Bentley to launch four-door coupe in 2018?

A new report finds Bentley is preparing to add a four-door coupe to its lineup in order to take on the next generation of the Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG and the BMW M6 Gran Coupe.  The yet-unnamed Bentley is scheduled to reach showrooms around the world in 2018.

Designed to slot at the very bottom of the Bentley lineup as an entry-level offering, the four-door coupe will ride on the MSB platform that will also underpin the next generation of the Porsche Panamera.  It will stretch about 188 inches long and its exterior design will be inspired by Bentley’s upcoming design language.  

Under the hood, the Baby Bentley will pack six- and eight-cylinder gasoline-burning engines and it might come equipped with the British firm’s first-ever turbodiesel in order to boost sales in Europe.  Both rear- and all-wheel drive models will be offered.

Bentley is keeping mum about the car, but rumors indicate it will cost between €125,000 and €150,000 (roughly $170,000 and $200,000) when it goes on sale in Europe.  The firm expects to sell about 4,500 examples a year, a figure that would make the four-door coupe Bentley’s highest-volume model.  

If the rumor proves true, Bentley’s first four-door coupe will be previewed by a thinly-veiled concept that will bow at a major trade show in 2015 at the earliest.  <![CDATA[
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