There’s also four-wheel steering, a new launch control function and a new ESC Dynamic mode to allow for “exhilarating drift angles where appropriate”, according to Bentley.
With the Speed’s supercar levels of power and near 2.5-tonne kerbweight, we’d imagine most buyers will specify the optional carbon ceramic brakes, which can be painted in no fewer than seven different colours. They sit behind a set of optional 23-inch wheels bespoke for the Speed, with 22-inch rims reserved for the steel brake set-up.
Helping the Speed look distinct to the rest of the Bentley range is the black roof, finished in either gloss or satin. There’s also a rear spoiler and dark-tinted exterior trim, with chrome Speed badging on the doors and unique headlights up front.
Inside, you’ll find the usual suite of Bentley extravagance full of diamond-quilted stitching and chrome, although the Speed also gets a unique driver’s display with extra information on the car’s performance set-up, Speed badging on the seats and the option of green accents – just like the exterior.
Pricing for the Bentayga Speed hasn’t been announced yet, but we expect it to cost more than the old W12 model, possibly sitting over the £250,000 mark.
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