Although SUV stands for Sport Utility Vehicle, SUVs often have little to do with sporty driving. With this Bentley Bentayga Speed, that’s a bit different.
A Bentley Bentayga will never be as sporty as a Continental GT, but this Bentley Bentayga Speed makes a good attempt. The British themselves are already talking about ‘the most powerful and dynamic Bentayga ever’, so that promises something. First, the powerful part: in contrast to the previous one, the Bentley Bentayga Speed does not have a W12, but a V8. Thanks to two turbos, it is nicely stronger than the W12 of yesteryear with its 650 hp.
But what exactly makes such a super-strong colossus dynamic? Well, among other things, the carbon-ceramic brakes, improved torque vectoring, a 15 percent higher stiffness than the regular Bentayga V8 and newly adjusted stability control. All in all, it is good for an SUV that shoots from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 3.4 seconds and reaches a top speed of 310 km/h. Optionally, you can get a titanium exhaust system from Akrapovic, with which the V8 also makes it clearer than normal how hard it works to get the 2.5-ton Bentayga off its spot so quickly. The S of ‘sport’, certainly not of ‘subtlety’.