A Bentley Bentayga on static display at the 2016 London Motor Show.
The Bentley Bentayga is a four-seat (with the option of having five seats), five-door luxury SUV built with unibody construction, a Volkswagen Group W12 engine and full-time all-wheel drive. It is based on the Volkswagen Group MLB platform, the same platform used in the second-generation Audi Q7 and the future third-generation Porsche Cayenne and Volkswagen Touareg, but 80% of the parts are unique. The Bentayga is Bentley's first production SUV, and it is an evolution of the 2012 Bentley EXP 9 F concept car. It was formally unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2015 and production began on 27 November 2015 at Bentley's Crewe factory, as a 2016 model. Bentley's first production SUV was first previewed as the Bentley EXP 9 F concept car at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The car was based upon the Volkswagen Group MLB platform, powered by a W12 engine producing 600 hp. The production version was announced on July 2013. It has since been redesigned to sport a more conventional look, due to the design not being received well by critics. Bentley officially unveiled the name Bentayga in January 2015. The name was inspired by Taiga, the world’s largest transcontinental snow forest, and is composed of the first four letters of Bentley and an altered spelling of Taiga. Bentley also drew inspiration from the rugged peak of the Roque Bentayga in Gran Canaria, the subtropical Canary Island. Bentayga also means "carried interest" in Swahili. The 2016 Bentayga will be the first to receive Bentley's new twin-turbo W12 engine. Initially, the W12 will be the only engine option for the Bentayga, capable of bypassing a cylinder row if needed. The , twin-turbo will have an estimated 600 hp (608 PS; 447 kW) and 664 lb·ft (900 N·m) of torque and will move the Bentayga from 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in under seconds. Bentley has officially confirmed the 2017 Bentayga will be Bentley's first production plug-in hybrid.
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Location: Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London, SW8 4NW.
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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