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Bentley SenseS design study: circa way in the future
Click for a hi-res gallery of the Bentley SenseS concept
An outside perspective can do wonders for an automaker. In this case, we're not sure ourselves what to make of this concept, let alone what Bentley would do with it. The British luxury marque actually commissioned Arturo Peralta, a Spanish automotive designer, to come up with this concept that he calls the SenseS.
While pursuing his second MA in vehicle design, Peralta interned at Pininfarina, where, judging from the striking similarities, he either had an integral part in designing the Sintesi concept or else made off with the blueprints in his briefcase. Peralta waxes poetic about the relationship he envisions that the Bentley SenseS would share with its driver and the environment around it, thanks in part to – wait for it – Genetic Engineering, but offers little in the way of actual details aside from the translucent body panels and suggesting that the vehicle would be powered by the wind. In the end, don't expect to see this design shaping the direction of the next Continental... somehow we don't think the twin-turbo W12 would quite fit in there.
[Source: Car Body Design]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brad Kempeny 3:54PM (9/17/2008)
Looks like another Mazda concept.
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Todd 12:15PM (9/18/2008)
Yeah what the heck... I thought Frank von Holzhausen went to Tesla not Bently...
mchevrolet 3:55PM (9/17/2008)
What about Chevrolet? :-)
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gotsmart 3:55PM (9/17/2008)
Looks like Bentley has been copying Mazda's homework.
"BentLEEEEY?!"
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Jrathert 3:55PM (9/17/2008)
Did anyone else think this was another Mazda future concept?
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AZZO45b 6:46PM (9/17/2008)
Yes! I was looking to see if others caught the same vibe
BoneHeadOtto 3:56PM (9/17/2008)
Nice lookin Mazda!
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Kumail891 4:02PM (9/17/2008)
to people above, we can all see the mazda concept stuff in it, no need to repost the same stuff. i see that and some GranTurismo in the front.
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Jrathert 11:36AM (9/18/2008)
If you look at the time stamp, we were all posting at around the same time. With some people having to confirm comments through e-mail, most (like myself) probably didn't see the others echoing the same sentiments until after they confirmed their posts.
Torrent 4:22PM (9/17/2008)
You mean Mazda, right?
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Gregg 4:56PM (9/17/2008)
You think this looks like the Sintesi concept? Cuz they both have slippery shapes and four wheels? Regardless, the SenseS is more pleasing to my eye. The grill and tail are quite unique. Bentley won't use it, but it wouldn't hurt to take the Continental at least slightly in this direction for its next major overhaul.
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zamafir 5:39PM (9/17/2008)
"somehow we don't think the twin-turbo W12 would quite fit in there."
... i know... crazy... it'd be like putting it in the back of a rabbit.
oh.
wait.
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Jrejre 5:55PM (9/17/2008)
NO DOORS OR WINDOWS! How can someone drive this? It also looks too small.
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zamafir 7:46PM (9/17/2008)
yes... like a school for ants..
hakuta 9:07PM (9/17/2008)
I think it looks like another Mazda concept, too.
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Luis Camino 9:16PM (9/17/2008)
re-read the source, this project was sponsored by bentley and done in the royal college of art. his internship at pininfarina dates back to 2004.
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tass 10:31PM (9/17/2008)
it's almost identical to the Maserati Birdcage..
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jaysee 12:28AM (9/18/2008)
looks just like the Acura NSX concept car
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zjmuse 8:27AM (9/18/2008)
looks like a mazda with silly putty wheels.
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