Bentley Bentayga

[Tuercas viejas]

I bow to your superior commercial knowledge , and perhaps wrongly used the term generically . Besides some 'proper' Unimogs , we have some of these trucks built up as fire appliances , and definitely 4x4 which is clearly visible when viewed from straight ahead , used on many of the western isles , and most of our guys , including the fleet technicians refer to them collectively as Unimogs .

Those big trucks are pretty unstoppable regardless and our guys do take them well off road when dealing with grass fires and other hard to reach incidents .

The British army have some as well . The ones which regularly catch my eye are the bright yellow ones used by Railtrack - besides road wheels they also have axles which lower into place for running on the railways - and several often seen in the sidings just across the rail bridge from Glasgow Central station .

The way that one was progressing through those conditions I suspect it was a 4x4 .

We also have a couple of Pinzgauers on our fleet , also very capable and compact so suitable for use on the narrow roads on some of the islands .

AH Pinzgauers !!
I got factory trained on those way back (1970) when they were 710/712 M models with 4 cyl petrol engines . Yes a fine off road vehicle and very capable. I/we still fix 'em today.
A bit noisy and uncomfortable for long road trips and about 5 hours in the saddle is about as much as the back side can stand !
Nevertheless about 15 years ago I did do a trip in one (1972 710M) with three other guys and a lab as a guard dog!!!!

Going from Denver to Tucuman in Argentina the thing survived the terrible roads through Central America & Costa Rica going down to Panama and the ferry. Got the boat to Guayaquil then up onto the via Pan Americana at Cuzco. We did get it seriously stuck in a river bed (with caiman swimming about in southern Costa Rica oh the mud) but it got there, we did some work on renovating a holiday home and then came back. No problem whatsoever!
Gracia a Dios
Cheers Tuercas Viejas

 

[Darrell]

We're just back from Abu Dhabi / Dubai. There are more Bentaygas out there than we have 3 series BMWs here. Our neighbour out there has two. The Bentayga was designed for the Arabs and Americans and they love them.

So its official. The Bentayga is a car for someone with more money than sense and no sense of style.

 

[SW18]

Isn't it the case that the Touareg, Q7, Cayenne and Bentayga all share the same platform? With the cost of each successive model rising in proportion to the money/sense ratio of the buyers?

If so, how long before VAG produces a Bugatti version for £1mln, with the 1000hp+ V16 engine? Just the ticket for those wanting to one-up Bentayga owners...

 

[Lennox]

Saw one in Denmark today and that's £230k please!!!!


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[gl boy]

Bargain

 

[Alex]

6L twin-turbocharged 12-cylinder beast in the era of Lego engines with "V" sound coming through the speakers... I don't care what it looks like or why most people care what they look like driving one - I LOVE IT.

 

[BIRMA]

Many years ago I nearly bought a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S and a bit like this SUV it's nice inside but the outside is hideous. Where I live I quite often see new Rolls Royce's out on test along the A27 and I think the same thing what a hideous looking vehicle. The Bentley looks like an overgrown London Taxi

 

[Darrell]

Or this.

 

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AH Pinzgauers !!
I got factory trained on those way back (1970) when they were 710/712 M models with 4 cyl petrol engines . Yes a fine off road vehicle and very capable. I/we still fix 'em today.
A bit noisy and uncomfortable for long road trips and about 5 hours in the saddle is about as much as the back side can stand !
Nevertheless about 15 years ago I did do a trip in one (1972 710M) with three other guys and a lab as a guard dog!!!!

Going from Denver to Tucuman in Argentina the thing survived the terrible roads through Central America & Costa Rica going down to Panama and the ferry. Got the boat to Guayaquil then up onto the via Pan Americana at Cuzco. We did get it seriously stuck in a river bed (with caiman swimming about in southern Costa Rica oh the mud) but it got there, we did some work on renovating a holiday home and then came back. No problem whatsoever!
Gracia a Dios
Cheers Tuercas Viejas

While I haven't driven a Pinzgauer , I have sat in one and would rate the comfort on a par with a Landy ! I had a brigade Landy 110 TD5 for a couple of years and loved driving it , but they eventually took it off me ( no doubt my putting £70 diesel in it twice a week was a factor ! ) apart from the lack of elbow room and the Titanic turning circle , it was great .

I've off roaded in Landys a few times and it's amazing how far you can tilt them over sideways without them toppling , and if you can perform a leap of faith , you can go down inclines that you can't see from the drivers seat . My dad had a Series 1 years ago and it was great for fishing trips .

I still like G Wagens , a lot more roomy and comfortable than a Landy ( only been in two as a passenger , never driven one , but the owners spoke highly of them ) , I suspect equally capable to a Landy , but with MB reliability ( I wonder if LR get a bad press as the fire brigade one I had never gave trouble , nor do I remember my dad's one being problematic ) .

I also like Unimogs but have never driven one ; the other MB product , owned by a farmer friend which I think is amazing is his bright yellow MB Trac , complete with snowplough , which he bought from a Swedish airfield - looks like it would go to the ends of the earth too ...

 

[parvez78]

It's a strange one for me as I'm not sure whether to love it or hate it..

 

[BIRMA]

Or this.

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Yes, with a few more bob thrown at it with a blue sky thinking team me thinks, who are all paid more than their individual worth.