Should you buy one?

The Bentley Bentayga is a 2.4-tonne SUV capable of 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds while cocooning you in a bubble of luxury that few other vehicles even aspire to, let alone deliver. Yes, it’s going to cost you nearly £200,000, but it’s a quite remarkable piece of automotive engineering and an experience nearly no other off-roaders come close to offering.

Ultra-posh Range Rover variants and the ultra-expensive Rolls-Royce Cullinan are the obvious rivals, but they aren’t as good to drive. So if you want an SUV, you want luxury and you want to enjoy driving yourself, the Bentayga is the car you should be looking at without question. It fully embodies all the grand-touring aspiration and capability the Bentley marque holds dear.

And don’t forget, the Bentayga can do comfort, too – something the EWB version takes further still. The interior, while arguably not as elegant as a Bentley Continental, is a fabulous place to spend time. Plus, with so much personalisation available, you have a rare opportunity here to create a motoring environment that is entirely bespoke to your tastes. It’s not a subtle car, but is a lovely one.

What we like

Despite its decadence, the Bentayga is still as pragmatic as a big SUV should be. It has a big boot. It can tow. You can specify four, five or seven seats. The V6 Hybrid offers the opportunity to waft around town silently, while the twin-turbo V8 charms with its hearty performance yet cultured cruising refinement.

What we don’t like

If you go searching for them, there are some VW Group parts in the interior that look much cheaper than the rest of the car. The Hybrid may be the ‘cleanest’ car in the range, but it’s still not that economical.

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