LONDON: Bentley has unveiled a long-wheelbase Bentley Bentayga as widely expected.
It launches with Bentley’s 4.0-litre 550 PS V8 engine.
Deliveries will start in Q4 2022, and the new model variant is expected to generate up to 45% of all Bentayga sales in future, making it the sales leader for the company.
No price has been revealed yet but expect it to exceed £300,000 (RM1.6mil).
Among the highlights are:
> A new focus on wellness, with integrated world-first seat technology
> Airline Seat Specification includes world-first auto climate sensing and advanced postural adjustment systems
> Three seating configurations, including all-new 4+1 layout alongside four- and five-seat versions
> Driving dynamics comparable to the Bentayga V8 thanks to new rear wheel steering and Bentley Dynamic Ride as standard
> First application of Bentley Diamond Illumination – delivering cabin lighting through handcrafted leather
> Offers 24 billion different trim combinations
> Finer sewing threads create Bentley’s softest lofted quilted to date
Two enhanced specifications of this Rolls Royce Cullinan and Maybach GLS fighter will be available at launch.
The Azure offers elegant and timeless design with unique signatures, focusing on maximum comfort and well-being with an effortless drive.
Unique specification includes a unique 22” ten-spoke directional wheel, bright lower bumper grilles, Azure embroidery and badging.
Additional features include unique quilted seats, mood lighting, heated steering wheel, and increased driver’s assistance aids.
The First Edition specification builds further, including Bentley Diamond Illumination, metal overlays in the veneer, Naim for Bentley Premium Audio and LED welcome lamps. Unique embroidery, inlays and badging identify this as a highly exclusive and distinct model.
Bentley sought to create a new model that provides the best rear cabin experience since a Mulsanne, whilst retaining the Bentley hallmarks of effortless performance, exquisite handcraftsmanship and endless personalisation.
Bentley said the car has been extended by 180mm and boasts a cabin that is longer than any other luxury SUV competitor by over 40mm.
The Bentayga EWB also provides an extra 10 mm of headroom compared to a Mulsanne, whilst having a roofline 100 mm lower than competitors providing a sporting and well-proportioned silhouette.
The Bentayga EWB offers the ultimate in rear passenger indulgence, with the most advanced seat ever fitted to a car, three different seat configurations, new dual air ionisers and increased cabin space.
As standard, a 4+1 seating configuration is offered with two outer rear seats providing outstanding comfort, 16 ways of adjustment, heating, ventilation and five individual massage programs. There is an occasional middle seat, easily accommodating a third adult and giving access to a ski hatch in the backboard.
A new feature with the larger cabin is the Bentley Airline Seat Specification.
The new Bentley Airline Seat specification is the most advanced seat ever fitted to a car, with 22-ways of adjustment and world-firsts in a new auto climate sensing system and postural adjustment technology.
In Relax mode, the seat can recline to 40 degrees.
In Business Mode, the seat moves into its most upright position to make working on the move more comfortable.
The auto climate seat technology senses occupant temperature and surface humidity and then determines whether to apply heat, ventilation or both simultaneously to keep the occupant at optimum thermal wellbeing.
The introduction of Electronic All Wheel Steering, a first for the Bentayga, ensures that there is no shortfall of dynamic ability despite the longer wheelbase.
In fact, the turning circle is 7% less than a standard Bentayga, at just 11.8 metres. This also guarantees no compromise between high-speed confidence and low speed convenience.
The Bentayga EWB is powered by Bentley’s proven 4.0-litre, 32-valve dual twin-scroll turbocharged V8 petrol engine, which combines immense power with impressive fuel economy.
Mated to an eight-speed automatic gearbox, the V8 offers supercar performance, developing 542 bhp (550 PS) and 770Nm of torque, resulting in a top speed of 290kph and 0-100kph in 4.6 seconds.
Over 2,500 new parts have been introduced to produce the Bentayga EWB including significant Body-in-White changes and a complete new underfloor.
This has led to new manufacturing processes, layout changes and infrastructure specifically for the new model.
With over 50 pre-series vehicles, nearly 2,000 weeks of collective testing have been incurred in the development of the new Bentayga EWB.
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