Bentley is the latest super luxury brand to entire the highly lucrative SUV market. The company teased the motoring public at the Geneva Auto Show in 2012 with an SUV concept that was more controversial then cutting edge. Since that debut, Bentley has reverted to a more Bentley’esque design for its hyper luxury crossover and the Bentayga takes the storied luxury brand off road, far far off road.

Bentley declares this to be the most powerful SUV available on the market. Here are so some numbers to think about:

12 – cylinders in the engine bay in W formation with twin turbos. A computer controlled system can shut down one of the cylinder banks as way to ‘conserve’ fuel
600+ – horsepower output from the engine 187 – top speed of the Bentayga in mph making it the fastest production SUV on the market
608 – number of crossovers Bentley will build as 2017 models. Over 4000 pre orders are already in the books.

Bentley purists will instantly recognize the lines and appreciate the conservative style in expanded SUV proportions. The interior also delivers the Bentley experience with the finest leathers, piano black accents and chrome, chrome, chrome! The latest in navigation, creature comforts and communication systems are all controlled with an intuitive dial on the wood laden center console. Atop the console is a gorgeous Brietling timepiece.

The Bentayga features the latest in safety technology with numerous systems to keep the crossove...