The Bentley Bentayga will be the most expensive SUV on the market when it goes on sale early next year.
The brand’s first-ever SUV will start at £160,200 and in Germany at Euros 208,500 Bentley said, with first deliveries early next year.
The Bentayga’s price is likely to be eclipsed by Rolls-Royce’s new SUV, which is codenamed “Project Cullinan.” The Rolls-Royce SUV will launch in 2018 and could cost as much as $400,000, reports say.
Currently, the most expensive SUVs are the Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG and the Land Rover Range Rover SV Autobiography.
Similarly priced offerings are planned, such as the Lamborghini Urus, Aston Martin DBX and Maserati Levante.
Bentley Bentayga will be powered by a twin-turbocharged version of parent Volkswagen Group’s 12-cylinder gasoline engine making 608hp.
Bentley says the Bentayga will be the fastest SUV available with a top speed of 187 mph.
Bentley confirmed that it will launch diesel and hybrid variants of the Bentayga. A spokesman said the hybrid will likely arrive in 2018 with the diesel before that.
The new Dawn drophead has gone into production at Rolls-Royce.
Only 28 drophead Dawn 2+2 models were made between 1950 and 1954 and the latest version shares very few parts with its contemporary saloon stablemates.
The new Dawn features a hood which can be deployed in 20secs and under the front bonnet is the familiar 563bhp 6.6 V12 coupled to an eight-speed automatic transmission which ‘looks’ ahead of the car using satellite technology to prepare for gearchanges depending on terrain and traffc. There are also bespoke sound and infotainment systems and body-heat detecting systems for night driving.
At the beginning of next year, the icon of the sporty compact class – the Golf GTI – is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Volkswagen will mark this historic event with a progressive special edition: the new Golf GTI Clubsport.
Volkswagen is presenting the production version of the new 265ps Golf GTI Clubsport at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt and offers a first look ahead at the driving performance of the most powerful production GTI ever.
Ford plans to expand its line-up and increase sales in the fast-growing SUV segment in Europe as well as all-wheel drive technologies.
Starting early next year with the Edge large SUV, which debuts at the Frankfurt Motor Show in European specification, Ford plans to launch five all-new or redesigned vehicles that will compete in the SUV and crossover space in Europe over the next three years.
