Bentley has revealed a V8 petrol-powered variant of its Bentayga SUV. It sits in the middle of the Bentayga variety as well as will expense from £136,200 when it goes on sale to UK clients in March.
Based on exact same VW MLB-Evo platform as the Audi Q7 as well as utilizing the VW group V8 engine in the exact same specify of tune as one more sibling vehicle, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo, the Bentayga petrol V8 bridges the space between the entry-level (£135,800) V8 diesel as well as the range-topping (£162,700) W12 petrol. The V8 petrol engine is a 4.0-litre twin-turbo system that’s likewise discovered in the Lamborghini Urus, one more vehicle that shares the VW Group’s big SUV platform. The engine creates 542bhp as well as 770Nm of torque, 0-62mph takes 4.5 seconds as well as it reaches a top speed of 180mph – in spite of its large kerb weight of 2,395kg.
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Power is fed with an eight-speed automatic transmission as well as long-term four-wheel-drive with 60 per cent of the offered drive being sent to the rear wheels. Bentley specifies that the Bentayga V8 petrol achieves 24.8mpg as well as emissions of 260g/km CO2 on the integrated cycle. To help in this, the engine is fitted with cylinder deactivation, where it can run on four cylinders when needed.
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A special function on the Bentayga V8 petrol is the optional carbon ceramic brakes, which Bentley declares are the greatest ever fitted to one of its vehicles and, indeed, the largest front brakes ever fitted to any type of production car. The 10-piston front brakes determine 440mm in diameter, which is a 40mm boost on the Bentayga’s basic steel brakes, the rear carbon ceramic brakes determine 370mm.
