RE: Bentley ... Bentayga?

[soad]

alexnaderinkram said:

It mentions the Taiga forest in the article. Bentley Taiga. That would have been a much better name.

Don't be silly, Taiga sounds Russian to me.

[swisstoni]

Booyashakka innit.

[Howrare]

I am Bentayga, and I am callin' today to confirm your bank account details. Can I have your bank account details please.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUPcdTUghYk

[soad]

Why didn't they just call it Bentley Marbella?
Unless the word means something else in Chinese (like big privates), then it will sell like hot cakes.

[Fetchez la vache]

Bentley said:

...rugged peak of the Roque Bentayga in the subtropical Canary Islands...

Wikipedia said:

Bentayga who? WTF? Are you sure? Never heard of it. The only link is on your own Bentley page, mate...

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Fetchez la vache said:

Bentley said:

...rugged peak of the Roque Bentayga in the subtropical Canary Islands...

Wikipedia said:

Bentayga who? WTF? Are you sure? Never heard of it. The only link is on your own Bentley page, mate...

http://www.summitpost.org/roque-bentayga/152254

[Europa1]

Bloitus said:

Can't pronounce it... keep saying Bentley Bentover.

Not sure if that says more about your views on cars or how you spend your free time....

[Sir Snaz]

Sounds like a chat up line in a German gay club (dont ask how i know)

'bent and gay ya?'

[SpudLink]

Seems to me that the main criteria was to select a name that did not sound Western European, to emphasise the point that it's not for us.

[optimal909]

They should have taken the nameplate from Grand Theft Auto: Huntley S.

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optimal909 said:

They should have taken the nameplate from Grand Theft Auto: Huntley S.

A good call, chap.

[Zad]

Hehe the next thing you know, they will be telling us that Aston Martin is based in Gaydon.

[Shuttle Cock]

Jader1973 said:

I just see Bentgaya whenever I read it.

This.

[sjabrown]

What a dreadful name for a vehicle. Still reads as "Bentgaya" to me.

[Zod]

Jader1973 said:

I just see Bentgaya whenever I read it.

Bent Tiger is how it comes across to me.

[Rawwr]

In summary:

[Uncle John]

Oh dear, someone's dropped the ball at Bentley!

All sorts of permutations with this one.

Bent over - That'll be the first service then.
Bent Gaya - Top Gear will have to go back and do the American deep south trip again.
Bent Guy - Best selling car in a certain south coast city.
Bent Tiger - Great for Chinese medicine.

Anyway enough of that, where's the class gone Bentley? Arnage, Mulsanne etc all evocative oily names....!

Ah I know where they have gone, the middle east and the far east.....

[aww999]

Why were they so desperate to shoehorn the brand name into the model description? It's as stupid as the Toyota ToyPra, the Ford FordStang or the Ferrari TheFerrari would be.

[Sampaio]

"So what do you drive mate?"

"Oh, er... it's... the Bentley SUV, you know... the SUV one"

"Oh I dunno, what's it called?"

"It's, ehm... it's the Bentayga"

"Oh..."

[MaddogHJ]

2 minutes of thinking: Bentley X-Continental, Bentley Sherwood, Bentley Spur (or X-Spur), Bentley Crewe, Bentley Mulsand, I can keep going. I understand that these agencies charge millions for coming up with names (Mondeo was quite expensive for Ford).

But Bentayga... more for a Tamiya model. Come on Bentley!