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Bentley has known for years one day it will go electric. In fact, the Brits even knew how they will do this and announced ever since the introduction of their first SUV in 2015 that the Bentayga will also become the company’s first electrified car. And now that car is on sale.
Presented at the end of last year, the Bentayga PHEV is finally about to make its way to the carmaker’s dealers all across the world. That also means we now know the price and, as you might have expected, it’s not cheap.
In Europe, the car Bentley calls the “SUV sector’s first true luxury plug-in hybrid” sells from €141,100, in its home market it starts at £133,100, and in the U.S. the price tag reads $160,000. The car is as of now available for order, with first deliveries expected to begin by the end of the year in Europe and early next year in the U.S.
Setting this car apart from the rest of the Bentayga range is of course its powertrain. In the PHEV it consists of a new 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 gasoline engine, an electric motor and a battery.
Combined, the combustion engine and the electric motor develop 443 hp and 700 Nm of torque. The numbers are high enough to ensure an acceleration time of 5.5 seconds and a top speed of 254 kph (158 mph).
When using the electric motor and the electricity stored in the battery, the Bentayga PHEV is capable of an all electric range of 39 km (24 miles) as measured under the WLTP testing procedure. In all, the SUV has three hybrid drive modes, and when chosen carefully they can translate into a combined range of 747 km (464 miles).
Helping the driver choose the optimum setting is Bentayga’s navigation system that automatically calculates when entering a destination the optimum combination of electric motor and engine.
In Europe, the car Bentley calls the “SUV sector’s first true luxury plug-in hybrid” sells from €141,100, in its home market it starts at £133,100, and in the U.S. the price tag reads $160,000. The car is as of now available for order, with first deliveries expected to begin by the end of the year in Europe and early next year in the U.S.
Setting this car apart from the rest of the Bentayga range is of course its powertrain. In the PHEV it consists of a new 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 gasoline engine, an electric motor and a battery.
Combined, the combustion engine and the electric motor develop 443 hp and 700 Nm of torque. The numbers are high enough to ensure an acceleration time of 5.5 seconds and a top speed of 254 kph (158 mph).
When using the electric motor and the electricity stored in the battery, the Bentayga PHEV is capable of an all electric range of 39 km (24 miles) as measured under the WLTP testing procedure. In all, the SUV has three hybrid drive modes, and when chosen carefully they can translate into a combined range of 747 km (464 miles).
Helping the driver choose the optimum setting is Bentayga’s navigation system that automatically calculates when entering a destination the optimum combination of electric motor and engine.
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