宾利将于明年发布添越插电混动版。最近谍照记者在西班牙拍到了正在测试的原型车，该车外观与普通版别无二致，但有一点不同：它的油箱盖位于车身左侧的后轮拱。这也是为电池充电的插口所在位置。车牌注册信息显示，该车是在去年9月注册的。但这并不重要，重要的是，该车搭载的引擎排量为2995毫升。是不是觉得很熟悉，没错！这台引擎的排量与保时捷卡宴S E-Hybrid混动版搭载的引擎相同。不过，添越混动版的动力传动系统要进行改进，而卡宴混动版将马上发布。值得说明的是，保时捷已经宣布，下一代卡宴将搭载取自Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid的671马力混动系统。但目前不知道，添越混动版是否也搭载该系统。宾利未来几年将推出更多电动版车型，添越混动版只是冰山一角。全新欧陆GT即将发布，该车也将提供插电混动版本。

Bentley Bentayga Plug-In Hybrid Spied For The First Time

The Bentayga is not only Bentley’s first production model to run on diesel, but it will also be the first partially electrified. It will happen in 2018 when the folks from Crewe will introduce this, the Bentayga plug-in hybrid. Spied undergoing testing in Spain, the prototype looked virtually the same as the conventionally powered model, but with one exception: a fuel cap on the rear fender on the SUV’s left side. That’s where the charger will be plugged in to feed the batteries with electricity.

A quick search of the license plate with U.K.’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency reveals the Bentayga was registered on September 2016, but that’s not really very important, is it? What matters more is that the same DVLA page also shows the prototype had a 2995cc engine under its hood. If the displacement seems familiar, that’s because the Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid has the exact same capacity, though chances are the powertrain will be modified compared to the current setup inside Stuttgart’s SUV considering a new Cayenne is right around the corner.

As a side note, Porsche has already announced the next-generation Cayenne will be blessed with a 671-hp hybrid powertrain borrowed from the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, but it’s not known at this point whether the Bentayga will get it as well.

The hybrid Bentayga is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of electrification as Bentley has promised all of its models will get a second fuel cap in the years to come. The all-new Continental GT is on the verge of making its debut and is going to receive the PHEV treatment as well.