The first batch of lucky customers of the Bentley Bentayga have received their cars at an exclusive handover event at the British company’s headquarters in Crewe.
The first batch of lucky customers of the Bentley Bentayga have received their cars at an exclusive handover event at the British company’s headquarters in Crewe. The customers also got access to the factory to see the manufacturing of the luxury SUV with with insight from key people involved in the car’s design, engineering and craftsmanship. Each vehicle takes 130 hours to produce. All the cars delivered were the First Edition models.
The first batch of the Bentley Bentayga First Editions
Kevin Rose, Member of the Board for Sales, Marketing and Aftersales commented, “This is an historic day for Bentley and it is a great testament to all the work which has gone in to producing Bentayga, the fastest and most luxurious SUV in the world. The customers joining us for the event have followed the Bentayga journey since we proposed the idea of a Bentley SUV, and were among the very first in the world to put their names down on the order book for First Edition cars – many before they had even seen the finished model. Today their confidence in Bentley is repaid as they take delivery of a car which has been unanimously praised by the world’s media”.
The Bentley Bentayga is the fourth product from the company after the Continental GT, Flying Spur and the Mulsanne. It is the world’s most expensive, powerful, luxurious and the fastest SUV. The SUV was launched at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. It is powered by a re-engineered version of the 6.0-litre W12 engine producing 600 bhp and 900 Nm of torque. The engine is mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox and power is sent to all four wheels. The Bentayga accelerates from a standstill to a 100 kmph in 4.1 seconds and it goes on to a top speed of 301 kmph. A faster version of the SUV and a diesel powered variant are also expected soon.