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Bentley has revealed a faster and more powerful V8 Bentayga Speed

Out goes the W12, in comes an uprated turbo V8 with a new ‘Sport’ mode

Bentley doesn’t make its 6.0-litre W12 rolling thundercloud anymore, so for its new Bentayga Speed has deployed an eight-cylinder powerhouse to startling – and surprisingly sideways – levels.

So welcome to the new Bentley Bentayga Speed: now a V8-powered luxury SUV with a ‘Sport’ mode. That’s right, ‘Sport’… in a big, two-and-a-half-tonne SUV.

Bentley said this new mode makes it exceedingly pointy, because ‘Sport’ stiffens up the dampers by 15 per cent, backs off the ESC “to permit exhilarating drift angles or power-on oversteer”, and even launch control. That’s right, ‘drift angles’ and launch control… in a big, two-and-a-half-tonne SUV.

And speaking of launches, you’ll get there quicker in this V8 car than in the old W12-engined Bentayga Speed. Bentley quotes 0-62mph in just 3.4s, a full half-second quicker than the 6.0-litre car. It’s also a full second quicker to 62mph than the regular V8 S.

Interestingly, Bentley hasn’t gone for the 771bhp hybrid V8 monster as fitted in the nose of the Conti GT Speed, but an ‘uprated’ twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8. Uprated to the tune of 641bhp and 627lb ft. More power than the outgoing Bentayga Speed (which had 626bhp), but less torque (the old SUV churned out 664lb ft).

Still, Bentley has given it a good old bark, because there’s a standard-fit sports exhaust, or the option of an Akrapovic titanium system. A far better soundtrack to accompany that new ‘Sport’ mode, which joins the standard ‘Comfort’ and ‘Bentley’ modes, the latter two carried over from the W12 car.


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New Bentley Bentayga Speed Revealed With 641 HP (478 kW)

New ESC mode allows drifting and full launch control for the first time.

The Bentley Bentayga Speed once wore the crown as the world’s fastest SUV, its mighty W12 engine propelling it to a staggering 190 mph (306 km/h). Now, it returns to the spotlight, but this time, with a V8 heart.

Bentley brought production of its W12-powered cars to an end last year, replacing them with the newer Ultra Performance Hybrid setup. The latest Bentayga Speed, however, skips the hybrid tech and sticks with pure internal combustion. Under the bonnet is a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 pushing out 641 hp (478 kW), which is significantly less than the 771 hp (575 kW) offered by the Ultra Performance Hybrid.

Even so, that’s a step up from the previous 6.0-litre W12-powered Bentayga Speed, which made 626 hp (467 kW). Torque drops by 50 Nm, but the new V8 Speed claws back time with a 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) sprint in just 3.4 seconds (0.4 seconds quicker than before). Keep the pedal to the floor and you will top out at a radical 311 km/h (193 mph).

Straight-line pace isn’t the only thing improved as Bentley has taken things up a notch, fine-tuning it for sharper responses and improved cornering confidence.

Drive modes remain familiar with Comfort and Bentley presets, but the Sport mode has been retuned specifically for the Speed. Steering response is enhanced, with damping now 15 per cent stiffer and brake torque vectoring added for more composed handling through twisty sections.

Also in the mix is four-wheel steering, a new launch control system, and a Dynamic ESC mode which, according to Bentley, opens the door for “exhilarating drift angles where appropriate.”

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New Bentley Bentayga Speed Revealed With 641 HP (478 kW)

It skips the hybrid tech and sticks with pure internal combustion.
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