Bentley Bentayga
| Bentley Bentayga | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2015–present |
| Model years | 2016–present |
| Assembly | Crewe, England, United Kingdom |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Large luxury crossover SUV |
| Body style | 5-door SUV |
| Layout | Longitudinal front-engine, four-wheel drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group MLB |
| Related |
Audi Q7 Lamborghini Urus Porsche Cayenne Volkswagen Touareg Audi A4 Audi A8 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.0 L twin-turbocharged W12 |
| Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,992 mm (117.8 in) |
| Length | 5,141 mm (202.4 in) |
| Width | 1,998 mm (78.7 in) |
| Height | 1,742 mm (68.6 in) |
The Bentley Bentayga is a British handmade four-, five- or seven-seat, five-door ultra-luxury SUV produced by Bentley in 2015 for the 2016 model year lineup. It is built at Bentley's main factory, in Crewe, England.
The Bentayga is claimed to be the world's fastest production SUV as of June 2016, with an electronically limited top speed of 187 mph (301 km/h). It is also the most expensive, though the Range Rover SV Autobiography, as well as the upcoming Rolls-Royce Cullinan and Lamborghini Urus (with which the Bentayga shares 20 percent of its parts), are or are projected to be close to the price of the Bentayga.
Using unibody construction, a Bentley W12 and full-time all-wheel drive, the Bentayga is based on the Volkswagen Group MLB platform, the same platform used in the second-generation Audi Q7 and the future third-generation Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Touareg and Lamborghini Urus. However, 80 percent of the Bentayga's parts are unique.
The Bentayga is Bentley's first production SUV, an evolution of the 2012 Bentley EXP 9 F concept car. It was formally unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2015. Production began two months later, on 27 November 2015.
Bentley's first production SUV was first previewed as the Bentley EXP 9 F concept car at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The car was based upon the Volkswagen Group MLB platform, powered by a 6.0-litre W12 engine producing 600 hp. The production version was announced in July 2013. The Bentley EXP 9 F's design proved to be controversial, and it received a mixed response from the automobile press. After some criticism for the design of the EXP 9 F, Bentley announced that it would change the styling for the production version of the SUV, the Bentayga.
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