现行版宾利慕尚即将终结，而新一代车型将是一款从头到脚重新设计的完全不同的轿车。据英国汽车杂志报道，新车可能会采用纯电动驱动。新车将采用下一代电池技术以消除消费者对于电动车存在的里程焦虑问题。有意思的是，新车可能不再采用慕尚这一名称，而且新车外观将与现行版完全不同。当然，现在谈论新车外观还为时过早。宾利并未对此报道做出任何评论。现行版慕尚最早要到2021年才会退市，因此宾利还有大把的时间来决定该车未来的发展方向。即便是这篇报道并不准确，下一代慕尚（无论新车采用什么车名），都将注定采用电动化选择，很可能是插电混动系统，可以单独依靠电池驱动车辆行驶。宾利已经证实未来将为所有车型都提供电动化版本。

Next-generation Bentley Mulsanne going electric

It's the end of the Mulsanne as we know it, according to a recent report coming out of England. Bentley's stately flagship model will morph into a completely different kind of sedan when it gets a ground-up redesign.

 

British magazine Autocar reports its successor could, somewhat predictably, go entirely electric.

 

The model will benefit from next-generation battery technology to quell range anxiety. Interestingly, Bentley could choose to mark the paradigm shift by retiring the Mulsanne name. It could also give the sedan vastly different proportions, though it's still too early to tell what the Mulsanne's replacement will look like.

 

Bentley hasn't commented on the report. The Mulsanne won't retire until 2021 at the earliest so the company still has a little bit of time to decide which route to take.

 

Even if the report isn't accurate, we already know the next Mulsanne -- regardless of what it's called or when it arrives -- will come with an electrified option, likely a plug-in hybrid drivetrain capable of powering the car using only battery power. Bentley remains firmly committed to offering an electrified version of every single model it makes.