Bentley Bentayga Hybrid

GO TO TOPGEAR.COM FOR EXTENDED TG GARAGE REPORTS, AND TO EXPLORE THE ARCHIVE REPORT 2 £157,800 OTR/£198,790 as tested/£1,700pcm WHY IT’S HERE Does downsizing and plugging in a big, luxurious SUV actually work? DRIVER Rowan Horncastle I’VE BEEN LUXURIATING IN THE SUMPTUOUS EXPERIENCE THAT IS the Bentayga. Once you’ve got in and allowed the invisible butler to soft close the doors behind you, you’re cocooned in a double-glazed bubble of wood and rich cowhide, and flutter off in silence. The problem comes 25–30 miles later when you either run out of electricity or require more than 134bhp. Which happens as soon as you exit an urban environment. It is then that the worryingly unrefined V6 engine fires into life and does its best to take up the slack. Unfortunately for the Bentayga’s…

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BBC Top Gear (digital) - 1 Issue, Oct-22

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