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A few months after the unveiling of the facelifted Bentayga last year, Bentley started working on a long-wheelbase model. We’ve seen it testing on a few occasions so far, with the rumor mill stating that it should have premiered already.
So, why isn’t the Bentley Bentayga EWB (extended wheelbase) ready yet? Only the crew from Crewe can answer this question, but it appears that they still have to make sure that everything functions accordingly before they launch it.
As they continue to do that, prototypes will get caught in the open, like this one, snapped recently in Sweden by our spy photographers. It still wears the ‘Beyond 100’ decals on the outside, highlighting the brand's program that will see the demise of models using internal combustion engines, and replacing them with battery-electric vehicles.
Nonetheless, until that happens, Bentleys will still have fuel tanks and will run on dead dinosaurs. The same goes for the Bentayga EWB, which is expected to pack the V8 and W12 engines. Some believe that a plug-in hybrid powertrain will be available for it too, yet since the automaker has remained tightlipped so far when it comes to this variant of the luxury SUV, we cannot confirm it yet.
What we can tell you instead is that the Bentayga EWB looks just like the normal one, save for the longer rear doors and a few inches added to the wheelbase that currently measures 117.8 in (2,992 mm). The extra space between the axles will open up more legroom for passengers sitting at the back. It is very likely that the long-wheelbase variant of the British high-rider, which is now believed to debut early next year and go on sale shortly after, won’t launch with a seven-seater option, but then again, we’ve seen stranger things, haven’t we?
As they continue to do that, prototypes will get caught in the open, like this one, snapped recently in Sweden by our spy photographers. It still wears the ‘Beyond 100’ decals on the outside, highlighting the brand's program that will see the demise of models using internal combustion engines, and replacing them with battery-electric vehicles.
Nonetheless, until that happens, Bentleys will still have fuel tanks and will run on dead dinosaurs. The same goes for the Bentayga EWB, which is expected to pack the V8 and W12 engines. Some believe that a plug-in hybrid powertrain will be available for it too, yet since the automaker has remained tightlipped so far when it comes to this variant of the luxury SUV, we cannot confirm it yet.
What we can tell you instead is that the Bentayga EWB looks just like the normal one, save for the longer rear doors and a few inches added to the wheelbase that currently measures 117.8 in (2,992 mm). The extra space between the axles will open up more legroom for passengers sitting at the back. It is very likely that the long-wheelbase variant of the British high-rider, which is now believed to debut early next year and go on sale shortly after, won’t launch with a seven-seater option, but then again, we’ve seen stranger things, haven’t we?
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