Bentley SUV?

qumber · June 29th, 2006, 08:52 PM

http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphotos/6060626.001/6060626.001.1L.jpg

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Bentley goes off the road
Is this Cayenne test mule the first hint to an SUV from the traditional British make Bentley? We guess so! Rumours have suggested for a long time that the car will be coming and German owner Volkswagen is certainly keen on broadening the range of Bentley.

An SUV would fit perfectly to the image of the British make. On top, it would make perfect sense to let Porsche do the basic engineering as the Stuttgart firm was heavily involved in developing VW’s own Touareg SUV – and, of course, their own Cayenne.

Besides these two plus Audi’s new Q7, a Bentley SUV would be the fourth model to be built around the same platform and technique – and there might even be a Lamborghini derivative, though latest information from Sant’ Agata say that the Lambo 4x4 is still some years away.

While underpinnings wouldn’t differ much from those used for the three existing SUVs, power is likely to come from both, the Arnage’s 6.75-litre V8 with 475 bhp and the Continental GT’s 6-litre W12 TwinTurbo developing 560 bhp.

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Blind_Io · June 29th, 2006, 09:03 PM

amdforever · June 29th, 2006, 09:17 PM

Lack of taste.

Cobol74 · June 29th, 2006, 09:34 PM

^ x2

You've got to build a competitor to a Range Rover not take your road car and jack it up and stick a station wagon back on it. By that I mean it's got to be the best at what it supposed to be. The Range Rover is not a half and half car - this is what is wrong with the Cayenne. The world does not need another Cayenne.

Lilleput · June 29th, 2006, 09:53 PM

Oh no!

No Boss · June 29th, 2006, 09:54 PM

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/seed~potato.JPG

Looks like a potato.

Cobol74 · June 29th, 2006, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by No Boss

Looks like a potato.

King Edward?

mautzel · June 29th, 2006, 09:59 PM

Don't build that, please! (The car, not the potato)

Cobol74 · June 29th, 2006, 10:01 PM

Oh, I think I just got it! They are trying to do a shooting brake - failed IMHO if that is so.

mautzel · June 29th, 2006, 10:07 PM

If that's Bentley's today interpretation of a shooting brake, they did not only fail but fail miserably. (The pic looks suspiciously like a photoshopped Touareg anyway)

The_Finn · June 29th, 2006, 10:14 PM

if thats not a photoshop a little part of me just died inside

Soundsession · June 29th, 2006, 10:17 PM

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if thats not a photoshop a little part of me just died inside

that's exactly what I was thinking!!!

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This NUST be a fake!

GraemeH · June 29th, 2006, 10:26 PM

"Hooray!", Cayenne drivers will be saying, "I'm not driving the ugliest SUV ever anymore!".

Xeon SX · June 29th, 2006, 10:51 PM

My God this is ugly

Wizegui · June 29th, 2006, 11:11 PM

Why must every volkswagon brand now have a damn SUV. Also, they all look pretty much the same too. All ugly. This one is no exception. Looks too German.

-duders

FATMOUSE · June 30th, 2006, 12:40 AM

oh, cock.

C53A_4G63T · June 30th, 2006, 12:41 AM

If i imagine what it looks like without seeing it, then i see a picture of it and it looks the same........ something is wrong.

Viper007Bond · June 30th, 2006, 12:43 AM

That is like the plainest looking SUV I've ever seen.

M3lover · June 30th, 2006, 12:58 AM

Wouldn't surprise me if they did.

VAG is going to milk the SUV trend for everything it's got

vRS · June 30th, 2006, 01:02 AM

Please no Bentley dont do it, its for the footballers wives shoppping trips and transpoting there brats to school

June 29th, 2006, 09:03 PM	#2
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Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Southampton Posts: 6,214 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 58	^ x2 You've got to build a competitor to a Range Rover not take your road car and jack it up and stick a station wagon back on it. By that I mean it's got to be the best at what it supposed to be. The Range Rover is not a half and half car - this is what is wrong with the Cayenne. The world does not need another Cayenne. __________________

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No Boss Neener, neener, I banned your title! Joined: Oct 8th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: 'mericuh, someday the UK. Age: 23 Posts: 6,693 Car: 2005 Volvo S60 R Rep Power: 74	Looks like a potato. __________________

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Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Southampton Posts: 6,214 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 58	Oh, I think I just got it! They are trying to do a shooting brake - failed IMHO if that is so. __________________

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mautzel Joined: Jan 28th, 2005 Last Online: January 5th, 2009 Location: Frankfurt/M, Deutschland Age: 28 Posts: 2,456 Car: Golf IV TDI Rep Power: 21	If that's Bentley's today interpretation of a shooting brake, they did not only fail but fail miserably. (The pic looks suspiciously like a photoshopped Touareg anyway)

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