Bentley has been with no 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 known as Prolonged Wheelbase (EWB) that gives passengers a limousine-like cabin.
Stretching the Bentayga, which is Bentley’s best-selling mannequin, was harder than it’d sound; the Volkswagen-owned British agency notes that it spent a nine-figure sum on the brand new mannequin. It notably redesigned the facet 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 had been added to the Bentayga’s wheelbase, and the rear-seat passengers are the only real beneficiaries of the additional sheet steel. In its normal configuration, the EWB provides a 4+1 seating configuration with outer rear seats which might be heated, ventilated, 16-way power-adjustable and able to supplying you with one in all 5 massages. Patrons who need the final word in consolation can order the Airline Seat Specification, which Bentley calls “probably the most superior seat ever fitted to a automobile” — 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 strain factors. Curiously, 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 known 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 parts are activated as-needed to make sure the occupant is comfy.
Alternatively, consumers can order one in all two extra configurations known as 4 Seat Consolation and 5 Seat, respectively. Whereas the regular-wheelbase Bentayga is out there with three rows of seats, the EWB is two-row solely as a result of it caters to consumers who primarily need area.
The listing of choices is astonishingly lengthy; Bentley notes that 24 billion trim mixtures are potential. When you have cash to spare, you possibly can order the EWB with a cooler built-in into the rear a part of the middle console (champagne flutes are included, in fact), Diamond Illumination that depends on LEDs to shine mild via holes within the leather-based used to upholstery the door panels, and power-closing doorways.
Longer wheelbase apart, not rather a lot differentiates the EWB from the usual Bentayga when it is considered from the surface. Look intently and you will discover that the grille has been redesigned and that the 22-inch 10-spoke wheels are particular to this physique model. 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 carry 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 automated transmission, and Bentley quotes a 0-60-mph time of 4.5 seconds. 4-wheel steering comes normal 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 data hasn’t been launched but.
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