I have a 2017 Bentayga V8 Diesel and have to say it’s the best everyday car I’ve ever owned. I’ve had every Porsche including Panamera Sport Turismo but this is in a different class. It does everything so very very well and I regularly get over 40 mpg on long runs. It has the cabin of a Continental GT but the practicality of a Range Rover. I’ve taken it across fields and down river banks when I go fishing and it takes everything in its stride. I did have some custom rubber floor mats made for everyday use. Highly recommend this car. By the way your videos are very good. 👍
I’ve driven a few of them and for a reasonable distance. All of them were petrol models and they all had the same effect on me, and that was when I got to the customer’s house or place of business. I simply didn’t want to hand it over to them. I wouldn’t hesitate to get one if it wasn’t for the fact of the maintenance. I could probably buy one with a little bit of juggling, but the potential for ruining my experience should I encounter a big issue, although I do have no illusions about the cost of general servicing and replacement of brakes, tires etc…….oh well, I hope you’re still happy with the one you have.
Amazing car and I'd love to own one but I couldn't handle the attention, whenever you pull up somewhere you'll be under the spotlight understandably and I'd hate that.
Loving your video edits with seamless B roll. As to the car, I drive a full size SUV granted not a Bentley, but they make sense for comfort and room onboard. If I ever was looking at a high value car, I'd seriously look at staying with an SUV. Not a fan of the Rolls though, still think it looks like a London Taxi, especially in black
Tomorrow, I go in to get my Bentayga. It's a w12 Mulliner Black Edition, with white and black interior, with most options (night vision, HUD, rear entertainment, cameras all around, etc). CPO from Bentley. I'm so excited and nervous. But I haven't heard many horror stories, so fingers crossed
Lovely machine and great review as always! I understand the nitpicking though, I have a heated steering wheel in my 17 plate Kia Optima which I use every morning in the winter 😅 I don’t get how cars like this don’t have such features fitted as standard..
As a machine in terms of engineering and craftsmanship. There’s a lot to like it. But I find it vulgar and ostentatious. But like you said, certain colour and specifications can look more tasteful. I understand why Bentley made it because there’s a healthy market for SUVs.
The problem with Crossovers/SUVs isn't nescessarily the cars, it's the drivers. The type of people who would like to speak to the manager, or only ever drives it down the local highstreet, or to their kids school that is walking distance from their house.
A wise (and wealthy) man once told me, when contemplating second-hand luxury cars, "If you can't afford a new one, you certainly can't afford a used one".
Well if you can afford 80 grand for a car your not really worried about the cost I say, loved the Evian water gag remember seeing a documentary about luxury yachts, and a woman had boxes of it put aboard so she could bathe in it ''yes I know how would you hot enough up for a bath'' not her prob that's the crews, money wow just makes life nicer. Just love a Bentley any of them. cheers Matt.
Had to purchase a hub cap badge [1 1/2 inches diameter] centre for a Bristol in 1976 - those little badge collectors! The cost is seared into my brain - £50. Some £380 in today’s money. Watch for those unexpected extras with luxury lubley cars!!! Great review as usual. Those servicing costs are not bad. Maybe diesel luxury is the way to go!
Further thoughts! Is there not a way for you to turn off comments if you are trying to sell for a friend? Me, I do not find them at all ostentatious and being a bit slow am beginning to wonder if Diesel Luxury Pre Owned is the better way to go. Those servicing costs per annum, even if it is plus parts, are not bad. Very nice car all round. Great review ride video again.
On heck, no heated steering wheel! (My wife's car has one and I have never used it). What next - a heated gear knob? Heated accelerator pedal? (Great test and a lovely car).
My wife has wanted one ever since a very helpful salesman at Rybrook gave us the keys to a barely driven demonstrator. As you say, some do not like the looks but just get in one and it rather changes your mind…you don’t care if the neighbours hate you…YOU know why you bought it. I’m waiting for a low mileage V8 but it must have Sunshine, City and Touring packs plus be a Mulliner specification and have Naim HiFi…so I shall have to start looking again once we have sold a house or two! 😎😎😎😎
Recognised the footage through Roecliffe Village there. I think most North Yorkshire folk would take a Skoda Yeti over the Bentley and keep the change!
Matt what’s going on! It took you till nine minutes and thirty seconds to mention the ‘double cup holders’ 😂 Another great review keep em coming mate 😀👍🏻
5:25 I have an excellent solution, you take off your muddy boots and you put it in your range rover support car that's been following you on the off road trail and then put on your gucci loafers and drive off to your cocktail party while the range rover goes home
Hi Matt great review as always I quite like the Bentley but wouldn’t choose it over a Range Rover L405 definitely the better car especially the four seater In my opinion hope you are well best wishes ian
1000 x more desirable than any sports or supercar. Highly versatile all rounder. But it attracts a lot of attention. Spotters taking photos for insta and such. I'd prefer a new 110 Defender with the strongest inline 6 diesel.
That diesel V8 would be an awesome motor. 900 nm of torque ? I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it. I’d much prefer a high spec RR with the new D350 diesel 258 kw / 700 nm A RR does it all, it fits in everywhere And huge breadth of capability. That will do me…
The only one we have local to us is in a Gold Foil wrap - I don't think they are too worried about being noticed (it does look excruciatingly hideous btw).
Hi Matt it does look fantastic but there is an awful lot of Audi going on there but the interior makes up for it I'm sure it's a fantastic car where do I spend £90,000 on a used one not sure cheers Phil
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Brand new Range Rover or a pre owned Bentayga? True the worst depreciation has already happened on the Bentayga, but the off-road capability of the Range Rover is legendary. And the road presence of the Bentayga is just that little more.
If you consider that a pristine used petrol will cost you £200k+, then a diesel, at £100k, seems quite reasonable, but only if you change the definition of 'reasonable'!
Potentially a good review based on the content but you verbally deliver as though you’re reading the entire review from a piece of paper, it somewhat reminds me of being at school and reading out aloud in front of the class.
Someone called it the 'posh Audi! Maybe it's me, any 4x4 not a Range Rover or an X5 doesn't do it for me. Nice car though and a very good review as always.👍
I've been in an Q7 and a Range Rover as a passenger and the ride is bouncy, I guess being a higher centre of gravity. Is that the same case with the Benteyga?
As a driver and advocate of the Range Rover I am staggered by the disapproval I feel for the Bentayga, they're just too ostentatious. Frankly I'd much rather be scoffed at for driving the same marque as my beloved Queen rather than someone who can kick a ball around rather well.
I think I too would be seduced by that interior looks amazing, but if I had that sort of money to spend on a car not sure this would my choice. I'm not the greatest fan of SUV's and I'm just not sure I like the lines of the Bentayga.
I have to disagree about the G Wagon……. The G Wagon reminds me of Brentwood, where I live…… a fairly quiet well to do town, separated from the London sprawl by the green belt - sadly tarred by the arrival of TOWIE and its orange painted entourage…. The G Wagon was an Austrian/German military 4x4, with the performance of a medium sized glacier…. and the structural integrity of a bank vault…… now, with a V8 reactor under the bonnet, comedy exhausts by Matrix Churchill and a Puff Diddly Gangsta at the wheel…. they’re ruined…..🙁 but, they still retain the galvanised shed profile 🙂
Nearly ten minutes into the video before you mentioned the cup holders lol Just a quickie, how long did it take you to make the video or rather to film it? Must be a lot of stopping starting moving cameras around, cant see you having a ten man film crew 🤔
im looking for a used SUV but dont know what to go for. if you had to chose, what would you go for, a disco sport, x5, cayenne. for the amount im looking to spend, id have to go for something 2015 onwards with about 70K miles. any thoughts or other suggestions would be very helpful. i need to get rid of my kia sportage..
I spent about 8 months working on the Bentley factory boiler house some years ago and the most impressive thing i saw among all the cars in the factory was a bentagya fitted with a tow bar, class
Scheduled TV is what people had in the old days; content on demand like UA-cam is what people want today and there are thousands of new stars and programmes
@@HighPeakAutos Did you really just "love" a comment telling you how brilliant you are?! 🤣This Manc has changed with a little bit of wealth...just like Manchester City!
I bought a new Bentley Bentayga Diesel in 2017 (Mulliner Spec), amazing performance and great fuel economy but it was back at with Bentley every month as the sump filled with diesel every 3.5k miles, dash warning to reduce oil level (according to Bentley this was normal). Micro blistering under the paintwork (in various places) which Bentley eventually resprayed under warranty and tyres at £620 a corner. Mulliner spec does give heated steering wheel and massage seats but overall not worth the £156k price tag, needless to say I wouldn't get another (diesel sales stopped in 2019).
It’s the start stop causing the diesel diluting the oil. It’s common on traffic and city driving. We have had that happen on 2.0tdi A3 quite often after 8k it was 1.5l diesel in the engine oil
@@AB-vr6qe Range Rover is by far the best pound for pound, I've had three of them and the pleasure of ownership out way any maintenance issues but each to their own.
Fun review, thank you! Always cool to see what you present to us motoring enthusiasts👍 Can I add, I really appreciate and thank you for your meticulous B-roll shots, enhances your reviews greatly with every detail in good view for either looks/style, practicality and tech😎
I live and work in Altrincham, plenty of these on the roads around here.. mostly black, with blacked out windows, and black alloys, and yet whenever one drives past me I appreciate them. beautiful machines.
Your very good at the reviews but every so often I need to yell at my screen . The very high end luxury car market has produced some horrible looking body shapes and this is one of them even if the interior of this Bentley is as good as it appears to me it’s still a butt ugly looking car , However it does look better than that awful looking Rolls Royce Cullinan which is frankly a monster design error which makes me laugh every time I see one .
Now the Continental GT, that is something special....this, I have to disagree on the standing out, it really looks like an old 2000s Touareg on most angles if you don't pay attention, not sure I'd pay that kind of money even if it were pocket change for something that looks so pedestrian...also being a bit old fashioned, I still cringe when I hear the words 'luxury' and 'suv' in the same sentence, having to climb somewhere instead of just sitting😁
I would be interested to see how the new Range Rover competes with this. Looks are subjective (not for me) but they are a very well accomplished and high quality product we a great engine. The interior oozes quality
I love how you’re delivering a sensible just factual script along with some great visuals. Your UA-cam game is definitely improving man, congrats I hope you become really successful with it all.
I can categorically testify that my car (had it 4yrs now) regularly exceeds 40mpg. In fact we’re heading to Scotland in it tomorrow and if I stick to 70mph it will be +40mpg on the way north in absolute comfort and luxury. I can’t speak highly enough of the car because next week it will be ploughing across fields to the river bank without breaking sweat covered in mud. Brilliant car.
I completely understand your gripe with heated steering wheels Matt, I drive a 2018 Astra Elite that I got my old man, it has heated seats front and back and a heated steering wheel and once you have it you don't want to go without 🤣 I've been toying with treating myself to a bmw or merc, but the lack of heated steering wheels is a joke, as they're hidden in overpriced packs. It's a joke that a Bentayga doesn't have it as standard.
My Lexus RX is my Benteyga 😂 where’s all the RX fans at? £1200 for a service?? I could buy another RX for the price of 3 Bentley services haha Loved the Alderlyedge, wilmslow and Hale Barnes references, spot on!!! (Although you forgot to mention Prestbury) As nice as these cars are (X5, Q7, RR) I’ll stick to the Japanese - Lexus or Land Cruiser…. 😂
The Bentayga maybe a cut above a Range Rover, and for those with limitless finances that will be all the justification needed for its purchase, BUT to me the Range Rover is unbeatable, it fits in with so many life styles and is virtually classless whereas the Bentayga just ends up looking vulgar...
The main issue with the Range Rover (especially where I am) is that they are very very common. They also have the blot of the neck tatted, Armani tracksuit wearing Sport owner to tarnish the image. I also don't know anyone (1st hand) who has not had constant problems with JLR products from new. If it was my choice, the RR wouldn't be mine. However I do have a soft spot for the Galaendewagen, ever since I saw my Uncle's in 1980s Hamburg. Just sheer bank vault bullet proof quality.
Personally... this or a Range Rover? Range Rover for me. I'm not convinced by the styling, it's subjective I know but I think the lights are odd, the grille is too big, the lines are poorly resolved. The engineering while I'm sure is perfectly competent is entirely VW, all they do is assemble and paint these cars in the UK, the interior looks amazing and I like the customisation in the UK but then it should for the price. On the price, for a second hand one of these you could almost get a new Range Rover. It's flashy for the sake of it, not a special as it appears on the surface and also Its just not that... hate to say this... cool.
£90,000 for a used car hahahahahahahaha . Fuck me sideways . I've purchased a canal boat , a 3 bedroom terraced house up north , & still have £43,000 change to invest . Utterly ridiculous. The gap between the average person ,andte rich is increasing on a weekly even daily basis .
Thanks for a good analysis of the Bentley but I’m not convinced, this is just a shared vw platform with Bentley badges , the front end looks like a late 90’s Corolla, I would far prefer a Range Rover because it’s a pure vehicle. Bentley are just re-badged vw/Audi group cars, simple as that
Er, they're very definitely NOT re-badged anything! This is just some form of ridiculous inverted snobbery from someone who is definitely NOT the 'target demographic'...! Probably best go and buy a Ford Something.....
@@andymccabe6712 you are very naïve, they really are re-badged vw audi group cars, Bentley lost their soul and manufacturing brilliance when they sold out to the Germans, if you believe they are true Bentley cars then you are seriously delusional. And believe me, I wouldn’t be seen dead in a Ford
@@apanda1662 The platform and several parts are similar, but there are many differences that lead to a difference in ride quality and performance, all which costs more, but are afforded by the target customers. This includes suspension and the engines, but the interior itself is a huge difference (if it matters to you). The guys at Bentley also modify a lot of the parts. I saw a comment from a guy saying he used to work for Bentley and recalled how "they would improve the VW systems to the annoyance of the Germans." Sounds like Saab and GM. And, Ford make good cars.
@@Spenny909 I take your point, but if we cast our minds back a few years , it was ok for everyone to criticise the Jaguar X-Type due to it sharing parts with the Ford Mondeo, but because this vehicle has a Bentley badge , we are somehow being guided to overlook its roots. The X-Type was vastly improved over the Ford underpinnings yet it was vilified. I’m sorry but there is a very large dose of hypocrisy going on here and I certainly wouldn’t pay the price Bentley are asking for what essentially is an Audi Q7
@@apanda1662 Yes, this is true, and I make the same point RE Jaguar: they know how to set up a car for sportiness and comfort. They share parts but the end result is different.
I hear everything you say but non of the MQB based cars seem to be able to achieve the SUV 4x4 purpose. I love my off roaders but all of these just scream tasteless pointless unwieldy vulgarity. Horses for courses.
Just the decision I was looking to make. Thanks so much! Definitely will buy this on Forza later this evening.
Hahah glad I could help
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I have a 2017 Bentayga V8 Diesel and have to say it’s the best everyday car I’ve ever owned. I’ve had every Porsche including Panamera Sport Turismo but this is in a different class. It does everything so very very well and I regularly get over 40 mpg on long runs. It has the cabin of a Continental GT but the practicality of a Range Rover. I’ve taken it across fields and down river banks when I go fishing and it takes everything in its stride. I did have some custom rubber floor mats made for everyday use. Highly recommend this car. By the way your videos are very good. 👍
what do you do for a living?
are you a drug dialer 🤣
@@ryanhall9347 he sells feet pics to enterprise software salesmen
Drug dealer to city traders ?
I’ve driven a few of them and for a reasonable distance. All of them were petrol models and they all had the same effect on me, and that was when I got to the customer’s house or place of business. I simply didn’t want to hand it over to them. I wouldn’t hesitate to get one if it wasn’t for the fact of the maintenance. I could probably buy one with a little bit of juggling, but the potential for ruining my experience should I encounter a big issue, although I do have no illusions about the cost of general servicing and replacement of brakes, tires etc…….oh well, I hope you’re still happy with the one you have.
Hated the look of them when they first came out. But now they look super impressive. 👌
Amazing car and I'd love to own one but I couldn't handle the attention, whenever you pull up somewhere you'll be under the spotlight understandably and I'd hate that.
Looks like a tiguan guess it is made by the same people
@Gospod Nadskof they are owned by the same people also vw sell alot of cars in England
Love the fact you you showed both the car and the brand the respect they deserve and got dressed up for this one
Love the "Watering your plants with Evian' quote. :) :)
Loving your video edits with seamless B roll. As to the car, I drive a full size SUV granted not a Bentley, but they make sense for comfort and room onboard. If I ever was looking at a high value car, I'd seriously look at staying with an SUV. Not a fan of the Rolls though, still think it looks like a London Taxi, especially in black
I assume the same engine in the SQ7 diesel.
Speaking of the SQ7 diesel, we now get the petrol one like in North America.
Tomorrow, I go in to get my Bentayga. It's a w12 Mulliner Black Edition, with white and black interior, with most options (night vision, HUD, rear entertainment, cameras all around, etc). CPO from Bentley. I'm so excited and nervous. But I haven't heard many horror stories, so fingers crossed
Did you get it?
Another great review matt👍👍and we'll done dodging that massive van mate 😂😂👍👍
This review sums you up. Always thought this of you. Now I know.
That I like Bentleys?
Cars like this are just a dream for me,loved it, thank you.
Great review. Sounds like a fabulous car but I have a thing about modern Bentleys - I just can't get past that grill - I hate it.
I really enjoy your reviews, proper automotive poetry
Glad you like them!
Lovely machine and great review as always!
I understand the nitpicking though, I have a heated steering wheel in my 17 plate Kia Optima which I use every morning in the winter 😅 I don’t get how cars like this don’t have such features fitted as standard..
I agree. It ought to come with everything
There’s this Bentayga Speed I’ve seen a few times in East Ham and it’s silver, with black trim, spoiler, wheels and everything. It looks amazing.
I love them
in Newham?
Welcome to North Yorkshire, hope you enjoyed your stay.
As a machine in terms of engineering and craftsmanship. There’s a lot to like it. But I find it vulgar and ostentatious. But like you said, certain colour and specifications can look more tasteful. I understand why Bentley made it because there’s a healthy market for SUVs.
Thought they were hearse like in black. Saw one in white and it changed my mind. If only I had the wedge.
The problem with Crossovers/SUVs isn't nescessarily the cars, it's the drivers. The type of people who would like to speak to the manager, or only ever drives it down the local highstreet, or to their kids school that is walking distance from their house.
I know what you mean. Not much we can do about that though
From the rear/side it looks very like a VW Touareg
A wise (and wealthy) man once told me, when contemplating second-hand luxury cars, "If you can't afford a new one, you certainly can't afford a used one".
Mowing your lawn in a tuxedo, brilliant!
Well if you can afford 80 grand for a car your not really worried about the cost I say, loved the Evian water gag remember seeing a documentary about luxury yachts, and a woman had boxes of it put aboard so she could bathe in it ''yes I know how would you hot enough up for a bath'' not her prob that's the crews, money wow just makes life nicer. Just love a Bentley any of them. cheers Matt.
I always loved it. There's 3 or 4 I see every now and then and always wish we could swap, but dont worry, I'd definitely give it back though
Had to purchase a hub cap badge [1 1/2 inches diameter] centre for a Bristol in 1976 - those little badge collectors! The cost is seared into my brain - £50. Some £380 in today’s money. Watch for those unexpected extras with luxury lubley cars!!! Great review as usual. Those servicing costs are not bad. Maybe diesel luxury is the way to go!
No because there isn't a single parking space in the UK that this car will fit into.
They're not any bigger than any other large SUV
Further thoughts! Is there not a way for you to turn off comments if you are trying to sell for a friend? Me, I do not find them at all ostentatious and being a bit slow am beginning to wonder if Diesel Luxury Pre Owned is the better way to go. Those servicing costs per annum, even if it is plus parts, are not bad. Very nice car all round. Great review ride video again.
Yet another great review of a beautiful car Matt👌
I think the styling is ageing very nicely.
Great more than met my expectations…. Now where’s the bairns money box……….?
On heck, no heated steering wheel! (My wife's car has one and I have never used it). What next - a heated gear knob? Heated accelerator pedal? (Great test and a lovely car).
Hi Nice to see you in my neck of the woods "Gods own Country " !!
My wife has wanted one ever since a very helpful salesman at Rybrook gave us the keys to a barely driven demonstrator. As you say, some do not like the looks but just get in one and it rather changes your mind…you don’t care if the neighbours hate you…YOU know why you bought it. I’m waiting for a low mileage V8 but it must have Sunshine, City and Touring packs plus be a Mulliner specification and have Naim HiFi…so I shall have to start looking again once we have sold a house or two! 😎😎😎😎
Good choice
Crikey Matt, what an absolutely, stunningly beautiful county 😁
Not that I'm biased or anything.
Recognised the footage through Roecliffe Village there. I think most North Yorkshire folk would take a Skoda Yeti over the Bentley and keep the change!
Stunning Bentley
Who else with me don’t like the new rear lights?!!
I love the new style oval lights. Far better than this shapes
Matt what’s going on! It took you till nine minutes and thirty seconds to mention the ‘double cup holders’ 😂 Another great review keep em coming mate 😀👍🏻
Nice car… I recognise that pub, The Crown Inn at Roecliffe… Did they still have the two manikins sat at the table outside the front?
I didnt notice those. Beautiful village though. Proper old England
5:25 I have an excellent solution, you take off your muddy boots and you put it in your range rover support car that's been following you on the off road trail and then put on your gucci loafers and drive off to your cocktail party while the range rover goes home
Hi Matt great review as always I quite like the Bentley but wouldn’t choose it over a Range Rover L405 definitely the better car especially the four seater In my opinion hope you are well best wishes ian
Hi Ian, thanks! I do agree the range rover is a better all-rounder. Cheers
@@HighPeakAutos thanks Matt have a good evening
Beautiful car.
If money was no objection, this would be top of my list.
Me too
Love your work 👍
A used 4l diesel Bentayga in Australia is $330000. (£160000)
This has actually been a burning question
I can never get over that it’s just a posh Touareg. I’d rather get the Tourareg, or a Range Rover Sport if you really have too.
1000 x more desirable than any sports or supercar. Highly versatile all rounder. But it attracts a lot of attention. Spotters taking photos for insta and such. I'd prefer a new 110 Defender with the strongest inline 6 diesel.
Hello HIGH PEAK... love the reviews and honest opinion. Would you do a review of an Infiniti qx30d, always loved them.
Hi, yes will do. Cheers
It is missing something?....a "child on board" yellow triangle sticker on the rear window for the school runs 😂
That diesel V8 would be an awesome motor.
900 nm of torque ?
I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it.
I’d much prefer a high spec RR with the new D350 diesel
258 kw / 700 nm
A RR does it all, it fits in everywhere
And huge breadth of capability.
That will do me…
The only one we have local to us is in a Gold Foil wrap - I don't think they are too worried about being noticed (it does look excruciatingly hideous btw).
Oh dear. That's exactly the sort of thing I was talking about. You've got to keep these classy or else you look like an idiot
Enjoyed that. Thank you. I've got my eye on a flying spur. I've seen a nice 1 for £13,000! Could u review one perhaps?
Great vid once more. It is very similar to an SQ8 though.
There's nothing else in the market quite like it? How about an Audi Q7?
Hi Matt it does look fantastic but there is an awful lot of Audi going on there but the interior makes up for it I'm sure it's a fantastic car where do I spend £90,000 on a used one not sure cheers Phil
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Brand new Range Rover or a pre owned Bentayga? True the worst depreciation has already happened on the Bentayga, but the off-road capability of the Range Rover is legendary. And the road presence of the Bentayga is just that little more.
That’s the thing. The range rover is the better all rounder but the Bentayga does luxury and performance better
my favorite ever SUV ever
I want one
Great review, would love one.
If you consider that a pristine used petrol will cost you £200k+, then a diesel, at £100k, seems quite reasonable, but only if you change the definition of 'reasonable'!
Potentially a good review based on the content but you verbally deliver as though you’re reading the entire review from a piece of paper, it somewhat reminds me of being at school and reading out aloud in front of the class.
Love your content. Hate this car with a passion. Steve Bruce has one.
I’ll take a dark green flying spur any day thank you.
Someone called it the 'posh Audi! Maybe it's me, any 4x4 not a Range Rover or an X5 doesn't do it for me. Nice car though and a very good review as always.👍
Fair enough!
Is it April 1st? You think that looks nice? Can I trust your views ever again?
I find SUVs wallowy, Is that the same with the Bentayga? I prefer a saloon any day and hope they remain. My favourite saloon is the BMW 5 series.
Definitely not wallowy. It handled really well
I've been in an Q7 and a Range Rover as a passenger and the ride is bouncy, I guess being a higher centre of gravity. Is that the same case with the Benteyga?
Great review
As a driver and advocate of the Range Rover I am staggered by the disapproval I feel for the Bentayga, they're just too ostentatious. Frankly I'd much rather be scoffed at for driving the same marque as my beloved Queen rather than someone who can kick a ball around rather well.
I think I too would be seduced by that interior looks amazing, but if I had that sort of money to spend on a car not sure this would my choice. I'm not the greatest fan of SUV's and I'm just not sure I like the lines of the Bentayga.
Loving the review.... 👌
Glad you liked it!
No picnic table or port decanter? Nah sorry mate but good promotion for North Yorkshire.
I have to disagree about the G Wagon……. The G Wagon reminds me of Brentwood, where I live…… a fairly quiet well to do town, separated from the London sprawl by the green belt - sadly tarred by the arrival of TOWIE and its orange painted entourage….
The G Wagon was an Austrian/German military 4x4, with the performance of a medium sized glacier…. and the structural integrity of a bank vault…… now, with a V8 reactor under the bonnet, comedy exhausts by Matrix Churchill and a Puff Diddly Gangsta at the wheel…. they’re ruined…..🙁 but, they still retain the galvanised shed profile 🙂
I don't see how people find this car ugly ? In my opinion it looks quite good
Me too. I like them
@@HighPeakAutos yeah-me too.
It looks practical!!
Nice matt very nice
Thanks 👍
Nearly ten minutes into the video before you mentioned the cup holders lol Just a quickie, how long did it take you to make the video or rather to film it? Must be a lot of stopping starting moving cameras around, cant see you having a ten man film crew 🤔
Yeah that’s right. Lots of stops and starts
@@HighPeakAutos You should be given Top Gear at the BBC and get it back to real cars real car users and real life keep up the good work🙏
im looking for a used SUV but dont know what to go for. if you had to chose, what would you go for, a disco sport, x5, cayenne. for the amount im looking to spend, id have to go for something 2015 onwards with about 70K miles. any thoughts or other suggestions would be very helpful. i need to get rid of my kia sportage..
I spent about 8 months working on the Bentley factory boiler house some years ago and the most impressive thing i saw among all the cars in the factory was a bentagya fitted with a tow bar, class
Man you should have your own TV show!! Brilliant honest and balanced reviews....thank you!
Maybe one day!
Scheduled TV is what people had in the old days; content on demand like UA-cam is what people want today and there are thousands of new stars and programmes
@@HighPeakAutos Did you really just "love" a comment telling you how brilliant you are?! 🤣This Manc has changed with a little bit of wealth...just like Manchester City!
@@Pwwh0711 yes I did! 😂
I bought a new Bentley Bentayga Diesel in 2017 (Mulliner Spec), amazing performance and great fuel economy but it was back at with Bentley every month as the sump filled with diesel every 3.5k miles, dash warning to reduce oil level (according to Bentley this was normal). Micro blistering under the paintwork (in various places) which Bentley eventually resprayed under warranty and tyres at £620 a corner. Mulliner spec does give heated steering wheel and massage seats but overall not worth the £156k price tag, needless to say I wouldn't get another (diesel sales stopped in 2019).
That’s shocking. Didn’t expect that
It’s the start stop causing the diesel diluting the oil. It’s common on traffic and city driving. We have had that happen on 2.0tdi A3 quite often after 8k it was 1.5l diesel in the engine oil
@@benjaminkessler8169 Just about to say the same .
Lexus is bestus mayn it really is. Nice lc500 no stress total confidence in the workmanship. Wish I was rich I know what I want😂😭
@@AB-vr6qe Range Rover is by far the best pound for pound, I've had three of them and the pleasure of ownership out way any maintenance issues but each to their own.
Yeah they are decent enough - I’ll have two.
Only two?
30 MPG in town ??? jesus that is good! even after you said that its better than you might think, I was gussing early 20s
This’ll help me make my decision now
Real consumer advice as always haha
Fun review, thank you! Always cool to see what you present to us motoring enthusiasts👍
Can I add, I really appreciate and thank you for your meticulous B-roll shots, enhances your
reviews greatly with every detail in good view for either looks/style, practicality and tech😎
Thank you!
I live and work in Altrincham, plenty of these on the roads around here.. mostly black, with blacked out windows, and black alloys, and yet whenever one drives past me I appreciate them. beautiful machines.
I’m the same
Who ever choose the interior colours has impeccable taste 👍
And 430 bhp and God knows how much torque is " adequate"🇬🇧
Your very good at the reviews but every so often I need to yell at my screen . The very high end luxury car market has produced some horrible looking body shapes and this is one of them even if the interior of this Bentley is as good as it appears to me it’s still a butt ugly looking car , However it does look better than that awful looking Rolls Royce Cullinan which is frankly a monster design error which makes me laugh every time I see one .
Now the Continental GT, that is something special....this, I have to disagree on the standing out, it really looks like an old 2000s Touareg on most angles if you don't pay attention, not sure I'd pay that kind of money even if it were pocket change for something that looks so pedestrian...also being a bit old fashioned, I still cringe when I hear the words 'luxury' and 'suv' in the same sentence, having to climb somewhere instead of just sitting😁
I would be interested to see how the new Range Rover competes with this.
Looks are subjective (not for me) but they are a very well accomplished and high quality product we a great engine. The interior oozes quality
I love how you’re delivering a sensible just factual script along with some great visuals. Your UA-cam game is definitely improving man, congrats I hope you become really successful with it all.
Thank you
£90k, can I get 2 please? Or should I go for a more sensible option and get a Mercedes AMG GTS? Decisions, decisions.
Certainly. Let me know the colours you'd like.
I can categorically testify that my car (had it 4yrs now) regularly exceeds 40mpg. In fact we’re heading to Scotland in it tomorrow and if I stick to 70mph it will be +40mpg on the way north in absolute comfort and luxury. I can’t speak highly enough of the car because next week it will be ploughing across fields to the river bank without breaking sweat covered in mud. Brilliant car.
That V8 Diesel sounds good under load. Great torque too. Another great video Matt on subject matters I’m interested in ( large comfy luxury SUVs)
It's a terrific engine and they've done a great job of silencing it from inside
I completely understand your gripe with heated steering wheels Matt, I drive a 2018 Astra Elite that I got my old man, it has heated seats front and back and a heated steering wheel and once you have it you don't want to go without 🤣
I've been toying with treating myself to a bmw or merc, but the lack of heated steering wheels is a joke, as they're hidden in overpriced packs. It's a joke that a Bentayga doesn't have it as standard.
My Lexus RX is my Benteyga 😂 where’s all the RX fans at?
£1200 for a service?? I could buy another RX for the price of 3 Bentley services haha
Loved the Alderlyedge, wilmslow and Hale Barnes references, spot on!!! (Although you forgot to mention Prestbury)
As nice as these cars are (X5, Q7, RR) I’ll stick to the Japanese - Lexus or Land Cruiser…. 😂
Finally a car I can afford!
The Bentayga maybe a cut above a Range Rover, and for those with limitless finances that will be all the justification needed for its purchase, BUT to me the Range Rover is unbeatable, it fits in with so many life styles and is virtually classless whereas the Bentayga just ends up looking vulgar...
Good point. I'm a Range Rover man through and through but I would have one of these for a period just for a change I think
Only people who will never afford something will ever say it looks vulgar....!
I agree, the range rover is the boss.
The main issue with the Range Rover (especially where I am) is that they are very very common. They also have the blot of the neck tatted, Armani tracksuit wearing Sport owner to tarnish the image. I also don't know anyone (1st hand) who has not had constant problems with JLR products from new. If it was my choice, the RR wouldn't be mine. However I do have a soft spot for the Galaendewagen, ever since I saw my Uncle's in 1980s Hamburg. Just sheer bank vault bullet proof quality.
Another fantastic top marque luxury motor by Bentley 🇬🇧
Keep up the great work Matt.
Thanks, will do!
Personally... this or a Range Rover? Range Rover for me. I'm not convinced by the styling, it's subjective I know but I think the lights are odd, the grille is too big, the lines are poorly resolved. The engineering while I'm sure is perfectly competent is entirely VW, all they do is assemble and paint these cars in the UK, the interior looks amazing and I like the customisation in the UK but then it should for the price. On the price, for a second hand one of these you could almost get a new Range Rover. It's flashy for the sake of it, not a special as it appears on the surface and also Its just not that... hate to say this... cool.
£90,000 for a used car hahahahahahahaha . Fuck me sideways . I've purchased a canal boat , a 3 bedroom terraced house up north , & still have £43,000 change to invest .
Utterly ridiculous. The gap between the average person ,andte rich is increasing on a weekly even daily basis .
What is it like for off Road, the ONLY serious question for a big 4X4, especially when mentioning Range Rovers.
Seriously unimpressed.
Thanks for a good analysis of the Bentley but I’m not convinced, this is just a shared vw platform with Bentley badges , the front end looks like a late 90’s Corolla, I would far prefer a Range Rover because it’s a pure vehicle. Bentley are just re-badged vw/Audi group cars, simple as that
Er, they're very definitely NOT re-badged anything!
This is just some form of ridiculous inverted snobbery from someone who is definitely NOT the 'target demographic'...!
Probably best go and buy a Ford Something.....
@@andymccabe6712 you are very naïve, they really are re-badged vw audi group cars, Bentley lost their soul and manufacturing brilliance when they sold out to the Germans, if you believe they are true Bentley cars then you are seriously delusional. And believe me, I wouldn’t be seen dead in a Ford
@@apanda1662 The platform and several parts are similar, but there are many differences that lead to a difference in ride quality and performance, all which costs more, but are afforded by the target customers. This includes suspension and the engines, but the interior itself is a huge difference (if it matters to you). The guys at Bentley also modify a lot of the parts. I saw a comment from a guy saying he used to work for Bentley and recalled how "they would improve the VW systems to the annoyance of the Germans." Sounds like Saab and GM. And, Ford make good cars.
@@Spenny909 I take your point, but if we cast our minds back a few years , it was ok for everyone to criticise the Jaguar X-Type due to it sharing parts with the Ford Mondeo, but because this vehicle has a Bentley badge , we are somehow being guided to overlook its roots. The X-Type was vastly improved over the Ford underpinnings yet it was vilified. I’m sorry but there is a very large dose of hypocrisy going on here and I certainly wouldn’t pay the price Bentley are asking for what essentially is an Audi Q7
@@apanda1662 Yes, this is true, and I make the same point RE Jaguar: they know how to set up a car for sportiness and comfort. They share parts but the end result is different.
I hear everything you say but non of the MQB based cars seem to be able to achieve the SUV 4x4 purpose. I love my off roaders but all of these just scream tasteless pointless unwieldy vulgarity.
Horses for courses.