Bentley->ke15's next addition to its lineup is a production version for the EXP 9 F SUV, but in the long-term, the company could also develop a four-door coupe model as a competitor for top versions variants of the BMW 6-Series GranCoupe and Mercedes CLS->ke539.
In a recent interview, Bentley CEO Wolfgang Schreiber said that the company would really enjoy developing such a model, but it won't happen "any time soon, that's for sure, but maybe in the longer term." According to Schreiber, such a model would sit below the current Mulsanne->ke3495 and would be just one of the models needed by the company to raise sales from 8,510 units in 2012 to 15,000 by 2018. The future four-door coupe, if produced, would be priced at about £130,000 ($198,000 at the current exchange rates).
In the same interview, Schreiber confirmed that the SUV will arrive on the market by 2015 at a starting price of £120,000 ($182,000). It will be completely redesigned from the EXP 9 F concept and Bentley has already received 2,000 orders for it.
Click past the jump to check out some of the competition a four-door coupe Bentley would face
Note: Bentley Mulsanne pictured here.
Competition
The CLS 63 AMG S-Model is powered by an AMG 5.5-liter V-8 biturbo engine that delivers a total of 585 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and a peak torque of 590 pound-feet. Just like the standard version, the new S-Model is offered with an AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission that sends the power to all four wheels via a performance-oriented all-wheel-drive system.
The CLS 63 AMG S-Model will sprint from 0 to 62 mph in 3.6 seconds and can hit a top speed of 155 mph.
The M6 GranCoupe is powered by a 4.4-liter V-8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology that delivers a total of 560 horsepower between 6,000 and 7,000 rpm and a peak torque of 502 pound-feet between 1,500 and 5,750 rpm. The M6 can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.2 seconds and goes up to a top speed of 189 mph.