Bentley Takes Bentayga Rock Climbing And Dune Crawling To Prove Off Road Worthiness

The rolling Imperial Sand Dunes southeast of here draw dune-buggy enthusiasts who attack the sandy hills. Their frame-cage contraptions are utterly utilitarian.

But on this particular day, a caravan of other vehicles shows up for serious off-road dune driving. The buggy bunch seem surprised at the sight of these vehicles that are decidedly different from theirs.

These are well-appointed all-new ’17 Bentley Bentayga, the automaker’s first venture into the SUV world. It doesn’t get any lusher than these 5,379 lbs. (2,440 kg) ultra-luxury power trippers that are go-anywhere agile, as they proceed to prove up and down Imperial terrain.

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TheSteve - 2/25/2016 1:10:05 PM

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Somehow, I find it hard to believe that someone who spends over a quarter of a million bucks on an SUV is doing much off-roading. Well, unless they're a billionaire and the Bentayga is their beater :-/

mre30 - 2/25/2016 3:32:02 PM

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I never knew the new Audi Q7 could tackle sand dunes like that!

Oh, what, that's Bentley? Could have fooled me.

MDarringer - 2/25/2016 8:34:54 PM

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And NO ONE CARES because NO ONE will ever use it that way.

runninglogan1 - 2/25/2016 8:42:46 PM

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This is for the Middle Eastern buyers. There are LOTS of them and they do take their rides into the sand.

scenicbyway12 - 2/25/2016 10:38:19 PM

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Didn't read about rock climbing. "Sand-duning" requires lots of speed, low tire pressure, and a skilled driver, far lesser cars with the right driver could do the same thing.