Bentley SUV confirmed
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08-01-2011, 03:34 PM
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Bentley SUV confirmed 
Bentley SUV confirmed
The British brand is poised to take on the Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover
It’s all go for Bentley’s SUV. Boss Wolfgang Durheimer has reportedly confirmed the British luxury brand will enter the SUV sector for the first time, taking on the likes of Range Rover.
Durheimer is the former head of R&D at fellow VW Group brand Porsche, where he developed the Cayenne, and has repeatedly hinted that a Bentley SUV was under consideration. It appears that expansion plans are behind the decision, as Bentley must increase its product range to deal with lean economic times.
SUVs are popular in the US, China and Europe – Bentley’s biggest markets – so Durheimer wants an off-roader that carries Bentley’s exclusivity.
There are no firm details on the new model, but Dürheimer told Auto Express at the Detroit Motor Show in January that it will be based on a heavily revised platform shared with the next-generation Porsche Cayenne. As well as using the four-wheel-drive chassis, Bentley’s position in the VW Group means it will also have access to petrol-electric hybrid power, as well as a host of high-performance diesels.
Prices are likely to exceed £90,000, with the new model targeting luxury off-roaders such as Range Rover and the top end of the Cayenne line-up. Expect Bentley’s SUV to arrive in 2013.
Durheimer is the former head of R&D at fellow VW Group brand Porsche, where he developed the Cayenne, and has repeatedly hinted that a Bentley SUV was under consideration. It appears that expansion plans are behind the decision, as Bentley must increase its product range to deal with lean economic times.
SUVs are popular in the US, China and Europe – Bentley’s biggest markets – so Durheimer wants an off-roader that carries Bentley’s exclusivity.
There are no firm details on the new model, but Dürheimer told Auto Express at the Detroit Motor Show in January that it will be based on a heavily revised platform shared with the next-generation Porsche Cayenne. As well as using the four-wheel-drive chassis, Bentley’s position in the VW Group means it will also have access to petrol-electric hybrid power, as well as a host of high-performance diesels.
Prices are likely to exceed £90,000, with the new model targeting luxury off-roaders such as Range Rover and the top end of the Cayenne line-up. Expect Bentley’s SUV to arrive in 2013.
#4
08-01-2011, 04:39 PM
Bentley SUV confirmed
The British brand is poised to take on the Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover
It’s all go for Bentley’s SUV. Boss Wolfgang Durheimer has reportedly confirmed the British luxury brand will enter the SUV sector for the first time, taking on the likes of Range Rover.
Durheimer is the former head of R&D at fellow VW Group brand Porsche, where he developed the Cayenne, and has repeatedly hinted that a Bentley SUV was under consideration. It appears that expansion plans are behind the decision, as Bentley must increase its product range to deal with lean economic times.
SUVs are popular in the US, China and Europe – Bentley’s biggest markets – so Durheimer wants an off-roader that carries Bentley’s exclusivity.
There are no firm details on the new model, but Dürheimer told Auto Express at the Detroit Motor Show in January that it will be based on a heavily revised platform shared with the next-generation Porsche Cayenne. As well as using the four-wheel-drive chassis, Bentley’s position in the VW Group means it will also have access to petrol-electric hybrid power, as well as a host of high-performance diesels.
Prices are likely to exceed £90,000, with the new model targeting luxury off-roaders such as Range Rover and the top end of the Cayenne line-up. Expect Bentley’s SUV to arrive in 2013.
Read more: Bentley SUV confirmed | News | Auto Express
The British brand is poised to take on the Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover
It’s all go for Bentley’s SUV. Boss Wolfgang Durheimer has reportedly confirmed the British luxury brand will enter the SUV sector for the first time, taking on the likes of Range Rover.
Durheimer is the former head of R&D at fellow VW Group brand Porsche, where he developed the Cayenne, and has repeatedly hinted that a Bentley SUV was under consideration. It appears that expansion plans are behind the decision, as Bentley must increase its product range to deal with lean economic times.
SUVs are popular in the US, China and Europe – Bentley’s biggest markets – so Durheimer wants an off-roader that carries Bentley’s exclusivity.
There are no firm details on the new model, but Dürheimer told Auto Express at the Detroit Motor Show in January that it will be based on a heavily revised platform shared with the next-generation Porsche Cayenne. As well as using the four-wheel-drive chassis, Bentley’s position in the VW Group means it will also have access to petrol-electric hybrid power, as well as a host of high-performance diesels.
Prices are likely to exceed £90,000, with the new model targeting luxury off-roaders such as Range Rover and the top end of the Cayenne line-up. Expect Bentley’s SUV to arrive in 2013.
Read more: Bentley SUV confirmed | News | Auto Express
