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Bentley Motors, in all its 97 years, has never made a diesel-powered car. Until today, that is. And the rule-breaker isn"t one of Crewe"s regal saloons or raffish coupes, either. The first diesel Bentley is a Bentayga.The spirit of Ettore Bugatti, who famously once derided Bentleys as le camion plus vite du monde" (the world"s fastest lorries), is no doubt smiling upon this news with glee somewhere, but consider the Bentayga Diesel"s preposterous performance before unleashing the might of Internet Fury upon it. Thanks to a triple-charged 4.0-litre V8 developing 429bhp and 664lb ft 900Nm in modernspeak the 2390kg Bentayga Diesel will hit 60mph in 4.6 seconds (0-62mph takes 4.8) and roll on to 168mph. That"s still pretty brisk for an Edwardian mansion of 21-inch wheels, giving away 0.4 seconds in acceleration to the petrol-powered W12 Bentayga. A diesel V8 Range Rover, by comparison, takes 7.2 seconds to reach 62mph, in top-notch SVAutobiography LWB form.You might crow that anyone who can afford a 160,000 SUV won"t care for 21mpg and 296g/km, so they"d have the W12, but Bentley believes the Bentayga Diesel"s 210g/km claim and its estimated range of 621 miles will pique the interest of Bentley folk who care not for the mundanity of refuelling on long jaunts.
Date written: 20 Sep 2016
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Bentley Motors, in all its 97 years, has never made a diesel-powered car. Until today, that is. And the rule-breaker isn"t one of Crewe"s regal saloons or raffish coupes, either. The first diesel Bentley is a Bentayga.The spirit of Ettore Bugatti, who famously once derided Bentleys as le camion plus vite du monde" (the world"s fastest lorries), is no doubt smiling upon this news with glee somewhere, but consider the Bentayga Diesel"s preposterous performance before unleashing the might of Internet Fury upon it. Thanks to a triple-charged 4.0-litre V8 developing 429bhp and 664lb ft 900Nm in modernspeak the 2390kg Bentayga Diesel will hit 60mph in 4.6 seconds (0-62mph takes 4.8) and roll on to 168mph. That"s still pretty brisk for an Edwardian mansion of 21-inch wheels, giving away 0.4 seconds in acceleration to the petrol-powered W12 Bentayga. A diesel V8 Range Rover, by comparison, takes 7.2 seconds to reach 62mph, in top-notch SVAutobiography LWB form.You might crow that anyone who can afford a 160,000 SUV won"t care for 21mpg and 296g/km, so they"d have the W12, but Bentley believes the Bentayga Diesel"s 210g/km claim and its estimated range of 621 miles will pique the interest of Bentley folk who care not for the mundanity of refuelling on long jaunts.
Date written: 20 Sep 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5092