Just finalised the spec for mine. Woohoo! All that's left is to press send and off it goes...to the recycle bin so I can start again, I can't afford one of these are you crazy?
Many journalists seem to misunderstand hybrids. Their main pont isn't to save the environment or save gas. Their purpose is to avoid taxes, so the vehicle will be cheaper for the consumer and more profit for the manufacturer. Large v8s and v12s get very heavily taxed in Europe due to high Co2 output. In Norway a hybrid Bentayga is almost half the price of a W12 because of taxes. Hybrids are seldom as great to drive as their pure electric or pure gas variants, but for me it is worth the performance penalty to get a vehicle that much cheaper.
Wifey has this exact model; its brilliant. To and from office (battery) same for parents & daughters houses and local shops. Want distance - enjoy the ICE and its faster than the 3.0l Range Rover diesel sport we had before. Inside typical Bentley and no one does better than that save the odd Bugatti. We have supercars for when you want really fast fun but for cruising and city traffic this is very very hard to beat. Truly a great car.
It can get me to my cafe on electric, make me smile and be smug against range rovers. As an older person blistering pace ain't important. Cruising 'n' cornering is what it's about. Top of the list atm.
I think Bentley should use the Porsche Panamera 4S E-Hybrid or Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid setup for their PHEV models. Those setups are a 2.9L V6 twin-turbo with the motor and a 4.0L V8 twin-turbo with the motor respectively.
you channel has to have 1 million subscriber, it looks like that, u did a great job with cinematography, it very e excellent, ur close to car wow in cinematic.
In the UK - What lets this car down, and many others (excepting Tesla) is that the car manufacturers rely on third party electrical charge station suppliers leading to problems such as differing plug points, charging time, having to download apps. to use the charger, if you find a charger suitable for your car. Look at Tesla who have their own charge points over a growing number of places, simply scan your bank card and charge your car. Unless other manufacturers follow suit then Tesla will be the less hastle car to have in regard to charging your battery. Maybe manufacurers can emulate Tesla in uniformity of charging stations for charging any brand of vehicle ( petrol cars have a uniform petrol entry port enabling fills at any station irrespecrive of station owner) but don't hold your breath
I have slowly been converted towards buying either an electric or a very good hybrid electric vehicle -- if only the performance and quality was there as well. By far the majority of my journeys are less than 5 miles; each time I return home and can therefore recharge at home - so perfect for an EV. But at least once a month I have a 300+mile round trip - sometimes including an overnight stay. And then there are the usual 2 or 3 grand tour style trips over a few thousand miles a year - to the islands of Scotland and back or down to Florence and Sienna. It is these long trips that put me off of buying an EV. No Hybrid or electric vehicle I might buy has an "electric only" range more than 30 miles. The government policy on only allowing EV's after 2025 is therefore just nuts. Replacing my current vehicle with the nearest best alternative -- a hybrid is potentially viable. The 17.6kWh lithium battery pack in my preferred vehicle gives a claimed NEDC electric-only range of 31 miles, although this will likely be closer to 24 miles on the WLTP cycle. This vehicle also has a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol V6 with a 126bhp electric motor for combined outputs of 443bhp - that's ok. Stupid I know, to keep the 6 litre car (Bentley W12) I have had for the last 10 years, a car whose depreciation years are long behind it, to keep a vehicle that costs at least £2,000 a year to service and achieves no more than 18mpg on short trips. But a car that allows me freedom to roam without limitation.
I have a range of issues with the 2021 B-Hybrid -- but none are show stoppers. The real question is what is the design of the full EV by 2025 and why buy a H-EV when clearly the UK government has it in for any vehicle fuelled by petrol or diesel
What is the point of a hybrid? To save the cost of fuel and double the complications of a car? A hybrid Bentley makes no sense. A total electric one does though.
Just finalised the spec for mine. Woohoo! All that's left is to press send and off it goes...to the recycle bin so I can start again, I can't afford one of these are you crazy?
Most journalists usually slate these big plug ins without giving any context and just saying they're a waste of time, so this is quite refreshing! ✅
Many journalists seem to misunderstand hybrids. Their main pont isn't to save the environment or save gas. Their purpose is to avoid taxes, so the vehicle will be cheaper for the consumer and more profit for the manufacturer. Large v8s and v12s get very heavily taxed in Europe due to high Co2 output. In Norway a hybrid Bentayga is almost half the price of a W12 because of taxes. Hybrids are seldom as great to drive as their pure electric or pure gas variants, but for me it is worth the performance penalty to get a vehicle that much cheaper.
Wifey has this exact model; its brilliant. To and from office (battery) same for parents & daughters houses and local shops. Want distance - enjoy the ICE and its faster than the 3.0l Range Rover diesel sport we had before. Inside typical Bentley and no one does better than that save the odd Bugatti. We have supercars for when you want really fast fun but for cruising and city traffic this is very very hard to beat. Truly a great car.
My dad has one and I love it
It can get me to my cafe on electric, make me smile and be smug against range rovers. As an older person blistering pace ain't important. Cruising 'n' cornering is what it's about. Top of the list atm.
I think Bentley should use the Porsche Panamera 4S E-Hybrid or Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid setup for their PHEV models. Those setups are a 2.9L V6 twin-turbo with the motor and a 4.0L V8 twin-turbo with the motor respectively.
you channel has to have 1 million subscriber, it looks like that, u did a great job with cinematography, it very e excellent, ur close to car wow in cinematic.
This was really great and refreshing, and the cinematography is excellent! Keep it up!
Nice film. Where’s the socket and what’s it got? CCS? Type 2?
In the UK - What lets this car down, and many others (excepting Tesla) is that the car manufacturers rely on third party electrical charge station suppliers leading to problems such as differing plug points, charging time, having to download apps. to use the charger, if you find a charger suitable for your car. Look at Tesla who have their own charge points over a growing number of places, simply scan your bank card and charge your car. Unless other manufacturers follow suit then Tesla will be the less hastle car to have in regard to charging your battery. Maybe manufacurers can emulate Tesla in uniformity of charging stations for charging any brand of vehicle ( petrol cars have a uniform petrol entry port enabling fills at any station irrespecrive of station owner) but don't hold your breath
I have slowly been converted towards buying either an electric or a very good hybrid electric vehicle -- if only the performance and quality was there as well.
By far the majority of my journeys are less than 5 miles; each time I return home and can therefore recharge at home - so perfect for an EV. But at least once a month I have a 300+mile round trip - sometimes including an overnight stay. And then there are the usual 2 or 3 grand tour style trips over a few thousand miles a year - to the islands of Scotland and back or down to Florence and Sienna. It is these long trips that put me off of buying an EV. No Hybrid or electric vehicle I might buy has an "electric only" range more than 30 miles. The government policy on only allowing EV's after 2025 is therefore just nuts.
Replacing my current vehicle with the nearest best alternative -- a hybrid is potentially viable. The 17.6kWh lithium battery pack in my preferred vehicle gives a claimed NEDC electric-only range of 31 miles, although this will likely be closer to 24 miles on the WLTP cycle. This vehicle also has a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol V6 with a 126bhp electric motor for combined outputs of 443bhp - that's ok.
Stupid I know, to keep the 6 litre car (Bentley W12) I have had for the last 10 years, a car whose depreciation years are long behind it, to keep a vehicle that costs at least £2,000 a year to service and achieves no more than 18mpg on short trips. But a car that allows me freedom to roam without limitation.
I have a range of issues with the 2021 B-Hybrid -- but none are show stoppers. The real question is what is the design of the full EV by 2025 and why buy a H-EV when clearly the UK government has it in for any vehicle fuelled by petrol or diesel
Why there is no hybrid that use the gasoline generator for electricity and drive with the electric motor only
There is
Epic review
Great review!
Yep. At this price there will be a lot of first time Bentley buyers.
Brilliantly colored writing. As unlikely in a car review, as a Bentley is, in an EV space.
An OTT VW; I think a Touareg is a more attractive proposition...
Like a tesla but with additional generator
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What is the point of a hybrid? To save the cost of fuel and double the complications of a car? A hybrid Bentley makes no sense. A total electric one does though.
It’s hideous