Bentley has been and not using a true flagship mannequin because it ended manufacturing of the Mulsanne in 2020. It pledged to fill the hole, and it saved its promise by creating an extended model of the Bentayga referred to as Prolonged Wheelbase (EWB) that provides passengers a limousine-like cabin.
Stretching the Bentayga, which is Bentley’s best-selling mannequin, was tougher than it would sound; the Volkswagen-owned British agency notes that it spent a nine-figure sum on the brand new mannequin. It notably redesigned the aspect panels, the underbody, the rear doorways and the roof. The funding ought to repay, as a result of the EWB will account for about 45% of Bentayga gross sales when it enters manufacturing later in 2022.
About 7 inches have been added to the Bentayga’s wheelbase, and the rear-seat passengers are the only real beneficiaries of the additional sheet steel. In its commonplace configuration, the EWB gives a 4+1 seating configuration with outer rear seats which can be heated, ventilated, 16-way power-adjustable and able to providing you with certainly one of 5 massages. Patrons who need the final word in consolation can order the Airline Seat Specification, which Bentley calls “essentially the most superior seat ever fitted to a automotive” — that is a daring assertion. This selection brings particular person rear seats with a backrests that may recline to a 40-degree angle and a Postural Adjustment operate that adjustments the form of the seat to ease stress factors. Apparently, the system is able to offering 177 changes each three hours and making a three-dimensional twist.
Deciding on the Airline Seat Specification additionally brings a system referred to as Seat Auto Local weather that depends on sensors to take care of a pre-set seat temperature; passengers have six ranges to select from. The contact temperature and the floor humidity are each measured on the cushion and within the backrest, and the seat’s heating and ventilated components are activated as-needed to make sure the occupant is comfy.
Alternatively, consumers can order certainly one of two further configurations referred to as 4 Seat Consolation and 5 Seat, respectively. Whereas the regular-wheelbase Bentayga is accessible with three rows of seats, the EWB is two-row solely as a result of it caters to consumers who primarily need house.
The listing of choices is astonishingly lengthy; Bentley notes that 24 billion trim combos are potential. You probably have cash to spare, you’ll be able to order the EWB with a cooler built-in into the rear a part of the middle console (champagne flutes are included, after all), Diamond Illumination that depends on LEDs to shine gentle by way of holes within the leather-based used to upholstery the door panels, and power-closing doorways.
Longer wheelbase apart, not quite a bit differentiates the EWB from the usual Bentayga when it is considered from the skin. Look carefully and you may discover that the grille has been redesigned and that the 22-inch 10-spoke wheels are particular to this physique fashion. Sit inside, search for, and also you would possibly see that the sunroof has been been moved in direction of the again by about 5 inches to deliver it nearer to the rear passengers.
Energy for the EWB comes from a 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 rated at 542 horsepower and 568 pound-feet of torque. It spins the 4 wheels by way of an eight-speed computerized transmission, and Bentley quotes a 0-60-mph time of 4.5 seconds. 4-wheel steering comes commonplace to make the XL-sized Bentayga simpler to maneuver at low speeds, and the 48-volt anti-roll system is discovered right here as effectively. The four-wheel steering system is not a advertising gimmick: the EWB’s turning radius is 7% shorter than the standard-wheelbase SUV’s.
Bentley’s long-wheelbase Bentayga will enter manufacturing earlier than the top of 2022. Pricing info hasn’t been launched but.
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