The 542 HP 2021 Bentley Bentayga V8: When less is more!

MotoMan drives the new for 2021 Bentley Bentayga – this one with a 542 HP Twin Turbo V8. Yes, built off the same platform as the Porsche Cayenne and Audi SQ8 we’ve already driven so MotoMan presents a combo TECH REVIEW and FIRST DRIVE REVIEW focusing on what makes the Bentley a Bentley – and not just the price tag as we learn in a round of our famous #OptionsGame
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[leveraged]

Badass car. Bentleys just have the best interiors since the s class went all ipad tablet on us for 2021.

[Tomatohater]

You and Ben Wayne do the absolute best Bentley reviews on this planet. I just wish I could afford one. 😀

[GY]

MotoMan's intros are always so well written

[jimmyf]

Why doesn't MotoMan have more subscribers? I subscribe to a lot of YouTube car review channels and he is right at the top for quality production and presentation. I have your back MotoMan.

[NiTeHaWKnz]

I do agree with your concerns about safety around putting every single control into the infotainment system rather then hard buttons and knobs in the centre console.

[perry]

So if you were to pick only one or the other to buy, would it be the Bentayga, or the Maybach GLS?

[jumboJetPilot]

I like that red interior! Great to see something other than the boring black, beige, and gray that are all-too-common. Don’t forget the HomeLink garage door opener - that’s optional (even though it’s standard in their least expensive VW models). And your discussion of physical switches, buttons, and knobs - why hasn’t the NTSB stepped in and regulated this?!? Don’t forget 747’s - we’ve got physical switches in our cockpit too!!!

[ClaireYunFarronXIII]

The reason why the Bentley Dynamic Ride 48-volt system is optional, or the reason why it should be, is because it is not one for everyone. Same case with the E-active Body Control 48-volt system on some Mercedes-Benz. The ride makes some people carsick because the car is constantly adjusting itself underneath, and people notice that and can get carsick as a result. Once you get the system in your car...the is *NO* turning it off completely. It is not a matter of pulling off one or two components. It is the entire drive system. Take out the battery, the entire car's driving will fall apart...assuming the car is not undrivable. This system is just like aeroplane travel. It is not for everyone.

[eriknephrongfr]

Wouldn’t a maxed out S-class be as practical, faster, roomier and more luxurious than this for $20K less all in? This only works in the fantasy where you take it off road, and even then probably not.

[Link_]

Here I was watching the other Bentayga video from, what, 5 years ago now, just yesterday, lamenting that they never sent you one for a full review. Nice.

[devian]

never thought I'd be sitting in a Bentley with this guy

[snmthecloser]

I’ll take three, good sir! Put it on my black card!

[petedavis]

I liked this review, and the car that much today was the third time I’ve watched it and still can’t afford it unless I can persuade my wife to live in a tent!

[johnru]

I wish all influencers would point out as you did the safety and complexity of “new screen technology. I have a new Cayenne, to change the radio station I have to hit media - favorites and finally scroll to the station I want. After all that I have to get back to the screen I want on like nav or home, and that is only the tip of the issues. My turbo Panamera had screen activated center vents, some sick bastard has to be chuckling himself to sleep.

[clickynote]

I can completely appreciate the extra lighting touches for the facelift. HOWEVER, I think I prefer the old rear-end. This taillight design is more at home on a Flying Spur.

[dcengland]

I hear you on the weight of the V8 vs V12 but the 12 is usually smoother. I would be curious if the smoothness is something Bentley buyers would prefer.

[urbanrider]

Hi, I’m a new subscriber, excellent review.Chris

[skagerstrom]

Fun that paint is extra :P This example was just clear coated on the rustproofing :P

[anthh]

Those wheels look like they came off of the Lincoln Black Label Navigator. I'll take the five spokes any day.

[macstone]

Imagine all the nice cars you can buy for each one of the specs here. I like Bentleys.