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Let’s just set aside whether or not it was Ettore Bugatti: whoever suggested WO Bentley’s Le Mans heroes were ‘the world’s fastest lorries’ turned out to be surprisingly prophetic.
Because of all the super-luxury manufacturers today cranking out sports utility vehicles, who better than Bentley to produce a super-truck?
Unlike Ferrari, Rolls-Royce or Lamborghini, which have all bent their brand values beyond recognition in the pursuit of tall ride heights and extra seats, Bentley’s design language suits an SUV: the Bentayga is handsome and muscular, particularly in cleaner post-2020 facelift form.
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The Bentley Bentayga S has a swish cabin (left); luxurious rear seats
The classic world is coming round to this genre of on-road off-roaders, led by a growing passion for the likes of the Jeep Wagoneer and Range Rover two-door, and this is surely the ultimate evolution of the breed.