Touch and Go: Mulliner Offering Fingerprint-Lockable Storage in Bentley Bentayga

– The idea of a locking storage compartment inside a vehicle is not new. Glove compartments with traditional key locks have been around for decades, but in 2018, that method is simply too pedestrian. Advancing the idea of a personal safe inside one’s vehicle, Bentley and in-house customizer Mulliner have created a lockbox for the […]

2019 Bentley Bentayga V-8 Driven: Fewer Cylinders but More Character

– The Bentley Bentayga W-12 has paved the road to opulent utilitarianism for soon-to-arrive mega-luxury SUVs from Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Rolls-Royce. Yet the big B’s early move means that it has already started churning out derivative models, including a diesel, a plug-in hybrid, and our subject here, the 2019 Bentayga V-8, a gilded […]

2019 Bentley Bentayga V8 First Drive Review | Losing cylinders but not much else

There’s no such thing as a cheap Bentley. Even though the new-for-2019 Bentayga V8 is $ 30,000 less expensive than its W12-powered sibling, the twin-turbo V8’s $ 165,000 window sticker still puts it well into the upper echelon of pricey luxury vehicles. Bentley is loathe to compare the two versions of the Bentayga — what […]

2019 Bentley Bentayga Hybrid arrives at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show

It’s been more than three years since the Bentley Bentayga Hybrid was announced. The British automaker’s ultra-lux SUV was released with a 600 horsepower W12, though a diesel variant is available in Europe and a gasoline V8-powered model will soon go on sale. At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Bentley finally unveiled the new Bentayga […]

SUV-8: Bentley Bentayga Gets a 542-HP Twin-Turbo Eight-Cylinder

– Since the Bentley Bentayga mega-luxury SUV debuted for the 2017 model year, Bentley has added a diesel model, introduced an even-fancier Mulliner model, and managed to make its SUV even more incomprehensibly ostentatious by creating a special edition just for falconry. Bentley is further expanding the Bentayga’s lineup for the new year by introducing a twin-turbo V-8, […]

Bentley Bentayga to add gasoline V8 before plug-in hybrid powertrains bows

The Bentley Bentayga offers exactly one powertrain in the US: a 6.0 liter W12 with 600 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. Overseas buyers get the additional option of a 4.0 liter diesel V8 with 429 hp and 664 lb-ft – the same oil burner from the Audi SQ7, denied us after Volkswagen Group pulled […]