Built in Crewe - A new Bentley takes shape

For 80 years, Crewe has been Bentley’s home, and the place where every new Bentley model has been designed, developed, engineered and handcrafted – a lineage set to continue with the introduction of a new, fourth model line; the Torcal.

The Torcal will be built by hand on a brand-new production line in Crewe, created out of one of the original factory buildings constructed in 1938 – blending the traditional with cutting-edge new techniques to set new standards in quality. Previously housing the machining shop in the early year’s and most recently Bentley’s R&D workshop, the building was stripped before being fitted with a precisely level floor; essential for the use of Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to move in-build Torcals around the facility. The new production line is now nearing completion, as part of a significant self-funded investment of more than £350 million in Bentley’s future, of which the Torcal is part.

The diversity of skills handed down through generations – blended with the integration of new technologies – remain among Bentley’s greatest strengths. Examples include the capacity to design, engineer and build a brand-new electric car in the form of the new Torcal, through to the delivery of the new V8-powered, rear wheel drive Supersports – both with handstitched leather interiors – to the hand-beaten panels that form the bodywork of the continuation series Speed Six created by the team in Mulliner, Bentley’s bespoke operations department.

The Torcal is one of the first beneficiaries of the new Design Studio established in Crewe. Opened in 2025 and housed in a heavily-renewed building dating back to 1938, the industry-leading facility comprises a broad team of designers responsible for the creation of a new generation of Bentley cars through to beautiful bespoke furniture projects and customer requests via the Mulliner department.