The high-riding Bentayga has stood proud as Bentley’s range-topping mannequin because the Mulsanne retired in 2020. The model is cementing its first SUV’s flagship positioning by launching an much more luxurious evolution of the extended-wheelbase model referred to as EWB Mulliner.
Developed, as its identify implies, by the in-house Mulliner division, the long-wheelbase SUV rides on 22-inch wheels fitted with self-leveling middle caps and wears a model-specific Double Diamond grille. Designers additionally added a chromed decrease entrance grille, a Mulliner-branded badge on every fender, and two-tone door mirror caps. The record of choices consists of an look bundle referred to as Mulliner Blackline Specification that replaces a lot of the shiny trim items with gloss black elements and provides gloss black-finished 21-inch wheels for a extra delicate look.
We doubt anybody will yell “shotgun!” earlier than taking a protracted journey within the Bentayga EWB Mulliner, as the most effective seats in the home are within the again. Provided with 4 or 5 seats, the SUV comes customary with the Bentley Airline Seat choice that brings 22-way power-adjustable rear seats, an automated climate-sensing system that detects whether or not the occupants are scorching or chilly and adjusts the heating or the air flow accordingly, and postural adjustment expertise that repeatedly adjustments the form of the seat to ease stress factors. Two seating modes can be found: Calm down reclines the seat to almost 40 levels and deploys a footrest whereas Enterprise strikes it to its most upright place.
Mulliner additionally added diamond-quilted leather-based upholstery, wooden inside trim, wool flooring mats and a three-dimensional diamond-milled end on the middle console, and it lets patrons select one among eight three-color upholstery combos created particularly for the flagship Bentayga. Alternatively, prospects can work with the model to design a one-of-a-kind inside. The of entirety is an analog clock on the dashboard.
You probably have one thing to have a good time, Bentley can assist: there’s area for a bottle and two champagne flutes on the rear middle console.
Energy comes from a 4.0-liter V8 that is twin-turbocharged to 542 horsepower and 568 pound-feet of torque. It spins the 4 wheels by way of an eight-speed automated transmission, and it sends this lounge on wheels from 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds and on to a prime pace of 180 mph. The record of ordinary options consists of rear-wheel steering, a 48-volt anti-roll management system and an air suspension system.
Bentley hasn’t launched pricing info for the 2024 Bentayga EWB Mulliner, however count on it to begin nicely into six-digit territory.
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