Bentley SUV???
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Bentley SUV???
Rumours have suggested for a long time that the car will be coming and German owner Volkswagen is certainly keen on broadening the range of Bentley.
An SUV would fit perfectly to the image of the British make. On top, it would make perfect sense to let Porsche do the basic engineering as the Stuttgart firm was heavily involved in developing VW’s own Touareg SUV – and, of course, their own Cayenne.
Besides these two plus Audi’s new Q7, a Bentley SUV would be the fourth model to be built around the same platform and technique – and there might even be a Lamborghini derivative, though latest information from Sant’ Agata say that the Lambo 4x4 is still some years away.
While underpinnings wouldn’t differ much from those used for the three existing SUVs, power is likely to come from both, the Arnage’s 6.75-litre V8 with 475 bhp and the Continental GT’s 6-litre W12 TwinTurbo developing 560 bhp.
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An SUV would fit perfectly to the image of the British make. On top, it would make perfect sense to let Porsche do the basic engineering as the Stuttgart firm was heavily involved in developing VW’s own Touareg SUV – and, of course, their own Cayenne.
Besides these two plus Audi’s new Q7, a Bentley SUV would be the fourth model to be built around the same platform and technique – and there might even be a Lamborghini derivative, though latest information from Sant’ Agata say that the Lambo 4x4 is still some years away.
While underpinnings wouldn’t differ much from those used for the three existing SUVs, power is likely to come from both, the Arnage’s 6.75-litre V8 with 475 bhp and the Continental GT’s 6-litre W12 TwinTurbo developing 560 bhp.
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Is bentley going to bother to design any cars, or are they just going to slap the same interior, front, and rear on different VW platforms? IMO the Cayenne and that thing you call a Bentley are both fugly!
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Originally Posted by 4Wheels
"A SUV would fit perfectly to the image of the British make."
Yeah whatever.
There already is a Bentley/Jaguar SUV, it's called Range Rover.
Yeah whatever.
There already is a Bentley/Jaguar SUV, it's called Range Rover.
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Correct me if I'm wrong. RR is owned by ford... so why shouldn't VW try to steel some customers away from their english SUV's?
I think it makes sense.. financialy anyways... Of course, I think they should completly redesign it, because this isn't the prettiest SUV out there.
Now, most said the same thing about the cayenne... some still think it's ugly... but most think it's the best SUV out there.
Oh and btw, with the cayenne being porsche's biggest seller - it's helping porsche invest more into the beloved 911... so it did make a lot of sense business wise.
And it didn't hurt the sales of the 911's or boxter/caymans...
I think it makes sense.. financialy anyways... Of course, I think they should completly redesign it, because this isn't the prettiest SUV out there.
Now, most said the same thing about the cayenne... some still think it's ugly... but most think it's the best SUV out there.
Oh and btw, with the cayenne being porsche's biggest seller - it's helping porsche invest more into the beloved 911... so it did make a lot of sense business wise.
And it didn't hurt the sales of the 911's or boxter/caymans...
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Originally Posted by Joeskie
Correct me if I'm wrong. RR is owned by ford... so why shouldn't VW try to steel some customers away from their english SUV's?
I think it makes sense.. financialy anyways... Of course, I think they should completly redesign it, because this isn't the prettiest SUV out there.
Now, most said the same thing about the cayenne... some still think it's ugly... but most think it's the best SUV out there.
Oh and btw, with the cayenne being porsche's biggest seller - it's helping porsche invest more into the beloved 911... so it did make a lot of sense business wise.
And it didn't hurt the sales of the 911's or boxter/caymans...
I think it makes sense.. financialy anyways... Of course, I think they should completly redesign it, because this isn't the prettiest SUV out there.
Now, most said the same thing about the cayenne... some still think it's ugly... but most think it's the best SUV out there.
Oh and btw, with the cayenne being porsche's biggest seller - it's helping porsche invest more into the beloved 911... so it did make a lot of sense business wise.
And it didn't hurt the sales of the 911's or boxter/caymans...
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Originally Posted by Joeskie
Correct me if I'm wrong. RR is owned by ford... so why shouldn't VW try to steel some customers away from their english SUV's?
I think it makes sense.. financialy anyways... Of course, I think they should completly redesign it, because this isn't the prettiest SUV out there.
Now, most said the same thing about the cayenne... some still think it's ugly... but most think it's the best SUV out there.
Oh and btw, with the cayenne being porsche's biggest seller - it's helping porsche invest more into the beloved 911... so it did make a lot of sense business wise.
And it didn't hurt the sales of the 911's or boxter/caymans...
I think it makes sense.. financialy anyways... Of course, I think they should completly redesign it, because this isn't the prettiest SUV out there.
Now, most said the same thing about the cayenne... some still think it's ugly... but most think it's the best SUV out there.
Oh and btw, with the cayenne being porsche's biggest seller - it's helping porsche invest more into the beloved 911... so it did make a lot of sense business wise.
And it didn't hurt the sales of the 911's or boxter/caymans...
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Man I hope they don't do it. I hold Bentley, and especially the C GT and Flying Spur, in very high regard. Building a car on that platform would dilute the brand in my opinion. Plus, regardless of who owns what, the Rover looks about 100x better than at least these initial drawings, again IMO.
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World’s most luxurious SUV
According to insider information the famous Volkswagen-owned British car maker Bentley is about to go off road. Dubbed “Cross Continental” the new model is set to rival the Porsche Cayenne, VW Touareg, Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator.
Hardly known, but the first steps into the SUV market were already made by Bentley years ago when they built just one Range Rover-based 4x4 named Dominator for some very rich and famous celebrity – back then.
Now that the luxury SUV market does not show any signs of slowing down but rather keeps going, Bentley is about to develop a genuine production 4x4 SUV, this time based on the next generation VW Touareg-Porsche Cayenne platform. Development of this platform is currently being tested by using various existing Cayenne mules. The Bentley 4x4 SUV is expected to be powered by a 6.0 litre Twin Turbo W12 engine from the Bentley Continental GT delivering 560 HP.
Its estimated price tag is 120.000 British Pounds. Speculations suggest that at least a concept car for the new model could debut at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Article by http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphoto...ew-bentley-4x4
World’s most luxurious SUV
According to insider information the famous Volkswagen-owned British car maker Bentley is about to go off road. Dubbed “Cross Continental” the new model is set to rival the Porsche Cayenne, VW Touareg, Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator.
Hardly known, but the first steps into the SUV market were already made by Bentley years ago when they built just one Range Rover-based 4x4 named Dominator for some very rich and famous celebrity – back then.
Now that the luxury SUV market does not show any signs of slowing down but rather keeps going, Bentley is about to develop a genuine production 4x4 SUV, this time based on the next generation VW Touareg-Porsche Cayenne platform. Development of this platform is currently being tested by using various existing Cayenne mules. The Bentley 4x4 SUV is expected to be powered by a 6.0 litre Twin Turbo W12 engine from the Bentley Continental GT delivering 560 HP.
Its estimated price tag is 120.000 British Pounds. Speculations suggest that at least a concept car for the new model could debut at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Article by http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphoto...ew-bentley-4x4
