RE: Bentley Bentayga - official

RE: Bentley Bentayga - official

Wednesday 9th September 2015

Bentley Bentayga - official

Frankfurt looms large; Bentley's now officially announced Bentayga possibly even larger



Yes, it's another uber SUV. One more 4x4 dripping in ostentation, bludgeoning its way through barriers of taste and modesty and yet carrying with it the mitigation of 'they had to do it, didn't they?', 'it'll sell like hot cakes', 'where would Porsche be without the Cayenne?' and the rest.

Um, surprise?
Um, surprise?
Of all the manufacturers having to translate brand values into this brave new world Bentley arguably has the easier job though. OK, there's not much 4x4 heritage to draw upon. But Crewe's finest have never been shy or retiring about the owner's wealth, status or willingness to pour vast amounts of petrol into a very large engine.

In the Bentayga's case that is the familiar 6.0-litre W12 twin-turbo, here packing 608hp and 663lb ft to shrug off the vehicle's 2,422kg bulk and record faintly astonishing figures to make good on Bentley's claim for 'most powerful and fastest SUV' bragging rights. To put that into numbers it'll do 0-62 in 4.1 seconds and maxes out at 187mph. First 200mph SUV would have been nice but maybe they're planning a Speed version to do that. Driving through an eight-speed auto that disengages to make the most of the car's considerable momentum at every possible opportunity, the Bentayga records an actually relatively impressive 292g/km. Hybrids and - you've got it - diesels will follow.

Better view of the poor people from here
Better view of the poor people from here
Inevitably there's lip service to off-road ability, boss Wolfgang Durheimer saying it will "offer a true Bentley experience in any environment." This requires lots of gizmos to achieve, wrapped up in eight driving modes including Responsive Off-Road Setting. This talks the talk of roll angles, axle articulation, compass bearing and altitude but, let's face it, is anyone really going to take a Bentayga anywhere much more taxing than a slightly damp polo lawn? Probably of more relevance in the Drive Dynamics Mode suite is the Dynamic Ride system, three-level air suspension and its active anti-roll powered by a 48v electrics system. Endless sensors, cameras and other gadgets are also included to help you park, navigate, avoid traffic jams and the rest.

Inside we are promised, with no lack of chutzpah, "the finest automotive interior in the world" predictably featuring lots of wood, leather and engineering/craftsmanship perfection. So there's veneered this, knurled that and, well, you get the picture by now.

And the looks? We won't steal your thunder on that. The floor is open...

Official video here.

Watch the high-speed test here.
 

















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silver surfer

Original Poster:

480 posts

207 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Can't wait for the 7 seater....

SS

RoverP6B

4,338 posts

127 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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I actually preferred the looks of the EXP 9F, this is just bland and bulbous and utterly un-Bentley. W12 engine too, how did I guess...

As for the "undisclosed high-speed test location", that'd be Ehra-Lessien I presume...

morgrp

4,128 posts

197 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Personally think its a hideous looking turd of a car that is cashing in on the premiership footballer style "new money" generation of douche bags - It'll sell well. Interior looks very nice though and I bet it'll motor well with that drive train in place. Place your bets on whether this will be the first diesel Bentley in time

castex

4,935 posts

272 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Simply ghastly.

montpellier

96 posts

171 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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God thats ugly . Interior wondeful, and that is where you want to be to avoid looking at it.

TheBigUnit

364 posts

191 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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The biggest disappointment for me is that beyond the nose it just looks like a big Audi.

wildcat45

8,056 posts

188 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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morgrp said:
Personally think its a hideous looking turd of a car that is cashing in on the premiership footballer style "new money" generation of douche bags - It'll sell well. Interior looks very nice though and I bet it'll motor well with that drive train in place. Place your bets on whether this will be the first diesel Bentley in time
You saved me the bother of writing my thoughts down. Thanks.

Just looks like another Audi and that's not a complement.

Darsettian

74 posts

114 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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This is so wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, WRONG. Deeply, impressively, agonisingly.

It's like seeing your nan on roller skates.

Itsallicanafford

2,759 posts

158 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Not my cup of tea in the slightest....but I'd love to have a go in it!

craigdub

178 posts

134 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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TheBigUnit said:
The biggest disappointment for me is that beyond the nose it just looks like a big Audi.


Agree, could easily have been mistaken for the new Q7.......both horrid

coppice

8,564 posts

143 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Makes current bloated horrors like RRs ,X5s, Q7s and Cayennes look almost restrained. Mind you ,the target market of footballers, rich middle eastern lads, oligarchs and kleptocrats is hardly noted for its good taste is it ? Beyond ghastly.

Banned Member

745 posts

254 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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The design team at Bentley have really lost the plot over the last few years. The front and side profile of this look a mess, what happened to the clean, elegant lines of the past?

Jonny_

4,108 posts

206 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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craigdub said:
TheBigUnit said:
The biggest disappointment for me is that beyond the nose it just looks like a big Audi.


Agree, could easily have been mistaken for the new Q7.......both horrid
That's precisely what sprang to mind when I first saw the pictures: Q7 with a dubious "Bentley Bodykit".

Could be a lucrative market for someone handy with fibreglass, come to think of it...

And the name. What a horrible, clumsy thing to call a car. The fact that it shares the first four letters with the manufacturer should have been enough to write it off.

r11co

6,244 posts

229 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Has no-one told them that timepieces with a tourbillon on display are naff in the extreme?

Bill

52,485 posts

254 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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The all new Mitsuoka Q7

This was never going to be good looking or tasteful, but that's amazing biggrin

Edited by Bill on Wednesday 9th September 07:26

stuckmojo

2,955 posts

187 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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very imaginative.

not.

mini me

1,435 posts

192 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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RoverP6B said:
As for the "undisclosed high-speed test location", that'd be Ehra-Lessien I presume...
Its Idiada. Spain.

http://www.applusidiada.com/en/

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Applus+IDIADA/...


wildcat45

8,056 posts

188 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Jonny_ said:
That's precisely what sprang to mind when I first saw the pictures: Q7 with a dubious "Bentley Bodykit".

Could be a lucrative market for someone handy with fibreglass, come to think of it...

And the name. What a horrible, clumsy thing to call a car. The fact that it shares the first four letters with the manufacturer should have been enough to write it off.
I can see council house rip offs of this appearing on old Q7s once the road rage bouncers tire of their Bentley mid badged Chrysler 300C monstrosities.

You know if Bentley was owned by some Chinese outfit I'd kind of accept it so long as they moved production there which is where it belongs.

Edited by wildcat45 on Wednesday 9th September 08:56

DonkeyApple

54,934 posts

168 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Middle East on its arse and China imploding.

Well timed.

FourRingedDonuts

108 posts

123 months

Wednesday 9th September 2015
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The ultra rich who buy it set the clock and don't worry much about timing. The Chinese will love it