The Gentleman Magazine Issue 3 | June/July | Page 20

Review: The Bentley Bentayga Diesel
“The Most Luxurious & Practical SUV on the Market”
Words & Imagery By Sebastian Oakley
The Gentleman Magazine reviewed the new Bentley
Bentayga Diesel at Badminton Horse Trials and we can say that
the Bentayga is simply the most luxurious and practical SUV
on the market to date.
Our review model had a fantastic paint colour called Thunder
which really showed off the contours within the Bentayga’s
bodywork. It had the standard seating arrangement for rear
passengers; a 7 seat configuration is available.
It featured the fantastic Naim for Bentley Premium Audio
system and entertainment pack which consists of two
independent screens for the rear passengers which act as
viewing screens for your chosen media such as DVDs, Music,
Maps or TV however, once unlocked from their stands they can
act as standalone tablets powered by the android ecosystem.
This coupled with the main hide being a rich light sand colour
which Bentley are calling Portland and a lovely deep brown
for the secondary hide which is called Beluga and the Liquid
Amber veneer made being inside the Bentayga a pure joy.
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Our model was also fitted with the Mulliner Driving
Specification where the standard 16” wheels are removed and
you gain a 22” wheel set, the vehicle we reviewed had the 5
spoke design. Also on offer are colour specification, diamond
quilting to the seats and doors, drilled alloy sports foot pedals
with matching foot rest, embroidered Bentley emblems which
our model had however, these are an optional extra.
We personally feel this 5 spoke design from the Mulliner
Driving Specification is the best wheel option to go for as
it really shows off the Bentayga at its best in all terrains and
weather conditions giving the vehicle a lot of presence, not that
it hasn’t got that already!
We set out to use the Bentayga, as we would our own car,
when covering an event we have a lot of equipment and were
extremely impressed with the boot space. Having three people
covering an event you always have a tricky time transporting
everyone’s equipment such as cameras, computers, clothing etc
but we can say the Bentayga took it all in its stride without us
having to reorganise a single item.