‘Majority’ of Bentley Bentayga Hybrid journeys are in EV mode

With the debut of the revised Bentayga Hybrid, Bentley has released new usage data showing that owners drive most journeys in pure electric mode

Bentley Bentayga Hybrid

Bentley has opened ordering for the revised Bentayga Hybrid – and revealed usage data that shows owners of the existing model are already driving most of their journeys in pure electric mode.

The plug-in hybrid SUV, which has an EV range of 25 miles, is generally used by owners daily, with half of them regularly undertaking journeys of less than 30 miles.

Nearly every customer makes use of EV mode, charging their Bentayga at home and only occasionally using the petrol engine on a day-to-day basis.

Bentley Bentayga Hybrid

For when they need to go further afield, the 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 engine combines with the 17.3kWh battery to deliver a combined range of 430 miles.

It also has a suitably Bentley-like total power of 443hp and 516lb ft of pulling power. 0-62mph takes 5.2 seconds.

Bentley Bentayga Hybrid

The revised Bentayga Hybrid carries over the styling enhancements of the core range, and gains the same significant tech boost inside. Bentley continues to offer it in five-seat or more indulgent four-seat configuration.

Part of Bentley’s drive to have an electrified version of every model in its range by 2025, the firm has priced the Bentayga Hybrid at £155,500 – exactly the same as the Bentayga V8.

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This “focuses the customer choice on powertrain preference rather than cost”.

Ordering is open now with first deliveries due later in June.

It’s not the only Bentley hybrid that’s set to launch in 2021, either: the next is “due to break cover this summer” and more details will be following soon.

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Richard Aucock
Richard Aucockhttps://www.richardaucock.co.uk/
Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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