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]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brad Kempeny @ Sep 17th 2008 3:54PM
Looks like another Mazda concept.
Todd @ Sep 18th 2008 12:15PM
Yeah what the heck... I thought Frank von Holzhausen went to Tesla not Bently...
mchevrolet @ Sep 17th 2008 3:55PM
What about Chevrolet? :-)
gotsmart @ Sep 17th 2008 3:55PM
Looks like Bentley has been copying Mazda's homework.
"BentLEEEEY?!"
Jrathert @ Sep 17th 2008 3:55PM
Did anyone else think this was another Mazda future concept?
AZZO45b @ Sep 17th 2008 6:46PM
Yes! I was looking to see if others caught the same vibe
BoneHeadOtto @ Sep 17th 2008 3:56PM
Nice lookin Mazda!
Kumail891 @ Sep 17th 2008 4:02PM
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.
Jrathert @ Sep 18th 2008 11:36AM
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 @ Sep 17th 2008 4:22PM
You mean Mazda, right?
Gregg @ Sep 17th 2008 4:56PM
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.
zamafir @ Sep 17th 2008 5:39PM
"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.
Jrejre @ Sep 17th 2008 5:55PM
NO DOORS OR WINDOWS! How can someone drive this? It also looks too small.
zamafir @ Sep 17th 2008 7:46PM
yes... like a school for ants..
hakuta @ Sep 17th 2008 9:07PM
I think it looks like another Mazda concept, too.
Luis Camino @ Sep 17th 2008 9:16PM
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.
tass @ Sep 17th 2008 10:31PM
it's almost identical to the Maserati Birdcage..
jaysee @ Sep 18th 2008 12:28AM
looks just like the Acura NSX concept car
zjmuse @ Sep 18th 2008 8:27AM
looks like a mazda with silly putty wheels.