(CNN)Recently, Bentley proclaimed that its Bentayga was the “world’s fastest, most exclusive and expensive SUV.”
While no one issued a direct challenge, the announcement a few months later of the Holland & Holland Range Rover — a collaboration between Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) unit and a London manufacturer of bespoke guns — seems like a shot across the Bentayga’s bow.
Which is the most luxurious SUV" The Bentley Bentayga or the Holland & Holland Range Rover.
I had the opportunity to test out the two vehicles, to see which dominates in the ultra-luxury SUV category: the Bentley Bentayga or the Holland & Holland Range Rover. Both vehicles are ludicrously luxurious, insanely expensive and very beautiful tributes to automotive excess. The speed test
There is no question that the Bentayga is the fastest SUV on the planet. The Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG — a close third behind the big two with a sticker of $217,900 — actually has more horsepower at 621 vs. 600. But the Bentayga is faster on the 0-60 mph run by an impressive 1.1 seconds, and can do 187 mph vs. the G65 AMG’s sluggish 155.
Exclusivity
Few could deny that on the face of it a Bentley is more exclusive than a Range Rover. However, some would point out that only 30 examples of the Holland & Holland Range Rover are being produced, while the Bentayga’s First Edition runs to 608 vehicles — all of which are already so...