By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For The Daily MailPublished: 16:50 EDT, 24 September 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 24 September 2021From pen-and-ink sketches and watercolours to the latest immersive virtual reality technology, Bentley is celebrating 70 years of its design department — as it prepares to relocate to a new site to create luxury electric limousines. The first Crewe-designed Bentley was the R-Type Continental in 1951. The company's design department has already grown tenfold to 50 in less than three decades. Innovation: From pen-and-ink sketches and watercolours to the latest immersive virtual reality technology, Bentley is celebrating 70 years of its design departmentBentley's director of design Andreas Mindt said: 'Iconic Bentleys were created here — beautiful cars that have stood the test of time, and which inspire our styling cues to this day. 'Our team of designers is now engaged with their next opportunity — creating our first battery electric vehicle (BEV), which must translate and reshape those classic forms and details to a truly future-facing design.'

Source: The Nation September 24, 2021 21:00 UTC