Every time a respected European brand that crosses through the tradition in favor of marketing, market fuss. I remember the categorical rejection of Porsche Cayenne — not rejection from specific customers — they somehow just all right — but from the so-called art-lovers. Slightly less was met with hostility from the SUV Jaguar. A little less — from Lamborghini, although here it is just what I think, and terrible.
Now, after the mass production started Bentley Bentayga, fans of the British brand boil indignation — but in fact there is nothing to be indignant: a Bentley just lifted up and added a traditional sloping stern, well, that was like a SUV. It turned out, by the way, not bad at all. The only negative — the car is not too photogenic: live it looks much nicer than in the picture, and in this way, the problem with many cars in this class. But in terms of marketing and sales Bentayga clearly bring the long-awaited brand profit. Just as it happened in his time with the Porsche.
In Russia before Bentayga is shown once. It was a private screening at the end of the summer, when visitors seized all telephones and other means to create pictures: at the entrance you voluntarily gave all the staff, they were sealed with items in a large envelope and open it could only be at the exit of a special room to the car.
Now everything was simpler. The car passed the certification for the Russian market, but due to some difficulties did not have time to get in on Friday at customs, so over the weekend was in the public domain in turn two dealers Bentley. She could see, touch, take pictures and even licked — because if you like the brand as a whole, and SUV you like it too.
I want to say thank you to his friend Sergei Melyuhu, Director Bentley saloon Moscow Volgograd — and in common «Avilon» — because he pulled me lazy Sunday to look at this car. It was worth it.
What you see in front of Bentley, is not in doubt — corporate identity is read «a great success», and even non-standard form of the body does not cause problems. Beautiful this machine I will not name, but it has a certain breed that is valued much more expensive — both literally and figuratively. You've seen the English aristocracy? Well, at least in the pictures? So what do you want out of their cars?
But when you sit down in the room, it becomes a matter of fact do not care about what people think about it, those who are outside. And who is not. Because it is also within the Bentley. And the only thing that I could complain about is that the pedals for my taste too brought forward. Beautiful skin, comfortable seating, a beautiful finish. Traditionally too much information on the screen, but that at some point you learn to ignore.
From off-road functions in Bentayga has primarily pneumatic adjustable ground clearance from 145 to 235 mm, and a huge selection of modes suspension settings, among them apart from the traditional «snow», «sand», «Sport», «Comfort» and so forth. Is the mode denoted bukovkoy «B». When asked what kind of a regime, I was told that it was hard steering and soft suspension, in case if you suddenly have to go to London, for example, in Monaco. Well, until the pile attached a rear hitch. Not easy, of course. It does not interfere, do electric hitch, and extends it by pressing a button located on the side in the trunk.
The trunk, incidentally, is gorgeous. If hitch to fasten the truck with yacht (well, as in Monaco without the yacht) then fit easily in the trunk of the rest of the belongings, including a cook and a maid. After all, the trunk volume of 430 liters can be increased to 1650!
Also, as an option can be ordered and electrical thresholds, but their setup already produce dealers, not plants. By the way, while the sale will be «the first release» — «First Edition» — with personalization of the car is not too clear up: the choice can be enjoyed only a few exterior and interior colors, well, something else on the little things. But by the summer, even the autumn, there will be more colors and other features. By the way, released «First Edition» will be only 608 units — the number of horsepower under the hood. They have all sold out, some of them will arrive in Russia. Price starts at 15 million rubles.
PS The wheels on the photos I do not like, but the «twenty» were not designed for the nomination of the car in the cabin. For the Russian market cars will be equipped with 22-mi discs on a low-profile tires, because once it is clear that «dzhiperstvovat» on Bentayga no one will.
In Russia before Bentayga is shown once. It was a private screening at the end of the summer, when visitors seized all telephones and other means to create pictures: at the entrance you voluntarily gave all the staff, they were sealed with items in a large envelope and open it could only be at the exit of a special room to the car.
Now everything was simpler. The car passed the certification for the Russian market, but due to some difficulties did not have time to get in on Friday at customs, so over the weekend was in the public domain in turn two dealers Bentley. She could see, touch, take pictures and even licked — because if you like the brand as a whole, and SUV you like it too.
I want to say thank you to his friend Sergei Melyuhu, Director Bentley saloon Moscow Volgograd — and in common «Avilon» — because he pulled me lazy Sunday to look at this car. It was worth it.
What you see in front of Bentley, is not in doubt — corporate identity is read «a great success», and even non-standard form of the body does not cause problems. Beautiful this machine I will not name, but it has a certain breed that is valued much more expensive — both literally and figuratively. You've seen the English aristocracy? Well, at least in the pictures? So what do you want out of their cars?
But when you sit down in the room, it becomes a matter of fact do not care about what people think about it, those who are outside. And who is not. Because it is also within the Bentley. And the only thing that I could complain about is that the pedals for my taste too brought forward. Beautiful skin, comfortable seating, a beautiful finish. Traditionally too much information on the screen, but that at some point you learn to ignore.
From off-road functions in Bentayga has primarily pneumatic adjustable ground clearance from 145 to 235 mm, and a huge selection of modes suspension settings, among them apart from the traditional «snow», «sand», «Sport», «Comfort» and so forth. Is the mode denoted bukovkoy «B». When asked what kind of a regime, I was told that it was hard steering and soft suspension, in case if you suddenly have to go to London, for example, in Monaco. Well, until the pile attached a rear hitch. Not easy, of course. It does not interfere, do electric hitch, and extends it by pressing a button located on the side in the trunk.
The trunk, incidentally, is gorgeous. If hitch to fasten the truck with yacht (well, as in Monaco without the yacht) then fit easily in the trunk of the rest of the belongings, including a cook and a maid. After all, the trunk volume of 430 liters can be increased to 1650!
Also, as an option can be ordered and electrical thresholds, but their setup already produce dealers, not plants. By the way, while the sale will be «the first release» — «First Edition» — with personalization of the car is not too clear up: the choice can be enjoyed only a few exterior and interior colors, well, something else on the little things. But by the summer, even the autumn, there will be more colors and other features. By the way, released «First Edition» will be only 608 units — the number of horsepower under the hood. They have all sold out, some of them will arrive in Russia. Price starts at 15 million rubles.
PS The wheels on the photos I do not like, but the «twenty» were not designed for the nomination of the car in the cabin. For the Russian market cars will be equipped with 22-mi discs on a low-profile tires, because once it is clear that «dzhiperstvovat» on Bentayga no one will.
