OFFICIAL: 2016 Bentley Bentayga

TXSTYLE · 09-08-2015, 08:58 PM

Want Now....

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Bentley has been making a big deal of its entry into the luxury SUV market for some time, and it's finally happening: meet the Bentayga, a 600-horsepower tank of a vehicle that'll hit 60 miles per hour in four seconds flat. The company makes it very, very, very clear that with a top speed of 301 km/h (187mph), the Bentayga is officially the fastest production SUV in the world — but its cousin, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, is just a few clicks behind. Either way, there's no arguing that the Bentley is the more luxurious of the two. (Tesla's forthcoming Model X will be quicker in a 0-60 run, but its speed is electronically limited.)

Inside, customers can specify an array of wild features, including a refrigerator in the trunk — perfect for carrying two bottles of Dom Perignon — and a custom in-dash diamond and solid gold clock manufactured by Breitling that is periodically rewound automatically by a system inside the car.

The Bentayga looks a bit like a Flying Spur sedan that's been propped up with beefier underpinnings, and by all appearances, this is a legitimate off-roader: besides the huge W-12 engine, there are cabin controls for selecting your surface, and a hill descent system that makes it easier to come down a steep grade. It might be hard to imagine why you'd want to take your six-figure machine out into the sticks, but you never know what kinds of remote, undeveloped properties the world's millionaires and billionaires are hanging onto.

At launch, the Bentayga will be available with four or five seats, but a seven-seat option is coming along with diesel and plug-in hybrid versions. Rolls-Royce's ultra-luxe SUV is still a ways off yet, so Bentley's got a bit of runway here to lock up some sales — you can only buy so many Range Rovers and Cayennes before you need something else in your life, after all, and Bentley's got the answer.

TXSTYLE · 09-08-2015, 09:04 PM

3 words...

"Pure Utilitarian Opulence!"

BwoodBMW · 09-08-2015, 09:06 PM

mmmm.... Love it. There are going to be a billion of these in LA. Somehow have to stand out in the land of range rovers you know...

TXSTYLE · 09-08-2015, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BwoodBMW

mmmm.... Love it. There are going to be a billion of these in LA. Somehow have to stand out in the land of range rovers you know...

Every Pro Athlete and Hip Hop Star has already snatched up all 2016 allocation...

Bleeped · 09-08-2015, 10:00 PM

Hideous. Looks like a Q7 with rap mogul interior. Could have been way better than this. It looks dated and its not even released yet. Fail.

PatrikG · 09-09-2015, 12:12 AM

I like the interior but exterior-wise, not so much.

BMW269 · 09-09-2015, 03:56 AM

A tarted-up Audi Q7.

Range Rover rear seats:

KingOfJericho · 09-09-2015, 09:16 AM

Let me fix that for you:

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Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

2 words...

"Pure Opulence!"

MalibuBimmer · 09-09-2015, 09:50 AM

With all of their resources you'd think VW and Bentley would do more than just work over a Porsche Cayenne design and stick a Bentley radiator on it. It's awful!

DocWeatherington · 09-09-2015, 01:25 PM

Looks of it.. this is going to be at G-Class off road ability

P1 · 09-09-2015, 02:23 PM

The interior looks nice, but the exterior looks like it belongs to an 80 year old man.

G4BR13L · 09-09-2015, 02:31 PM

Excellent quality of workmanship but not my cup of tea.

AW335TT · 09-09-2015, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Levi

A tarted-up Audi Q7.

Range Rover rear seats:

Those Range Rover seats are one of the worst seats I have sat on.

BwoodBMW · 09-09-2015, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Levi

A tarted-up Audi Q7.

Range Rover rear seats:

You realize thats the long wheel base version of the Full size range rover right? The bentayga size wise is to compete with RR Sport.

BMW269 · 09-09-2015, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BwoodBMW

You realize thats the long wheel base version of the Full size range rover right? The bentayga size wise is to compete with RR Sport.

Well, that is what Bentley should have done, other than just rebadging (reskinning) the Q7.

buddalun · 09-09-2015, 07:06 PM

It's awkward.

BloomRunsDubs · 09-09-2015, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BwoodBMW

You realize thats the long wheel base version of the Full size range rover right? The bentayga size wise is to compete with RR Sport.

True. Size wise it competes with the RR Sport but Price wise it competes with a fully loaded RRS and LWB RR Full size lol

I like it, but not that much...

TheBingoBalls · 09-10-2015, 12:04 AM

Interior is typical Bentley. Exterior pretty hideous. Not many liked it when the camo was on it, not sure the final product is going to change their minds/opinion.

Interested to see what Rolls Royce is going to do or how it turns out but I'm not expecting much if they're just going to make it look like a SUV version of the Ghost.

KhalsaSF · 09-10-2015, 02:04 AM

Anyone who buys a Bentayga....errrrr.....re-badged first gen Cayenne, definitely won't be rich for long.

bmw1racer · 09-10-2015, 08:27 AM

"Pure Opulence?"

More like "Pure Excess."

This car isn't about motoring at all... It's a five-star hotel on wheels.

And not that great looking a hotel, IMO.

1MOREMOD · 09-10-2015, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bleeped

Hideous. Looks like a Q7 with rap mogul interior. Could have been way better than this. It looks dated and its not even released yet. Fail.

All it needs is some body color 24s and a system

Mavus · 09-10-2015, 11:10 AM

This is extremely ugly. Vehicles in this segment should push design boundaries and not rely on badge sales only. Tesla will kill this easily.

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