[ranger22]

I sold my wife’s pristine Cayenne GTS a few months ago and have regretted it ever since. Been looking at all of the Euro SUV’s and I find that I kind of like the Bentayga. Looking at 2018-2020 model years, you can get a low mileage pretty nice spec for barely more than a comparable Cayenne Turbo of similar mileage/MY. Does anyone have any experience with a Bentayga?

Thinking back on our old Cayenne, we usually drove it in comfort mode because despite all of the effort to make a sporty SUV, the sportiness just made no sense. I just wanted a plush, fast cruiser that could take a corner. PDCC is a must. For Bentley, they call it Bentley Dynamic Ride. Damn near impossible to find a V8 with Dynamic Ride spec’d but I’ve found a few. Now I’m hesitating wondering if there is a Bentley tax above and beyond the normal Porsche maintenance costs and if Bentayga’s come across as too flashy. I’m looking for the most pedestrian looking versions, so the sleek Speeds are not in the cards.

[ranger22]

Also, does anyone happen to know a trick to figure out whether a particular vehicle has Bentley Dynamic Ride? Most people don’t seem to know about it, so used ads never talk about it because there aren’t any buttons for it. I paid for a Marooney on one VIN and found that the spec was incomplete because I could see in pictures some options that were not listed on the Marooney that I received. Perhaps there is a better website for pulling build sheets. I think I used MarooneyLabels.com

[fpena944]

I don't have any experience with the vehicle personally but find it funny that this evening my wife came home from her work commute and mentioned to me that she saw one and thought it was quite sharp looking. They definitely are distinct and quite uncommon at least around our part of the world.

Let us know if you do end up with one, would be curious to compare/contrast between it and the Cayenne.

[N_Jay]

Top of the line for the Touareg-Cayenne-Q7 series.

[lupo.sk]

My good friend’s brother bought 2, haha. One for his wife at first and then one for himself. It’s a great car, his wife has the v8, he went for w12. I was actually considering it for my wife but she pikes the cayenne more.

There is a premium over potsche on maintenance but it’s not mclaren level crazy. Talking to him I’d say 25-30% over porsche. The car itself is pretty much the same as cayenne, q7, urus, q8, touareg underneath as it’s based on the VW MLB evo platform so loooots of components are shared with other vehicles and if shtf, you can save a kidney or two by using audi / vw parts instead of bentley branded boxes.

I will ask him about the BDR and if there’s a trick. He’s on vacay in thailand and most likely drunk af every day so let me try and ping him and see if I get a coherent answer.

[ranger22]

Top of the line for the Touareg-Cayenne-Q7 series.

Yes, same platform. Urus is probably tops and Audi Q8 also uses the platform. Anyone that thinks they are all the same should go drive steel springs and air suspension. Big difference. Many angles here, but everyone will value the delta differently. The first time I sat in a Bentayga it felt different in a good way. Hard to believe since it looks so similar to everything else, but the seats are wow. Materials, wow. Bargain shoppers can be totally happy driving an RS Q8 knowing that they have the cheapest version closest to the twin turbo V8 beasts.

My good friend’s brother bought 2, haha. One for his wife at first and then one for himself. It’s a great car, his wife has the v8, he went for w12. I was actually considering it for my wife but she pikes the cayenne more.

There is a premium over potsche on maintenance but it’s not mclaren level crazy. Talking to him I’d say 25-30% over porsche. The car itself is pretty much the same as cayenne, q7, urus, q8, touareg underneath as it’s based on the VW MLB evo platform so loooots of components are shared with other vehicles and if shtf, you can save a kidney or two by using audi / vw parts instead of bentley branded boxes.

I will ask him about the BDR and if there’s a trick. He’s on vacay in thailand and most likely drunk af every day so let me try and ping him and see if I get a coherent answer.

Thanks a bunch! I’ve been researching and all of the issues seem like the same Porsche issues. Nothing to be worried about. Still can’t figure out how to determine what has Dynamic Ride or not. Really frustrating with these.

Since Dynamic Ride is rare on the V8’s, perhaps your friend is in the perfect position to weigh in on whether or not it even matters. I was surprised to see that even Porsche makes PDCC an option on the Turbo. Clearly they don’t think it’s “necessary.” Coming from a PDCC Cayenne, I don’t want to get a Bentayga (heavier) and be disappointed.