Even if I don’t push this £258k palace on wheels to its absolute limits, the Bentayga does also have a towbar, so watch this space for a mini adventure involving that in the coming months. Lots of impressive driving tech to be excited about, then – and there’s plenty of demand for it.
The S accounts for about a third of Bentayga sales, alongside the two other main models: the standard car and the range-topping Azure. It’s early days, but the S is unquestionably impressive – as you would expect it to be.
I’ve so far mostly been enjoying the driving refinement and cosseting interior comfort in the suburbs and on the motorway, but there are many road trips planned to experience what might make this S special. Lucky me.
Update 2
I was driving on a 40mph dual carriageway not far from my house recently, when I realised I was doing quite a bit more than 40mph just as I approached a speed camera.
I was surprised by my speed, and immediately after that came the sinking feeling of existential dread: a stern call from Bentley, points on my licence and all the shameful regret that follows.
Later that day I was on a 20mph road, which I’m sure most of you will agree is a hard speed to maintain, but I stuck to it.
I was overtaken by a couple of drivers and assumed they were being extra aggressive in the presence of a matt-orange Bentley SUV.
I was slightly perplexed by all of this and thought how true it is that when driving a powerful car, speeds feel lower than they are.
Just the day before, I had spent more time than I would have liked trying to set up the Bentley app and create a personal profile in the car.
I’m hardly a technophile, but it’s safe to say this was not an intuitive experience, and despite receiving an ambiguous email some hours later that ‘A Contact Centre agent has confirmed a VIN using the admin tool’, the app now still says I need to add a VIN…
