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Bentley Bentayga (2016) revealed: first pictures of the controversy king This is our first proper look at the new Bentley Bentayga With 600bhp on tap, the Bentayga is one seriously rapid SUV The Bentley Bentayga is claimed to reach 62mph from rest in 4.1sec The Bentayga employs fully mechanical, full-time 4wd Plenty of Bentley styling cues have been mapped onto the SUV's shell Beneath the Bentley design chops, an Audi Q7-sourced platform lurks Bentley Bentayga production car Bentley Bentayga production car Bentayga is the first with a tailgate. It's an electric one, naturally Wheels are 20in as standard - 22s are an option Many cows perished to bring you this picture The seats are manufactured by Bentley - they're not from external suppliers Bentley Bentayga interior 15 different colours of leather are available Both four- and five-seater Bentaygas are available Bentley Bentayga interior Bentayga uses an eight-speed auto gearbox Bentley Bentayga (2016) revealed: first pictures of the controversy king Clock is by Breitling - no plastic digital componentry here Its been three and a half years since Bentley first shocked the Geneva motor show (and the entire automotive world) when it pulled the covers from that SUV concept. Now, with the shockwaves just about subsiding, the production versions landed: youre looking at the first official pictures of the 2016 Bentley Bentayga, Crewes first 4x4. Bentley Bentayga: design The original EXP 9 F concept could politely have been termed divisive, but a great deal of its design has survived the transition to production, albeit with rather calmer details and graphics. The trademark Bentley hips are still in place, as is the big upright Bentley grille, while the original bug-eyed headlight treatment has split into two smaller, unequally sized LED roundels like those of the Bentley Continental. Wheels are a concept car-worthy 20 inches in diameter as standard, but its possible to upgrade to 21s or 22s. Plenty of customers will. A panoramic glass roof is standard; so is hands-free operation for the tailgate. Thats a first for Bentley, quite simply because there has never been a Bentley production car with a tailgate before. Bentley describes the Bentayga as the fastest, most powerful, most luxurious and most exclusive SUV in the world. And it certainly delivers on the speed front. So how fast is the Bentley Bentayga? Try 0-62mph in 4.1sec and 187mph flat out. This is an off-roader with the stats to humble supercar greats. Quite astonishing, really! Providing the Bentaygas considerable muscle is an appropriately vast and extravagant engine: a new 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged W12, hand-assembled at Crewe and developing a nice round 600bhp, and 664lb ft of torque. Half the cylinders can automatically shut down under partial load and the eight-speed automatic transmissions torque converter is programmed to open while the cars at a cruise in high gears, helping to save fuel and trim emissions. Still, at 292g/km of CO2 the Bentaygas unlikely to make it onto Greenpeaces company car fleet any time soon. Will it be any good at going around corners? The body and chassis are composed of aluminium, helping peg the kerb weight at 2422kg on par with an aluminium Range Rover. The suspension features electrically adjustable active anti-roll bars and the standard air springs enable four ride heights. That includes a kneel setting to make it easier to hop in and out, or attach a trailer or, more likely, a horsebox. With a towing capacity of 3.5 tonnes, thats something the Bentayga should be pretty adept at. Will the Bentley Bentayga actually be able to go off-road? Short answer, yes. It has a wading depth of 500mm, and the Drive Dynamics menu includes powertrain and chassis settings for sand, mud, gravel and snow (sound familiar, Land Rover?), although theres no low-range system, nor diff locks, for the Bentaygas mechanical, full-time four-wheel drive system. It wont be a match for a Range Rovers go-anywhere abilities but nor was it intended to be. Bentley understands that the majority of Bentayga customers wont plan to stray far from the tarmac, although if they do itll cope better than many might give it credit for. Thats quite some interior Indeed. Furnished with a 15 separate sections of trim, finished with a choice of seven different types of wooden veneer, this is one seriously opulent cabin. The seats are adjustable in 22 different ways (twenty-two!) and theres a six-programme massage function built into the front seats. Customers can pick from 15 different colours of leather (many cows are sacrificed in the making of each Bentayga, it seems), and either four or five seats depending on how many passengers theyre likely to carry, and how much elbow room theyll demand. Anything else I should know? Contrary to early rumours that the car would be built overseas, the Bentayga will be manufactured at Bentleys established Crewe factory, which has been reconfigured at great expense. It will almost double production, creating 400 new jobs in the process. Its biggest market will be the USA, the company predicts. Oh, and if youre wondering about the name, its taken from a mountain summit in the Canary Islands called Roque Bentayga
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Every time I saw the prototype I vomited a little in my mouth. I really like the finished product. Sure, a Q7, Cayenne or Touareg are technically the same thing but I'm really liking this. Wonder if it'll come with the V8 too? The noise will suit this car quite nicely.
Meh... BUT They will sell like wildfire. The Kartrashians will blow these things up and the rest will be marketing platinum to the spoiled trophy-wives of anywhere with an internet connection. Austin, Dallas and Houston will not be navigable without seeing a dozen or so of these in the near future...
I like it too, unfortunately my wife thinks only G-Wagen an Range Rover are real SUVs, all else are just pretenders.
You must picture it in black with 22" rims. Oh, and how many socker-balls will the boot hold? I don't understand anything at all of this thing, except that VW takes many for fools and will make a bundle. Best, Jack.
Found this online as well. http://youtu.be/9RLol0mweX8 I agree with Christopher, the concept car interior was better IMO. It was pimping to the nth degree, which in the unlikely event I'd ever buy a Bentley SUV, I'd opt for total pimp! 😀 T
Is that Jean Reno? How cool would a remake or sequel to The Professional with Jean running amok in a Bentayga be? Add in the lovely Natalie Portman reprising her role as Mathilda, and Bentley sales would go through the roof! T
Also add pointless, but you are right will sell a ton. Got to hand it to VAG they know their customers and how a badge can sell.
Some detail others haven't covered. Unless you like this thing, not worth the time, IMO: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV9lngeh-OM[/ame]
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