Mansory Nearly Ready to Release their Take on the Bentayga

Do you ever get to your 17 car garage, slide into your Bentayga and say to yourself “This is great, but it just isn’t powerful or luxurious enough for me?”

It’s a serious problem we all face. Thanks to Mansory, though, now there’s a solution.

Since the Bentayga’s launch, a scant month and a half ago, Mansory have been working hard on their Bentley Bentayga Refinement Programme, which they say involves extensive bodywork, new wheels, interior customization, and a substantial performance increase.

“Substantial performance increases,” normally wouldn’t be that hard in an SUV, but the Bentayga comes from the factory with the highest top speed of any SUV currently on the market (187 mph), so that’s a pretty impressive claim.

Mansory have only given us hints of how that will be accomplished. They’ve revealed that the SUV will wear very lightweight “sporty and luxurious,” 23-inch wheels. They’re also fitting carbon fiber inside and out, which should help reduce the kerb weight. And they say they’ve worked on engine performance, too.

It’s not just performance, though, that has been considered. Luxury, too, is an important part of the equation. Mansory boasts that its upholstery team and its design department have teamed up to make a carbon-based design that brings the outside look of the Bentayga inside. The look will include leather, Alcantara, wood, and carbon fiber.

Expect to see more of Mansory’s Bentayga in the coming weeks.

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