Should You Buy a Bentley Bentayga V8 and Save £30k?! | TEST DRIVE

Would you believe that Bentley have already delivered 10,000 Bentayga SUVs?! Well now it's time to add an extra model in the line-up in the form of one equipped with a 4.0 litre twin turbo V8, making 550 horsepower and 770Nm of torque but shaving £30,000 off the price tag of the W12 model. Let's head to Kitzbühel in Austria to experience the car and discovered what it's all about!
Driving a car painted in Orange Flame, and equipped with a huge array of options, in fact taking the retail price from the base of £136,000 all the way up to nearly £223,000, we get started from the snowy ski resort. Following a walkaround to explore the car it's up into Germany for an Autobahn blast before some very pleasant dynamic roads to discover the variability of the systems in the Bentayga.
It has to be said, there is very little to fault the Bentayga on outside of the price tag when you're finished with the options list. Everything you expect from a Bentley is there; comfort, top level luxury, effortless power, so join me for the experience and let's discover it in full.
Thanks for watching, Tim
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[@Shmee150]

The Bentley Bentayga with a V8 has a £30k saving on the W12, does that make it the one to buy? Let's explore and find out!

[@belalqutranji6838]

Shmee150 how many cars do you own?

[@chancjh2317]

It will be great if Bentley make a performance edition of the bentayga

[@Shmee150]

+Belal I have 4 right now but the GT3 arrives next week!

[@Shmee150]

+Bryan I wonder if something like that will happen, but don't forget how much power the W12 Bentayga already has

The Black specification wheels would look much nicer.

[@TheRacingMonkey]

I can't even afford the 1:18 scale model lol

[@sportsfreundberlin]

and why would you?

[@chrisdyson5513]

Excellent video as always. Very informative and I enjoy all the background information about the car.

[@marcuswilliams8982]

Been watching your content for a little while now. Thank you for increased content. Just subbed

[@kumarankarth86]

Very informative yet fully decked out with all the bells and whistles to keep you on your feet.

[@McBeamer94]

The new V8 is certainly a tad more economical and it sounds better! But, at the price point of the Bentayga, £30k extra is no big difference, so I'd opt for the W12!

[@iankamuri9090]

Best reviews on the internet by far. No stuttering and straight to the point. Good job @Shmee150

[@markelliott585]

Greetings from Colorado, Carmrades. Stunning! Speechless! Priceless! I mean priceFUL!

[@Omar-uh2cw]

It is honestly a beautiful car, the very finest of the british automotive industry 👏🏽👏🏽 another excellent review shmee

[@longtailgt]

In love with the Bentayga! If I had a dream garage, and obviously I do, then this would be in it for sure.

[@lukescoffham216]

Yes definitely love your vids keep up the good work

[@Shmee150]

Thanks for the support!

[@Couchedking]

This looks like a London Taxi in orange. I wouldn't touch it with a stick. Hats off for getting exited over it.

[@ibarryuno4107]

Great video! You’ve chosen the right roads. @shmee the only difference between man’s and boy’s are the price of their toys ;).

[@DesignerSyprianOnyango]

Watching from kenya, 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 Great stuff Shmee150

[@caraddicted6794]

The new Bentayga with the W12 is the most impressive SUV you can get on the market right now!!🔝 I really appreciate the luxury interior and the attention to detail of Bentley! My favorite Bentayga is the V8 with its sporty black elements 😍 Thanks, Tim #shquad

[@jasonmcmaster5719]

I love Sthmee, great review, just subscribed

[@rjm7358]

Great Vlog 👍

[@brandenongkp]

Good morning from Singapore.love your video

[@JohnInSale]

The best version, after driving them all is the V8 Diesel After a mild tune it’s over 500bhp & 1,000Nm and you get 35mpg Simply superb and the reason I bought a second hand one to replace my dad’s BMW X5 3litre diesel, an excellent car itself, but not in the same ballpark after owning the Bentley 👍🏻

[@joshuagommers3672]

Perfect spec. I would spec it like that too!!!😍👌🤤

[@foho100]

Nice review! Yeah expensive but most people will have this only car. It suits all needs.

[@brendanconard9925]

Hi Shmee! Love the vids. Would you take this or a Urus?

[@Mynameisgb69]

It sounds so good.

[@leelifeson9150]

Just noticed something!!! When most people get excited their voices go higher!!! Smees voice does the opposite! You go deep the more excited you get!

[@monkeyphillipgaming8037]

You are the best youtuber!

[@phil_zupra_b5880]

The Bentayga is one of the best looking SUVs out there right now. (In my opinion) You should also come to Vorarlberg (west from Tirol). we have nice roads there to :)

[@Skillzvideos]

No you should buy a gtc4lusso

[@Shmee150]

For me probably that makes more sense, but you can see why the Bentayga has been huge for Bentley

[@Skillzvideos]

Shmee150 oh yeah it most certainly is. i guess i just like a car to be a little more sporty. altough it might be a more suited car as a daily.

[@olivierl2172]

Read the title more carefully... it doesn't say "should I buy the Bentayga".

[@hakobsamvelian1783]

i'm expecting a Novitec Lusso in your garage soon, Tim !!! :D

[@itzeuzb5093]

Amazing review keep up the good work shmee150

[@schlawatzki]

Great Video as always! When will you be at the Geneva motorshow?

[@Shmee150]

On both press days

[@alexanderpeter219]

Hi Tim, what do you think of the episode on grand tour about the ford gt, and I realized that each one of the 6 cylinders is making more horsepower then all the Compton if you multiple 108 horsepower by 8 cylinders in other cars.

[@3204clivesinclair]

Looking forward to the Hybrid tests.

[@TheCarLovingSwede]

If I could choose just one car to have for the rest of my life it would be this 🙂

[@carsandchronos]

TheCarLovingSwede wow! Really? It's a luxurious grocery mobile.

[@TheCarLovingSwede]

GTRS yes but it is very versatile, and I would want something that I could use for anything 😉 what would you choose?

[@carsandchronos]

TheCarLovingSwede I have chosen multiple cars (4 currently) which all add up to less than the cost of this. Jeep Wrangler unlimited, Toyota 4Runner, Porsche Cayman and a 1967 Mustang. The right tool for the right job. This Bentley cost an obscene amount and isn't great at anything. My Jeep and 4 Runner would crush it off road, the Mustang would crush it in a straight line, and the Cayman would destroy it on windy roads.

[@carsandchronos]

This is a grocery getter for a guy with a multi-million dollar car collection

[@TheCarLovingSwede]

GTRS Nice cars. But what I meant is that you could only have ONE car for the rest of your life. NOTHING else.

[@bryngriffith]

saw this very car while driving through Kitzbühel today

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

I wish I was as happy as you are for even 5 minutes a day. Lol It’s a good idea for Bentley I think. There’s plenty of performance and luxury SUV’s but can see a lot of Bentley customers wanting better all weather options at that comfort level. Much rather have that than the Urus etc. I’d rather take the V-8 with more options than the extra 50k for the W12 too.

[@William93ITA]

Same 4.0 V8 you can find in the Audi RS6! The sound is so distinctive!

[@Rockport1911]

If you go for the less powerful V8 then you could aswell get the V8 TDI. Costs less and has longer range, very good for enormous roadtrips :)

[@maharshibhavsar716]

Superb

[@HH-ph3gq]

Shmee giving precious consumer advice 😂😂

[@spadgm]

This is the one I would go for!

[@qinzungu5117]

It's almost like the reviewers were told not to mention that this engine is a diesel or that it's the same engine found in the Audi SQ7...BUT what do I know🙃???

[@gieltimmermans]

Qin Zungu But this one isn’t the V8 diesel engine. This one has the V8 petrol engine look at the rpm’s in the instrument cluster or just listen to the sound. But yes the V8 diesel shares the engine whit the audi sq7

[@fight4fun516]

Giel Timmermans wow, car guy!

[@briananthony4044]

As it's a similar engine to the Panamera Turbo S I wonder if it will come with that car's hybrid system?

[@Supercarsfromeu]

I would go for the Bentayga Mansory 😎

[@Shmee150]

That's been a huge project for Mansory

[@Supercarsfromeu]

Shmee150 But a cool one for sure!💪

[@Joni_Papillon]

I would not! I picked up a V12 Mansory one year ago! That car was so fucked up by Mansory. It was lowered a lot so stability system was not working. After just some km that suspension got so stiff. Bentley Hamburg could do nothing about it so i had to drive it to Sweden where i live. And then transport it back to the car dealer in Hannover. Had to change back to original springs! Todays cars are not ment to tune like old cars. All systems these cars have does fuck it up good.

[@gregorygant4242]

Waste of money really.I'd rather get an Audi SQ7 fully spected.Better sporty drive,still great interior and you save money on this car.Still great video.

[@timruskowski4923]

What’s up shquad!

[@Shmee150]

Welcome back to the channel!

[@Dan-up6do]

It's a great idea to put a V8 in the Bentayga, same idea as offering it in the Conti GT. I really like the Bentayga, i see a lot of them around my area, i'd happily save the £30k over the W12 & grab the V8.

[@mishoanastasov2748]

i have to say that such driving and sliding through snow corners is normal for a 50$k + 4x4 suv . In a nissan xtrail 2017 i can do pretty much the same sliding and drifting like in the bentayga.

[@SUBHAJITMAJIASARZEL]

How would you compare it with the urus, range rover and the GTC 4 Lusso????

[@davidmiller2987]

Campaign work some uczzfit particle emphasis after stable transform express.

[@user-sz9sx1nv5j]

I really like this car, I think about buying this car

[@mathieucossette9019]

I'm a great fan but of your work and passion! Would it be possible for you to say also torque numbers in lb per foot ...lb pound per feet????

[@f.f.thegentlemandriver]

a masterpiece

[@DSHanska]

Yeah I definitely should buy one, if I had the money.

[@mastakilla9783]

hi shmee is the bentaygas exterior big or is smal like the cayenne 92a?

[@simonszwarc]

6:57 actually, this is basically (I suppose) the same braking system from the Urus, at least the dimensions are the same, so the Bentayga isn't the only car with those enormous brakes ;)

[@Shmee150]

Maybe for now then it is! I think the Bentayga V8 deliveries start before Urus, but you're definitely right about that.

[@SorieKondi]

Listen by no means am I saying that a VW Touareg is a Bentley but some of the similarities of that body and interior are noticeably close. The door panels the panoramic roof the overall size look really close.

[@hedydd2]

sorie kondi There’s a new updated Touareg on the way very soon.

[@xkshy]

So the porshe will be only a track car right?

[@rogue572]

What do you think about Jon Olsson's new RS6 (Phoenix)?

[@njY2K]

Hi Shmee! Currently watching from The Philippines! I'd get a Continental over the Bentayga though.

[@xBris]

From some angles - with that colour - it just looks a bit like a Cross Polo ^^ - if you have no reference points for scale of course ;)

[@rajtilaksingh8858]

Did anyone notice more cabin noise than w12??

[@andreataccani5286]

It's luxurious, and without doubts a very good car. But I'd prefer an Urus... and I think it could fit you better. Or you can wait the Ferrari SUV

[@Shmee150]

You know what, I'm really excited to try the Urus when they become available to the media - it will be a fascinating one to experience

[@frankfranco8470]

Gm stunning suv

[@hedydd2]

This has the same paint colour and similar interior finish to the Ford Ranger Wildtrak. The Ranger has the advantage of 100% tax relief and VAT refund for eligible businesses, so may well take a significant chunk of sales away from the Bentayga. Also you could easily get a fleet of ten fully loaded Rangers with significant change for the price of one Bentayga. Slam-Dunk!!!

[@o8508]

Love the videos Shmee, but honestly... I don't understand when you open the bonnet to show us the engine bay when 95% of it is covered in plastic. I wish more modern cars actually showed off their engines. 👍

[@Shmee150]

Totally agree with you! Many commenters used to complain when I didn't show them though so I prefer to do so now as a good way to run over the numbers and explain what it does have under there.

[@firelizard2]

All that plastic helps keep things tidy, quiet, and away from unqualified hands. Once you buy one, you can take the plastics off and bin them if you like, but it's not so photogenic under there.

[@ItsChuckaroo]

Hello from Seattle

[@zephyr0815]

I saw on February the 26th some Bentaygas with British license here in Chiemgau drive. Were you there?

[@Shmee150]

Nope I am in Germany.

[@zephyr0815]

Chiemgau is in Germany! Between Munich and Salzburg. Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria.

[@Shmee150]

Not there in Germany... ;)

[@zephyr0815]

This is a pity^^

[@adamparsons8206]

Wasn't the Bentley at the end of the video the W12 because the number plates where different I'm sure the v8 was orange and had a different reg

[@TeraFabolous]

Anyone with a video link of the bentayga diesel exhaust sound? Factory exhaust

[@hedydd2]

While the base price is expensive, it is reasonable. However the extras really take the piss as a percentage of the base price and compared to the total price of a well loaded Q7.

[@djordjemilosevic3385]

Yes

[@TonyStark-of7tq]

Shmee150, more AMG GT-R vlogs, please!

[@Shmee150]

Soon more :)

[@adamparker6064]

Oh mannnn i love SUVs....

[@oliverthemog3525]

Not even a min in...there is nothing on the exterior that you spoke above that is different from the W12 or the Diesel for that matter. All that blacked out trim is optional and available across the range. ;)

[@treet2888]

Prototype museum in Hamburg. You should visit Hamburg. Come on!☺

[@Shmee150]

I'll look into it!

[@purge_1251]

Shmee replies to our comments that's why shmee is the best

[@newfoundrooski]

Hello Shmee!

[@karstenmeinders4844]

Use the 30k savings for a Novitec extra-loud exhaust and carbon parts

[@bendavy7822]

Shmee get one!!

[@MALLOSMARs]

Great

[@MrHav1k]

Selling 10,000 of them just means we'll get even more crossovers from these companies. RIP performance sedans.

[@beyondinsanitybr]

Tim, why don't you use some royalty free music through bluetooth to show us the sound system?

[@Shmee150]

Microphone will never pick the quality of all those speakers. That is impossible.

[@beyondinsanitybr]

Got it! I just think it would give us a slight idea of it, maybe being able to compare with others. Just a thought ;)

[@bilfarmen9757]

Its nice

[@thomaseyraud220]

Like... Thanks shmee❤️

[@oraclegamer3128]

Did anyone else realise that the Bentley shmee drove it registered on uk plates but is left hand drive? and no the image isn’t flipped because the plate is still the right way around.

[@VV-xb1zx]

Some people say this v8 diesel have 3 Turbo ......Is True ???

[@datosripting6252]

👍

[@Csaxxa]

That touchscreen is from a vw golf... or a different vw car. That is so cheap in a huge bentley luxury car I think so.

[@ablack9067]

V8: Buyer's Remorse V12: Seller's Remorse

[@JamesNguVl]

Hi Shmee! #Shquad I'm currently in Vietnam I mean my vacation watching you and it's 9:00 pm

[@Shmee150]

Wow, thanks for watching from Vietnam!

[@ArYaSMo]

I am from Iraq it is 5:36 p.m. here

[@JamesNguVl]

ok

[@thedumbtechie]

#Shquad

[@fireraider2428]

Yesterday I saw a pink one

[@Shmee150]

Goodness that's a brave choice

[@fireraider2428]

Shmee150 thank u so much 4 replying (that made my week

[@Shmee150]

Any time, thanks for watching!

[@bamphmx-5548]

fire raider last week I saw a pink Tesla Model X. That was cruel even for a non Tesla-fan like me.

[@BritishNath34]

Probably belonged to Katie price. she even got her veyron sprayed pink! bit dumb but hey ho it's her money

[@jerrybillings3039]

*Nope, I'd rather buy a fully optioned Macan Turbo w/ Performance package, and still be able to afford a 911 Carrera T. Alternatively, you could forgo the 911, and just buy a Macan Turbo or a Cayenne Turbo with basically every option box ticked, and save yourself a small fortune. Plus, I can imagine that the reliability with Porsche is better and your service bills would be far less than that of the Bentley would be.*

[@yashasvishwanath2745]

This Bentley Bentayga looks like a grizzly bear! Maan........ Damn car though.

[@rikowidjaja7608]

You considering one?

[@erichwiehahn3402]

Shmee>MrJWW

[@me61ic]

There is very little to fault that car...? To me it looks very much like a London cab, it can be loaded with whatever options and be built by whoever, but at the end of day it still looks like a London Cab.

[@Levi_Amongst_the_Watchers]

#shquad

[@manuelsilva6714]

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆7Star... Lisbon Portugal.

[@sanketsharma4742]

No soft close bonnet. Complete deal breaker

[@Shmee150]

Man, how could they forget that!!

[@HOPTUPARENZI]

Schmently Schmeetayga V8? :D

[@Shmee150]

Good try xD

[@HOPTUPARENZI]

Just fun :) we enjoy your videos! tip for you: maybe sometimes in future try to visit VW factory in Slovakia, home of all Q7s and Tuaregs. Cheeers