Bentley Bentayga Hybrid: Geneva 2018
Crewe will use the Geneva show to premiere its first ever petrol-electric model
The same test cycle says you'll get over 30 miles of electric-only range from the car that Bentley claims as the world's first luxury hybrid (bear in mind there that Crewe doesn't think anyone aside from Rolls-Royce lives up to its standard of 'luxury').
"The Bentayga Hybrid is our first step on the road to electrification," said Adrian Hallmark, Bentley's chief executive. "It gives customers the best of both worlds - engaging, effortless performance on the open road and silent emission-free driving in the city, which will become increasingly important with the ever-changing regulations around the world."
So while Bentley didn't deign to share the car's vital statistics with us at the time of writing, we can say with some confidence that it'll deliver much the same 462hp that the saloon does, the bulk of it coming from the twin-turbocharged V6.
The electric motor is upstream of the eight-speed automatic gearbox, so it'll feed the same all-wheel drive system (rather than it being stuck on the back axle). With its help, expect the Bentayga to deliver around 516lb ft of torque from just above idle.
There's no price for the car just yet as it isn't due to go on sale till later this year, following its public reveal at Geneva tomorrow. More information to follow then...
When its actually 5% hybrid like this thing, its clearly marketing noise.
When its actually 5% hybrid like this thing, its clearly marketing noise.
When its actually 5% hybrid like this thing, its clearly marketing noise.
When its actually 5% hybrid like this thing, its clearly marketing noise.
PHEVs like this can cover the everyday motoring on electric for a lot of people - and then when they need to make a long journey they can do so easily.
The Bentayga is awful though. And please, please drop this "Crewe", "Gaydon" stuff.
When its actually 5% hybrid like this thing, its clearly marketing noise.
It may indeed spend 90% of its mileage in EV mode.
IMHO plug in hybrids of 30 mile range are what we’ll be seeing in mainstream vehicles in the medium term not pure EV’s.
They cover all bases, no range anxiety and keeping a small battery means the costs can be kept reasonable and as you have a dual power train the EV components can be kept simple and still retain a good absolute power output.
Having spent some time in an outlander PHEV i have to say I’m very impressed with the concept as a method or reducing city pollution and retaining an unlimited range.
I don't pay for my fuel. However, I drive a Hybrid. When I am in zones where children are playing, people are enjoying being out and about, shopping, bbq'ing in their gardens, I opt to avoid adding to the fumes from petrol and diesel engines. It really is down to that, some of us actually want to engender a culture whereby we reduce the smog and fume smells that bring health risks and are just plain nasty to whiff and experience.
The idea being that it catches on and we eventually live in an urban environment with much reduced undesirable emissions. Obviously, such a desire to opt for a better environment for all will never 'catch on' altruistically by all and, just as with smoking, Government needs to enforce the ideal upon those who couldn't give a stuff. Happily, we are at the beginning of such a change.
When its actually 5% hybrid like this thing, its clearly marketing noise.
The Porsche 918 was a good example of using a hybrid drivetrain not per se for performance but for legislation.
Just set up CC autopay and diesel is about expanding the product range to the much larger number of less affluent who are swayed by minor local taxes due to their significance in the overall spend.
This sudden PH phobia of petrol stations and the desperate importance of not being able to spare 5 minutes a couple of times a week to stand at a pump is akin to listening to a bint justifying her shoes and handbag purchases.
And let’s not forget that you don’t even fill your own car up but send a member of staff or a doorman to do it. Or even contract with someone like Zebra who have just started to expand their service to the less well heeled.
It's a very good way of shoving a very nice car through your company and pay very little tax on it. For the last decade if you wanted to buy something nice had to do it privately now you can put your huge 4x4 or Limo through the company just look at the Panamera Turbo Hybrid.
My Father like Bentleys this will give him the option of having one as his daily on the company he won't give toss about the running costs or CO2 just a good tax deal.
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