The W12 Bentayga is no more - can a new V8 flagship adequately take its place?
If you've been umming and ahhing over whether to buy a brand new W12 powered Bentley Bentayga, the opportunity has passed. While the 6.0-litre Speed version is still offered in other parts of the world, it was quietly dropped in Europe with last year's facelift.comes in, a more focused version of the V8 intended to fill some of that gap and - in the regions that don't get the W12 - top the range.
The Bentayga has always been better to drive than its critics would either believe or acknowledge. It might look as large and stately as one of the National Trust's posher properties, but pliant air springs, smart active damping and a well sorted chassis that isn't afraid to use its considerable wheel travel means it can be hustled at an impressive pace, especially over lumpy roads, and doubly so when equipped with the 48V anti-roll system.
The new rims will be well wide of many tastes, and certainly crossed my personal yuck threshold - the bent spoke shape and contrast polishing of the test car made them look like they'd been ordered from a 1990s German tuning catalogue. Thankfully the configurator suggests that solid colours look less offensive.
The gearbox remains the weaker dynamic link, with the chance to experience the Bentayga's eight-speed torque converter back-to-back with the double clutcher in the Flying Spur confirming the PDK is both noticeably snappier and much smarter. The Bentayga frequently misses changes when multiple downshifts are requested at the same time under manual control, and also hangs onto low gears for much longer than it needs to with the transmission in its Sport mode.
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