Rough And Tough Luxury

Getting up close and personal with the 2021 Bentley Bentayga SUV

- Robert Stedman

Last year, Bentley announced details of the new Bentayga – the definitive luxury SUV. With more than 20,000 sold since its launch – more than any of its competitors – the new Bentayga is set to keep its lead over luxury SUV challengers. For those unfamiliar with the automobile, it combines the abilities of a performance grand tourer, a luxury Limousine, a spacious family car, and an off-roader in one.

As Adrian Hallmark, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors revealed, “With the new Bentayga, we’re repositioning the pinnacle of the luxury SUV segment to be even higher, even further away from the competition. We’ve listened to our customers and made improvements to the areas most important to them, and the new Bentayga is a thoroughly modern and beautiful extension of the original car’s abilities and achievements.”

Key to the new Bentayga is its strikingly dynamic look, which draws inspiration from the marque’s new design language introduced by the third-generation Continental GT and all-new Flying Spur. Together, the three cars form a new family that is more visually connected, sharing similar design elements. The bold styling also offers an imposing road presence, with every panel at the front of the car redesigned for a cleaner, modern look.

Meanwhile, the larger, assertive matrix grille is now more upright, while new, intelligent LED matrix headlamp technology includes the signature Bentley design inspired by cut crystal glassware. A more aggressive front bumper emphasizes the performance characteristics of the car. In addition, heated, wet-arm windscreen wipers are introduced for the first time, with 22 washer jets in each arm.