Bentley Bentayga Hybrid Improves EV Vary, Good points Two New Trims

The Bentley Bentayga Hybrid has extra to supply for 2023. The Crewe-base luxurious automaker up to date and improved its hybrid SUV for the brand new mannequin yr with a contact extra energy, a bit of additional vary, and two fancy new trim choices – each carryovers from the pure fuel mannequin.

Let’s begin with the powertrain. Beneath the hood is similar turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 hybrid engine with a single 100.0-kilowatt electrical motor as final yr. Solely now that duo pairs with a bigger 18.0-kilowatt-hour battery pack versus final yr’s 13.0-kilowatt-hour unit, giving it an additional two miles of EV vary, bumping that determine from 25 miles (40 kilometers) final yr to 27 miles (43 kilometers) this yr.

There’s extra energy, too. The upgraded Bentayga Hybrid setup affords it a six p.c improve in energy, bringing the mixed output to 456 horsepower (340 kilowatts), and a 15 p.c improve in torque. The earlier ‘Tayga Hybrid had 443 hp (326 kw) and 516 lb-ft (700 Nm), by comparability.

Past extra energy and extra vary, the Bentayga Hybrid additionally has two new trims for consumers to select from in 2023: S and Azure. The Hybrid S – because the letter implies – enhances the Bentayga with extra aggressive visible and efficiency cues. The suspension is stiffer, the traction management is tuned extra aggressively in Sport mode, and there is a new exhaust that offers the SUV a deeper burble. The usual Blackline bundle additionally swaps the outside chrome accents for shiny black as a substitute.

The Bentayga Hybrid Azure opts for luxurious over sportiness. The Entrance Seat Consolation bundle comes customary right here and options 22-way energy adjustable entrance seats with heating and air flow and a trim-exclusive diamond quilted stitching sample within the leather-based. Patrons may select from 15 completely different coloured leather-based choices and three distinctive wooden trim finishes: Darkish Walnut, Crown-Minimize Walnut, and Koa.

Each the Bentayga Hybrid Azure and S fashions shall be out there within the coming months when the 2023 mannequin hits dealerships. No phrase on pricing but.