for a steer-by-wire system, something that we’ve seen on the Tesla Cybertruck. This means there’s no physical link between the steering and the front wheels. The benefits of such a system extend well beyond a sharper response. The lack of a steering rack helps improve safety in case of a collision, and the flat-bottom units seen in the Denza Z concept can retract into the dashboard, freeing up more space for the driver, which is ideal for charging stops. It also enables variable steering ratios, tuned on the fly by the vehicle’s AI.

The DiSus-M magnetorheological suspension system manages the ride by reacting to road conditions in milliseconds, providing both comfort and razor-sharp dynamics. This tech has been used by high-end brands like Ferrari and Lamborghini in their vehicles.

Currently, there are only a handful of all-electric sports coupes in the West; think Rimac Nevera, Lotus Evija, and Pininfarina Battista, which are all at the higher end of the price spectrum, and the Tesla Roadster is nowhere to be found. Chinese automakers possess the ability to undercut the competition and disrupt markets, making such performance accessible to a much larger audience. All-electric models like the 1000 hp+ Nio EP9 and Yangwang U9 are perfect examples. You do have the £59,995 (~$80k) 500 horsepower MG Cyberster, but MG is also Chinese-owned.

So, to sum it up, if priced aggressively, models like the Denza Z, even if import tariffs are imposed, could be one of China’s most serious attempts to reshape the global sports car hierarchy. Perhaps, the highly anticipated upcoming Porsche Boxster EV is a model that could come close to the Z in terms of market positioning.

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Lexus Unveils New Surf LX Concept In Hawaii

by Tyler Rampersaud

January 29, 2025

in Lexus

A blue Lexus SUV, the Surf LX Concept, is parked gracefully on the lush grass near the Hawaiian ocean, framed by swaying trees and crashing waves in the background.

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Lexus brings a new custom creation to the shore.

Known for its wide lineup of celebrated luxury vehicles, Lexus is renowned for a variety of beautiful, well-engineered, and well-appointed luxury vehicles, including luxury sedans, sports cars, and SUVs. Its current flagship SUV is the new Lexus LX. A new custom version of the new Lexus LX, unveiled at the 2025 Lexus Pipe Pro surf event on Oahu, Hawaii, the Lexus Surf LX Concept, showcases the versatility of the new Lexus LX and rings in a new multi-year partnership between Lexus and the World Surf League.

In 2024, Lexus was announced as the Official Automotive Partner of the WSL in North America, but the new expanded partnership sees Lexus going to Fiji for the WSL Finals at Cloudbreak. At the 2025 Pipe Pro on Oahu, the new Lexus Surf LX Concept was introduced, and the season was kicked off with Lexus as a partner, where it will be a title partner for five marquee WSL events this year: the WSL Awards, Pipe Pro, Trestle Pro, US Open of Surfing, and WSL Finals.

The Lexus Surf LX features custom finishes made to appeal to a coastal lifestyle. The one-off features a striking matte blue exterior, 33-inch tires wrapping 20-inch wheels, slide-out storage in the trunk, a surfboard rack, a built-in cooler, a waxing table, and a turf changing mat. A custom ladder also gives easy access to the roof rack. With its custom surf-ready setup, and Lexus’ strengthened partnership with the WSL, the new Lexus Surf LX concept is ready to hit the waves.

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