Bentley on Tuesday expanded its lineup with a brand new long-wheelbase model of its top-selling Bentayga SUV.
Referred to as the Bentayga Prolonged Wheelbase, the brand new variant options a further seven inches within the wheelbase (up from about 118 inches), leading to a roomier cabin.
Curiously, there is not any third-row choice like within the common Bentayga, regardless of the additional house. As an alternative, passengers within the second row profit from additional legroom. We’re speaking full-size sedan ranges of legroom.
Bentley Bentayga Prolonged Wheelbase
Bentley is providing three seating configurations within the Bentayga EWB. There’s an ordinary five-seat configuration plus an extra-plush four-seat configuration, the place the second row positive aspects two particular person seats just like the 4 Seat Consolation Specification first supplied within the common Bentayga for 2021.
The third configuration is described as a 4+1 setup, and is a mix of each the four- and five-seat setups. Primarily, the second row options two outer rear seats with comparable consolation to the rear seats within the 4 Seat Consolation Specification, along with a slim center seat that can be utilized on the uncommon event that you just may carry a fifth passenger. The center seat is sufficiently big to hold an grownup, and nonetheless offers entry to a ski hatch behind it.
A brand new characteristic accessible on the mannequin is what Bentley refers back to the because the Airline Seat Specification. The person rear seats have 22-way adjustment together with new auto local weather sensing and postural adjustment techniques. With the local weather system, the seat occupant’s contact temperature and floor humidity are continually measured after which the heating and ventliation techniques of the seat are adjusted to go well with the specified local weather setting. For the posture system, thigh and shoulder pockets, along with lumbar therapeutic massage pockets, constantly change the form of the seat to ease strain factors across the physique. The seat additionally contains cushion and backrest adjustment, plus a deployable footrest. For added consolation, the rear door and middle armrests are additionally heated.
Bentley Bentayga Prolonged Wheelbase
Bentley Bentayga Prolonged Wheelbase
Bentley Bentayga Prolonged Wheelbase
The Bentayga EWB is mechanically just like the common Bentayga, although there’s the addition of an all-wheel-steering system that Bentley additionally gives on the Flying Spur. The system delivers a turning circle smaller than that of the common Bentayga by 7%, making a few of these tight parking manuevers simpler.
The only real powertrain introduced for the SUV is Bentley’s 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8, rated at 542 hp and 568 lb-ft of torque. It is mated to an 8-speed computerized transmission and all-wheel-drive system. Efficiency claims embrace 0-60 mph acceleration in 4.5 seconds and a high pace of 180 mph.
The Bentayga EWB begins deliveries within the first markets in late 2022, and included at launch shall be two particular specs—Azure and First Version—every with their very own set of curated particulars. Availability and pricing for the U.S. shall be introduced at a later date.
