Still, even if the first vehicle doesn’t quite have the Royal seal, Bentley must be chuffed that Bentayga sales seem to be on-track to double sales as orders keep flying in. Besides all these technical abilities, the Bentayga should be able to tackle the rough grounds while maintaining the same cabin craftsmanship level that led to the model being billed as one of the first ever ultra-premium SUV proponents. Following the trend started by the BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, Bentley will launch a fastback version of the Bentayga.
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The Bentley Bentayga is seen as a catalyst for one of the biggest investment programmes in the company’s history amounting to a whopping £840 million. Like the other “coupe”-styled SUVs on the market, the fastback Bentayga variant will have a dramatically raked roofline”.
Executives at Bentley have confirmed that we are set to receive a red-hot coupe version of the Bentayga in 2016, with even more power. It will still have four doors, but seating will be limited to four occupants and rear headroom will be diminished.
After four years of development, the very first Bentley Bentayga today left the Crewe assembly plant in the U.K. Finished in Anthracite, it was handcrafted across 130 hours.
We wish we could bring you more details, but Bentley is keeping its lips tighter than a botox patient.
“It might not have as much luggage space as the Bentayga”. However, he promised a more dramatic styling than the current SUV and a more aggressive stance. Though the Bentayga rides on the new Audi Q7’s Major League Baseball platform, the sub-Bentayga model is expected to use the MSB architecture planned for the next-gen Porsche Panamera and Bentley Continental GT.
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Last week Motoring.com.au reported that Bentley was considering an Aston Martin Vantage-rival based on the EXP 10 Speed 6 show auto that was unveiled at this year’s Geneva motor show.
