Only a few people who purchase the Bentley Bentayga will ever enterprise away from perfectly-smooth roads, however keen to present the luxurious SUV a correct take a look at, Harry Metcalfe lately put one by way of its paces in his farm.

The veteran journalist says that Bentley UK took discover of him testing the present Land Rover Defender on his farm and needed to present him a Bentayga V8 to point out that it can also deal with some of these off-roading environments.

Admittedly, the off-road exams aren’t all that tough and are restricted to some driving on moist grass, each up and down steep hills. Nonetheless, techniques such because the height-adjustable suspension system do assist the SUV sort out completely different terrain with out breaking a sweat.

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The second half of the assessment is concentrated on the street the place the Bentayga V8 actually shines with good dealing with, spectacular efficiency, and wonderful sound deadening. Metcalfe provides that this can be very refined and a automobile that you’ll by no means get uninterested in driving, whereas this engine and the eight-speed computerized transmission additionally act as the right mixture for a luxurious SUV like this.

Whereas the 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W12 of the flagship Bentayga Speed delivers 626 hp and 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque, the Bentayga V8’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter engine is capped at 542 hp and 568 lb-ft (770 Nm) of torque. Nevertheless, that doesn’t imply it’s a slouch as it could possibly hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in a contact over 4 seconds and can attain a 180 mph (290 km/h) high pace.