Saw My First Bentley Bentayga Yesterday

"desertdog5051" (desertdog5051) 09/09/2015 at 07:47 • Filed to: None

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Merged on to I-40 and saw a lightly disguised SUV. (No SR20 cause driving in traffic on the freeway in the city) The weird thing is that it had wraps on the taillights and 3 accent stripes/arcs in front of the rear wheel openings. (like this Carscoops image) When it signaled a lane change, the signals were amber and not red as the ‘16 models and they were horizontal rectangles. It had different openings on the front as is shown in the 2016 model promo pictures.

I caught up to it and saw it was a Bentley. (because it said so on the brake calipers).

The interior was full of measuring equipment. It had Michigan manufacturer plates and was heading east.

To be truthful, I was not that impressed looks wise. I know it is a very powerful and amenity rich SUV but that’s a lot of money just to sport a Bentley badge on a rather mediocre looking car.

But, moot point. I can’t to afford to buy one anyway.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 07:56

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Cool Touareg.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 07:57

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I didn’t know this was a thing, bit of an ugly fucker.

desertdog5051 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 09/09/2015 at 07:58

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Yeah, pretty much.

Moves-Like-Senna > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 07:59

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Can’t unsee

desertdog5051 > Moves-Like-Senna 09/09/2015 at 08:04

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Better looking and more affordable.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 08:06

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More reliable, too, probably. Kind of scary when you think about it...

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 09/09/2015 at 08:06

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Just you wait until it gets the Mansory treatment.

Cé hé sin > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 08:22

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“When it signalled a lane change, the signals were amber and not red as the ‘16 models and they were horizontal rectangles”

Rest of the world spec. No, I don’t know why Bentley cannot into orange indicators in America when they use them everywhere else.

desertdog5051 > Cé hé sin 09/09/2015 at 08:27

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Did not know that they used them everywhere else. But it makes sense.

Cé hé sin > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 08:29

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They haven’t much choice, most of the world doesn’t allow red indicators!

Cé hé sin > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 08:39

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More details here

Nauraushaun > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 08:58

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I think these pictures make it look much worse than it is. Particularly that bullshit magazine render - the real car is actually more interesting than they assumed.

Patrick Nichols > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 09:06

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So is this based off the Cayenne, Toureg, Q7, or on it’s own platform? Are these three all basically the same underneath?

desertdog5051 > Nauraushaun 09/09/2015 at 09:26

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I assume what I saw was a production version and it was a bit different than what I posted. It was still a very bland looking car. IMO.

desertdog5051 > Patrick Nichols 09/09/2015 at 09:28

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Don’t know. But being a VAG car, I would assume it is a shared platform.

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > Patrick Nichols 09/09/2015 at 09:38

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Yes.

Steve in Manhattan > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 15:25

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This thing is atrocious. I kind of like the Flying Spur, but that is not a good-looking SUV.

desertdog5051 > Steve in Manhattan 09/09/2015 at 15:39

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I agree. Bentley is drunk.

Steve in Manhattan > desertdog5051 09/09/2015 at 15:42

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I had the same reaction to the Cayenne, but came to accept it, especially when they said it would allow Porsche to keep making sports cars.