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Bentley Bentayga V8 goes for the sweet spot among ultra-posh SUVs

The Bentayga V8 will offer similar luxury and excellent road manners for less money than the W12.

Kyle Hyatt

Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los Angeles home. He's had a lifelong obsession with cars and motorcycles (both old and new).

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Kyle Hyatt

Jan. 12, 2018 9:20 p.m. PT

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Bentayga V8

The Bentayga may look just like a very expensive soft-roader, but eight different drive modes -- four of which are just for off-road -- make it more than capable. Just don't scratch it.

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Bentayga V8 carbon brakes

The optional 440mm carbon-ceramic brakes on the Bentayga V8 are the largest brakes fitted to a road vehicle in the entire world. They're so big that they need ten piston calipers to squeeze them.

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Bentley Bentayga V8 from the side

The V8 represents the sweet spot in the Bentayga lineup. It makes almost as much power as the W12 and returns a much more reasonable 24 miles per gallon combined.

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Bentley Bentayga V8 front interior

Bentley is allowing buyers to equip their Bentaygas with high-gloss carbon fiber rather than matte finish carbon or wood.

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Bentley Bentayga rear seats

The Bentayga has one of the most exquisite interiors in all of SUV-dom and just because you drop four cylinders from the top of the range model doesn't mean you lose any of that opulence inside.