We drove a Bentley Bentayga SUV to see if it's worth the asking price of $ 246,000 – here's the verdict

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• The Bentley Bentayga arrived in 2016.
• In its debut, the Bentayga helped usher in the era of the ultra-premium SUV.
• Rolls-Royce Lamborghini followed Bentley in the segment
• The Bentayga is powered by a twin turbocharged W12 engine
• The Bentley SUV can reach 60 mph in 4.0 seconds and reach a speed maximum of 187 mph. 19659004] The Bentley Bentayga 2018 starts at $ 195,000.

The Bentley Bentayga is one of the most talked about cars that does not carry the Ferrari pitch stallion nor one of Tesla's batteries.

The global demand for SUVs being inflexible, it was only a matter of time before the world's most exclusive automakers joined in the action.

Luxury high-end SUVs have been on the market for a long time, there have been luxury cars and SUVs. In recent times, Range Rover is an unstoppable sales juggernaut, while the Mercedes-Benz G-Clbad has long lost its utilitarian education to become a status symbol for the world's wealthy elite.

But it was only the beginning of the 2016 Bentayga that the era of the ultra-luxury SUV began. This year, the Bentley SUV was joined by both the Rolls-Royce Cullinan and the Lamborghini Urus.

In late 2016, Bentley filed a white Bentayga for Business Insider to check. Even though we were able to take pictures, time constraints did not allow us to drive long enough to properly evaluate the vehicle. A few months ago, Bentley gave us another boost when he loaned us another Bentayga – a 2018 Rubino Red model.

But this time we were able to spend almost a week with the Bentayga. The 2018 Bentley Bentayga starts at $ 195,000, but options at $ 48,120 and destination fees at $ 2,725 raised the price by $ 245,845.

Here is a preview of the Bentley Bentayga:

Here it is! Our Bentley Bentayga 2018 test car. A monster snowstorm the night before leaving the roads and our Rubino Red Bentayga covered with a thick layer of salt residue.

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For a breathtaking view of the Bentayga, here's the test car we borrowed at the end of 2016. And obviously this thing is a Bentley, you do not could not confuse it with anything else. The front fascia is punctuated by Bentley's grille and spherical headlights.

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Bentayga's style is the work of Bentley's former boss, Luc Donckerwolke, and director of exterior design SangYup Lee. Both were poached by the new luxury brand Hyundai Genesis

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