INTERVIEW
Bentley Bentayga finds holy grail with refined first diesel engine
Lerato Matebese sat down with the Bentley Bentayga’s product line manager, Peter Guest
At the end of 2016, we were offered the opportunity to drive the Bentley Bentayga diesel, the first diesel model in the company’s almost 100-year history. It is an impressive first attempt for the brand and many manufacturers can take a leaf from this model’s engine refinement book. To get some insight into the Bentayga, we had a chat with the man behind the model’s existence, Peter Guest, product line director for the range. Refinement According to Guest, one of the provisos for the diesel model was that it had to meet all the refinement and performance requirements of the company and, to that end, they have done a superb job. The engine is the holy grail of what diesel engines can achieve — it is super smooth and decidedly responsive. To ensure the engine and its ancillaries can withstand the most demanding driving conditions, Guest says the test mule was driven off-road in China’s most treacherous terrain, then on to the Arctic circle where temperatures dipped to -40°C. For hot-w...
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