The Bentley Bentayga is just a front-engine, all-wheel drive, five-door luxury SUV marketed by the Volkswagen Group's Bentley division beginning with model year 2016, with its body manufactured at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant and final assembly at the company's Crewe factory. An evolution of the 2012 Bentley EXP 9 F concept car, the production Bentayga debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2015 as Bentley's first SUV — using unibody construction and full-time all-wheel drive along with Volkswagen Group's bi-turbo W12 engine and MLB platform, the latter distributed to the second-generation Audi Q7 and the upcoming third-generation Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Touareg and Lamborghini Urus.
Obtainable in seating configurations for four, five or seven, the Bentley Bentayga was noted at its introduction as the fastest production SUV, with an electronically limited top speed of 187 mph (301 km/h), in addition to the absolute most expensive production SUV. The "Bentayga" name is really a portmanteau of Bentley and Taiga, the world's largest transcontinental snow forest. The first design of the EXP 9 F was redesigned to attain a more attractive try to find the Bentayga. Almost four years following the Bentley EXP 9 F concept was unveiled, the Bentayga began production at Bentley's factory in Crewe, England.
Bentley officially unveiled the name "Bentayga" in January 2015. The name was inspired by Taiga, the world's largest transcontinental snow forest, and consists of the very first four letters of Bentley and an improved spelling of Taiga. Bentley also drew inspiration from the rugged peak of the Roque Bentayga in Gran Canaria, the subtropical Canary Island.
2024 Bentley Bentayga Bentayga entails "carried interest" in Swahili. The V8 version may have a lesser MSRP compared to W12, as will the diesel and plug-in powertrains. The V8 is likely to be released 2018, as the plug-in hybrid and diesel is going to be released in 2017. The 8-speed transmission splits torque with 60% to rear, and 40% to front.
The W12 Bentley Bentayga can have a premier speed of 187 mph (301 km/h). The Bentayga may be the world's fastest production SUV. The Bentley Bentayga can go from 0-60 in 4.0 seconds. The Bentayga uses a 48 volt electrical system to regulate its electronically controlled active anti-roll bar (EWAS), which helps the heavy SUV reduce body roll. The 2016 Bentley Bentayga will be the first to get Bentley's new twin-turbo W12 engine. Initially, the W12 would be the only engine option for the Bentayga, capable of bypassing a cylinder row, if needed. The 6.0l, twin-turbo will have an estimated 600 hp (608 PS; 447 kW) and 664 lb·ft (900 N·m) of torque and will move the Bentayga from 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) within 4.1 seconds.
Starting in 2017, the Bentley Bentayga can have four powertrain options, the W12 currently available, a V8 that comes from the V8 utilized in the Continental GT, a diesel V8 produced from the Audi diesel V8, and a plug-in hybrid utilizing the same petrol V8 as in the Continental mated to several electric motors and a lithium-ion battery which should deliver around 31 miles of all-electric range. The diesel engine will soon be Bentley's first-ever diesel, and the Bentayga is probably be the only real Bentley offered with a diesel powertrain.
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Bentley Bentayga is likely to be Bentley's first production plug-in hybrid, while company executives have stated in interviews that the Bentayga would also get a diesel engine. As previewed by the Bentley Mulsanne Hybrid concept car, along with the Bentley EXP 10 Speed Six concept, the plug-in hybrid will likely have copper accents and trim along the veneers in the interior and on the outside of the vehicle; as well as copper-colour contrast stitching in the interior.