Bentley Bentayga X: So Crazy It Just Might Work!
- Published on 31/01/2026 18:18
Seeing a Bentley perched at nearly 2.50 meters high is something deliciously absurd, but…
A Bentley, a symbol of muted luxury, hand-stitched leather, and carpets thicker than some comforters, transformed into an XXL adventurer ready to splash through over 55 cm of water? Impossible, and yet, the Bentayga X Concept presented at the FAT Ice Race in Zell am See is not just a marketing provocation. It’s a real question posed to the clientele.
Based on a Bentayga Speed, this concept classified as X retains the 650 hp 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, permanent all-wheel drive, and all the in-house technological arsenal (air suspension, Bentley Dynamic Ride in 48V). But where the classic Bentayga already knows how to do everything, this one decides to do too much. Widths increased by 120 mm, ground clearance raised by 55 mm, protruding wheel arches, all-terrain tires on 22-inch forged wheels… We’re on the verge of caricature, and that’s precisely what makes it fascinating.
Always more of anything
Because yes, the idea of an even taller, even wider, even more demonstrative Bentley SUV seems completely absurd. But just look at the success of extreme versions at Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, or even Mercedes to understand that there is a market. Very wealthy, very visible, and very little concerned about the philosophical coherence between British aristocratic luxury and extreme condition capabilities.
Bentley does not hide this fact: the Bentayga X Concept is here to “stimulate feedback”. Translation: to test the waters with the millionaires present in Zell am See before, perhaps, giving birth to an ultra-off-road production version. A limited series, exclusive, and therefore highly profitable because anything rare is expensive. The concept even goes as far as including a roof rack, additional headlights, and… an onboard electric go-kart. Honestly, we have no idea what this playful circuit accessory is doing on an extreme off-roader. No, really no idea…
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Because we admit without hesitation: if Bentley is to make our hearts race, it will always be more with a work of art like the Supersports, low, wide, outrageously excessive, and perfectly useless elsewhere than on the track. A matter of taste. But let’s not be mistaken: this Bentayga X, no matter how improbable it is, stands a good chance of finding a buyer. And perhaps that’s the most unsettling part.
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This page is translated from the original post "Bentley Bentayga X : tellement stupide que ça pourrait marcher !" in French.
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