The Bentley Bentayga Extended Wheelbase is now officially in production. The stretched luxury SUV entered the assembly line at the automaker’s factory campus in Crewe, increasing the Bentayga family to a total of five models. Since its launch, the Bentayga EWB has accounted for approximately 40 percent of all new Bentayga orders and is currently Bentley’s best-selling model.
Launched in May this year, the Bentayga EWB requires 132 man-hours of skilled Bentley craftsmen. The process includes 10 hours just to collect the wood for each model and more hours is required for all the different customization options. The first Bentayga EWB customers have personalized their orders and will soon receive their ordered vehicles from the company’s “new sector-defining peak model”.
The Bentayga EWB isn’t just a longer version of Crewe’s most luxurious product in Bentley’s current lineup. It gets special treatment in the form of the so-called Airline Seat option, which packs 12 electric motors and offers 22-way adjustment. To ensure an optimal sitting position, the chair can perform up to 177 pressure changes. More than 50 percent of enterprise customers choose this feature.
Dimensions wise, the Bentayga EWB is 3,175 millimeters (125 inches) or 180 mm (7.1 inches) longer than the standard model between the axles. Customers can have it in a standard five-seat configuration or an exclusive four-seat with two captain seats.
There is only one engine option for the Bentayga EWB. It’s a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine, good for 542 horsepower (398 kilowatts) and 568 pound-feet (770 Newton-meters) of torque. Despite its size, the SUV stretches to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in just 4.5 seconds, according to the latest information released by Bentley. The top speed reaches 180 mph (290 kph).
“At Crewe, the British Dream Factory, we combine the highest levels of innovation, craftsmanship and sustainability,” comments Peter Bosch, one of Bentley’s top executives for production. “Every car produced contains cutting-edge technology and is a work of artisanal art, handcrafted using only the finest materials, in true Bentley style.”
The Bentley EWB is now only sold in select markets.
