Ultimate SUV test! NEW Ferrari Purosangue vs Bentley Bentayga vs Lotus Eletre | What Car?

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What's the ultimate SUV? The new Ferrari Purosangue, Bentley Bentayga and Lotus Eletre are super-fast, high-riding missiles that sit right at the top of the SUV food chain. But which is best? We take all three on a road trip for an in-depth test.
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[@msm4445]

I think that it’s unfair for Lotus to compare it’s less powerful version with the the most powerful version of the other two.

[@stuartsmith5308]

The Lotus has no excitement, the Ferrari steering wheel controls would drive me mad, Bentley wins just get into comfort and enjoy the drive.

[@lucassitanggang5154]

For Ferrari Purosangue competitors There's no Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne, And Aston Martin DBX? For Bentley Bentayga rival there's Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS600 4Matic, BMW X7, And Audi RSQ8

[@ags911]

I swear the Bentley and Urus are based on the same car. Audi RSQ8?

[@vejas89]

Purosangue is more of a crossover. Should be compared with a MACAN. Urus, cayenne,q8 same platform. Dbx is just a 2015 gle63 coupe

[@bjs7442]

@@vejas89 All you have stated are based on the Audi Q7 platform. The Bentley Bentaygo is not a sports vehicle or even fastback. A top of the range Q7 is the obvious comparison for a lot less money and a bigger boot and a lovely interior.

[@wanrubayati3149]

I guess he thinks All SUV 's Audi BMW and Mercedes-Benz are The 3 luxury Musketeers, and same 😂

[@gamesguy]

​@@bjs7442The Q7 does not share the same chassis as the Q8/Cayenne/Urus etc. It also came out later. It shares the same platform but that's nearly meaningless. If you're going to complain about platform sharing, until the last few years every Rolls was using a 7 series platform, yet nobody calls a Rolls Royce a rebadged 7 series.

[@thomash2806]

I always find it difficult to understand how or why British people buy fuel in litres and then calculate consumption in mpg 🤯

[@bjs7442]

We dont buy litres , we fill our tank up. Its simply priced in litres. We understand mile per gallon because it historically been the yardstick.

[@thomash2806]

@@bjs7442 I’m British and grew up there not understanding why. Still have no idea. Like horsepower. Doesn’t make much sense either. Especially now that vehicle battery capacity is given in kilowatt hours. Power is in kilowatts, surely??? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@markdyas7321]

Bit of a weird bunch us brits

[@bjs7442]

@@thomash2806 Well I am British from the West Midlands and an engineer. In the 18C we needed a unit of power to compare the output of a steam engine relative to shire horses use in agriculture and the Horse Power as a unit of power was invented by James Watt. It si the power required to lift 33000lbs one foot in one minute. KWhour is not just power . Its is the amount of power the battery can deliver in one hour. Hope that helps

[@thomash2806]

@@bjs7442 Yes, thank you, I know what kilowatt hours are (as the son and grandson of engineers I started hearing about these notions very young). I was simply suggesting that relating the energy stored in a battery measured in kW/h to power in kW rather unit, is easier to picture, compare and understand.

[@manoz6194]

I'd go for the Bentley!

[@lplt]

for the price, the lotus R should've been the model to compare, compare S vs R when available? also. 79c per kWh?!?!? bruhhh.. 6c where i live

[@whatcar]

Hello - we did originally plan to include an R but the press cars were delayed slightly. We’ll be testing soon.

[@lplt]

@@whatcar can't wait!

[@singingLeaf123]

We need a retest with the urus se, lotus eletre r, dbx 707, and ferrari purosangue

[@valkyries_007]

Urus and Purosangue in the same comparison video, that's going to be hard to manage given that Lamborghini doesn't give magazines an Urus to compare with the Purosangue, unless both cars are provided by some customer.

[@hughventer2934]

I feel the Bentley is the closest in being true to what the company stands for.

[@publicsectordirect982]

Even though it's a posh spec vw

[@sillimilli3802]

You sound quite ignorant

[@hughventer2934]

@@sillimilli3802 lol

[@Billywoo12]

414k is taking the mick! Amazing car but this is price gauging at its most insane. I'm guessing 60% margin, against Toyota at 6%-8%

[@nicksokolis6343]

They are sold out for the next 2 years so I would say it is priced well, based on supply and demand.

[@Billywoo12]

@@nicksokolis6343 True, they are certainly exploiting market conditions. Make hay whilst the sun shines!

[@ralphgill9982]

When talking about Lotus heritage today's testers don't seem to remember anything prior to the Elise. But the 1975 and 1983 Elite , the Éclat and Excel are the cars to consider the Eletre's heritage against. Under Colin Chapman, Lotus had quite a diverse model range in the 70s and 80s.

[@nickhynds9123]

The fact that a Lotus is being compared to a Ferrari would likely make Chapman very proud.

[@disarchitected]

Shouldn’t this test have included the school run and manoeuvrability tests on cramped London roads, their natural habitat? A circuit around Chelsea, Notting Hill, Kensington, and Knightsbridge?

[@johnmullarky]

...and maybe a trip to Cornwall.

[@PazLeBon]

4 tonne vehicles and school runs eh......

[@cbotten106]

You mean some "real world" testing. And a grocery run too.

[@chionyenkwu2253]

Great vid 🙂🙂 One thing; I drove an eletre r on good ol' British B roads; it's is terrifyingly fast and the 4ws makes it a bit lotus like in corners. So when you say "does not share anything with classic lotus" my instinctive response is "are you kidding!!!!".

[@paultasker7788]

Maybe you need to get the more expensive model for the full lotus esque driving experience?

[@dash-ryan]

Finally a review that tells it as it is when it comes to that Ferrari and that Lotus. So tired of other journalists who gush over these cars for obvious reasons. Excellent video!

[@Kelveron]

Regardless of whether these cars are directly comparable or not, Whatcar are coming out with some really good videos. Good job!

[@guantou2520]

My choice would be the DBX, it makes the cars on test look quite ugly in comparison, yet equally good in performace, economy, handling and practicality

[@ARKAEA33]

Especially now that they updated it with a class-leading interior (aside the Bentley), it should be almost everybody's top choice.

[@Alpharius__Omegon]

Aston Martin is a Mercedes. Only the quality is worse and the price is higher. It just sucks

[@agustinliden6189]

If you could afford to buy a Ferrari, you would be guaranteed to buy Ferrari Purosangue ❤❤❤

[@Treeburnify]

Wealthy statement vehicles for city posing rather than sensible SUVs

[@cbotten106]

Any would play nicely in the suburbs too. For school drop offs and grocery getting.

[@B4R0N.]

Lotus should have given you all the R instead.

[@simong2007simong]

Love my Eletre R. Rarely go on road trips. Just to work and back and charge it on cheap off peak. It’s always nearly full in the morning and just so comfortable and easy to drive. Yes I’d love the Ferrari but I couldn’t bring myself to drop that much cash on a car. To my eyes the Bentley is really not a looker. Always had Lotus cars but struggle to get in and out now I’m older so this is great and very, very quick!

[@justinbennett486]

Nice review. With the cases, for the exotica and more normal cars, could you also test with full sized suitcases (90L) that people actually use to take on holiday. So often reviews show the tiny cases and it bears no relation to being able to fit people and real holiday luggage. Caught out on this on holiday too... as car rentals reference small carry ons!

[@suavesmithy]

Ferrari & lotus are beautiful, Bentley make amazing cars but they’ve messed up big time with the looks of the bentayga !!

[@SuperBloodyskull]

When every other motoring journalist states that the handling of the Eletre is amazing why here is it the complete opposite? I spent a couple of days with one and it blew me away, the only negative I had was it's sheer size and especially it's width but other than that what a car.

[@noelinnaidoo5257]

Ridiculous conclusions. Seems like the biggest advertisers determine the "winner". Come on, guys. Try doing an unbiased review.

[@Rascallucci]

I cannot honestly believe you totally missed out on the biggest selling point of the Purosangue. Come on lads, it is the naturally aspirated V12! That alone sells the car because there is simply nothing like it on the market. No V8 turbo can match the visceral driving experience of a V12, both in terms of how you can rev it out and of course as well as its amazing accompanying soundtrack. Also, the luggage capacity doesn't matter when you are driving Purosangue. If you are going on a long trip, it will be with your significant other and not with a truckload of kids. The winner of this group test no doubt is the Ferrari. If you are after comfort and practicality with a touch of sportiness, then we are talking about a different category of SUVs already. At that point, you could group the Bentayga with say a Range Rover Sport, a BMW X5M or a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S.

[@samtheman3976]

Thanks for an interesting review. But could you please show consumption in l/100km on video also for us who don't actually use miles, kilometers, gallons and liters as fluently mixed up as you do in UK? You know, for the most of the world.

[@ofirs5830]

Kindly list the torque figures in Nm as well

[@Saint_Vincent1735]

Why no Aston 707 ?? Surely the only rival to the new Ferrari.

[@MRVSKIN]

Give me the DBX 707 every time.

[@neilrushworth5958]

All three, each look like a bag of spanners.

[@paultasker7788]

Really given how expensive the rest of the cars are should have got most expensive and quicker version of the lotus

[@protonjicari5990]

I live in Malaysia now, the base or mid model Bentley Benteyga cost 3x more than the Lotus Eletre R, and the base Ferrari Puros cost 5x more………

[@cbotten106]

The Eletre R is $150K. Benteyga Speed $270K & The V12 FUV is $400K in the ol' USA. So roughly 2X and 3X in base MSRP. But that plastic knurling in the Lotus is pretty off-putting, imo. Inexpensive is one thing but that's just cheap.

[@protonjicari5990]

@@cbotten106 your a wealth one mate then! Lucky you. Lucky you indeed! Bothering you with a plastic knurling is quite a 1% to problem really. Champagne served in gold.

[@johnedwards7542]

The Lotus being Chinese parts

[@cbotten106]

@@johnedwards7542 Chinese plastic knurling. Is that better or worse?

[@jonathonedwards6741]

No Land Cruiser?

[@thebvargaYT]

@whatcar You are not comparing apples with apples, are you?

[@zzhughesd]

DBX is a looker. Puro is certainly good looking. Sadly the Aston residuals just too bad. To consider.

[@dash-ryan]

Lotus' parent company Geely provided money and expertise to develop the Eletre. Surprising that it behaves more like a Volvo. Wait a minute ...

[@paultasker7788]

This could be a problem when it comes to enthusiastic EVs. Part of the fun of driving such a car is the sound of the engine. I enjoy the growl from my Cooper S convertible when you push it. I had great fun trying to keep up with a Kia Niro electric. The little mini accelerated with gusto with growl from exhaust a slight whine from gearbox and a whistle from the turbo and felt like it enjoyed the challenge. I bet the Niro driver barely noticed just how quick they accelerated from 30 to 60. I only just kept up! You really need a sound track. Surely by now they could minic a V8 or V12 and play it through the soundsystem and im not talking about that awful electronic racket that most noise synthesisers in cars achieve. A lot more high fidelity than that. The silence of an EV is preferable to a modern turbo 4 cyclinder petrol or diesel , but compared to a performance 6, 8 or 12 cylinder you dont get that tingle down the spine. If you spend close to 100k, you want that. I've had memorable drives in Porsche boxster 987 and mercedes SLK 55AMG and if they were silent I'm not sure they'd be as memorable. So then it's down to the chassis and the weight is a problem when it comes to making the car fun.

[@MarcSob22]

Love the Purosangue!!

[@neiloramandamartin5560]

Surprising they never mentioned servicing intervals or costs on each vehicle.

[@muhamadfadzlyshaharani5787]

why bother when they can spend that much money on the car itself.

[@neiloramandamartin5560]

@@muhamadfadzlyshaharani5787 maybe so when they are purchased brand new, but when the likes of a Bentley becomes more affordable to some, the cost of servicing is eye-watering!

[@jppataki]

Prices of electricity are crazy in UK!!!

[@matsprey-fg9eq]

The other thing that is not taken into account is that most EV drivers have different discounts through schemes when being forced to use the public charging network. This way the journey would have been two thirds of the cost on this journey.

[@CochiTravels]

Thanks for exposing the ridiculous cost of electricity

[@michaelreis4789]

Had he charged at home it would have been the least costly and more than half the Ferrari. - Are they best long motorway cruisers, no, but in this test it’s the one I would buy

[@srbmckenzie]

What, 6.5pence per kw/h when charged at home like most do... it's £10 to fill it and travel over 300 miles when driven typically.

[@SuperBloodyskull]

LOL you clearly don't know much about EV ownership, all of us charge at home where the cost is about a quarter to run of the equivalent performance ICE motor.

[@Welwynnick]

Why do motoring journalists always get hung up about what they think a car is supposed to be? The only thing that matters is what car it actually is.

[@eskemeldgaardkrogh4145]

Is it really THAT expensive to charge in the U.K.? Honestly, charging is less than half that in Denmark!

[@Gochsener]

just get the top of the Line Lotus and charge it over night for 30p instead of 80. No one pays 80.

[@mikadavies660]

You mentioned the Porsche SUV.... but you forgot that when it was released EVERYONE thought it was pig ugly for a Porsche.

[@mikadavies660]

The fact that a Bentley and Ferrari are being driven with a Lotus is enough said. I would 100% choose the Lotus and bank the rest of the cash.

[@upup4893]

They are doing advertisements for vw, disguised as car review, don't trust these reviewers, make your own judgement and test the car yourself...

[@davec1768]

Come on compare apples with apples. You can buy 3 or 4 Lotus cars for the price of the others.

[@gulfsupercars9243]

No Range Rover or Aston? Missed a good all round test opportunity

[@zioser5915]

the trend of putting headlights lower must end

[@noelinnaidoo5257]

Clichéd comments.... The same negativity accompanied the Cayenne's entrance 20-odd years ago. If the Lotus were made entirely in England, you would have had a different opinion... The Eletre is simply stunning for the price. The end.

[@stephenclay6852]

The first charge from home and the last charge at home would make it considerably cheaper to fuel. But as you say if you can afford these cars you won’t care

[@SuperBloodyskull]

Very odd pairing or was this done by design with Whatcar? The Ferrari retails at over £300K and yet they picked a the Lotus at a third of the price and not even the quickest model, I think they wanted the Ferrari to look good.

[@user-ly1ze1gk9q]

I'm very confused as to why you guys would pick the less powerful Lotus SUV and then complain about performance..SMH 🤦‍♂️

[@terenceng1317]

bro is rocking a moonswatch lol

[@alangravy27]

Not the first What Car video with a negative EV theme. Can you add in how much the Ferrari depreciated by actually using it?

[@beatles4sale2007]

Odd test really. The Ferrari isn’t a SUV (allegedly), the Bentley is a reskinned Q7, and has been around for a decade and the other is an electric brick. No DB707 or Range Rover as well?

[@tomp66]

“brick” blah blah blah big oil

[@beatles4sale2007]

@@tomp66 well I suppose it’s built in a country that uses 50% + of the worlds coal and generates 85% of its electricity using old dinosaur bones, so it’s sort of big crushed dino juiced as well…..

[@ojdubz2]

Why do you care you can’t afford any of them

[@crm114.]

@@beatles4sale2007And a country where sales of electrified vehicles have exceeded 50% of car total sales. EVs are the future.

[@jerrymyahzcat]

@@crm114.EVs are Not the future. They are only a Part of the future.

[@paultasker7788]

I mean the Ferrari running costs are too much to run as a daily and family trips so might as well get Bentley for that and a Roma for the weekends.

[@QuinnTheTailor]

if you can own a 400k € car which is even sold in the aftermarket for close to 700-900k € i think the running cost is the least of your problems

[@PazLeBon]

bigger and bigger, heavier and heavier, soon we all be driving Daf trucks :) kinda stupid really when we look at it, should be looking at low damage structures and a race to light weight to protect our kids, not things that will knock down a school not just a pedestrian :)

[@michaelreis4789]

DBX 707 is a glaring omission - Bentley shouldn’t have been there at all. For the price of the Lotus (1/4 the Ferrari and 1/3 the Bentley) won hands down. The Eletre R would have been the fastest, best tech and most luggage space and best priced. You guys can do better…

[@vindevhunta4905]

Urus G63amg coupe

[@liammistry37]

Is it the four seat configuration? Yes, it is the four seat configuration not the five…… x5

[@GarryMcGovern]

If you really, really, REALLY need an SUV, then you could get a DBX or Urus AND a corresponding DB12 or Huracan for less than the price of that Purosangue! I suspect the Purosangue is destined to be the fastest depreciating Ferrari in history, considering that other 'rivals' are far cheaper, better made, more luxurious, more spacious AND even faster.

[@MR9Mouhib]

DBX over Purosangue ? What are you smoking ?

[@dash-ryan]

From a practically economical point of view you are absolutely correct. But that is not the reason you buy a Ferrari. Ferrari's strategic move to give it a v12 is it's only chance in avoiding extreme depreciation.

[@alexconstantinidis8804]

The fact that the lotus is included on this test is beyond me

[@justinbennett486]

Can the Eletre not use cheaper Tesla rapid chargers? Also awaiting rants from anti-EV brigade about how huge it is etc etc ... whilst ignoring the other 2 beasts! :)

[@dockami9546]

Why not Lotus R? Because Lotus Eletra R smashed Bentayga, Cay Turbo Coupe etc. Only Ferrari is Ferrari )))

[@florianwagner7279]

The Lotus isn‘t a Lotus as it is made in China, the Ferrari isn‘t an SUV and the Bentley is a hybrid of Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7 underneath - But would be my choice, if they only would sell it with having a filler cap, made of real aluminium instead of plastics(typically Volkswagen beancounters) for a car at this price point 😉

[@BarryMakariou]

Lotus needs torque vectoring

[@chickensays]

What I learned: 79p p/kw....that's an industry absolutely price gouging

[@mrmuds8624]

25:40 I feel these manufacturers have the public well and truly duped. I can guarantee that if you do a blind fold test, people will not be able to tell the difference between plastic and carbon fibre, so why pay these ridiculous amounts of money just for random bits of trim to he carbon fibre.

[@jamesstanley7263]

Are you on drugs? I don’t look at my car with a blindfold on.

[@michalisGT]

I 'll choose the Bentley by far.....!!!! Ultra Comfort and Ultra Luxury..... If you don't won't these in a SUV and you want sportiness you don't know what you are doing.... Is the same like you want to have a classic car because of its fuel consumption and not for the style and history.

[@rogerpayne5336]

The Ferrari is the emotional choice ~ The Bentley the logical choice ~ The Lotus's looks let down the whole package for me. Therefore I'd take the recently revealed & updated , DBX 707

[@GordonMullan]

If you charged at home on 7.5p/kWh overnight (and every Eletre owner will have home charging), the Lotus fuel cost would be £17.92.

[@g4do]

I tried watching this video. Although they sound like enthusiasts, there's no real passion present. I'm bored to tears . 😢

[@USUG0]

pointless if you don't compare the purosangue to the other two with top specs

[@motorfab7014]

Purosangue ha ridefinito il concetto di "SUV bello da guidare"

[@David-kl4kn]

150!

[@MrAlpinab7]

What exactly is it that i'm watching here? i guess it's 2 cars being compared to ....something....mind boggling

[@davidspropaganda]

Did anybody else get subscribed to What Car without doing it themselves?

[@johndb4253]

Who was responsible for comparing a £250k Bentley & even more expensive Purosangue to a sub £100k Lotus SUV? Come on guys get these comparisons at more equal levels please

[@damindra]

Where's the dbx and why yet another ev... you have to stop promoting ev rubbish

[@tonypaca3015]

just by the video i can identify that the lotus is a way quieter vehicle than the ferrari how in the hell that guy driving the lotus will comeup with the conclusion thst the ferrari has less interior noise? thats crazy

[@jeffs6090]

Why would they call their suv "pure blood"?

[@somogyi1973]

If only the Lotus came with a petrol engine.

[@vp272]

Fantastic video! What a truthful and fair lowdown and the end. For me it’s the Ferrari ❤

[@hammer_town]

DBX707?

[@jerrymyahzcat]

Don’t need to keep saying Sports SUV. An SUV IS a Sports Utility Vehicle so you’re calling it a Sports Sport Utility Vehicle! How does the Bentley go off-road? Please, please can everyone on You Tube flash up subtitles when showing any units. Such as ℓ/100km vs MPG and km vs Mi as well we Nm vs lbFt & PS vs KW? PLEASE. Not everyone lives in your country and these videos are watched all over the world. I am so sick and tired of pausing the video every few seconds to convert units. Please just add subtitles during editing. In Australia we use kW and Nm as well as km and ℓ/100km.

[@zzhughesd]

Cars aren’t about dashboard materials and size of iPads. Maybe it’s about the journey …. Crazy. We went from BMW driving machine to identical EVs

[@selvaganesh6227]

Bentayga.

[@isaiah123456wp7]

Have we all forgotten what a hatchback is???

[@juliantaylor461]

Ferrari absolutely the kings of rip off! Lotus just a big electric lump. Bentayga a reskinned Audi at over twice the price! All rather silly if you ask me.

[@maanalzadjali9223]

where is the lamborghini urus ?

[@whatcar]

We do explain near the end of the video… We asked Lamborghini for a Urus but they refused to supply for a comparison against the Purosangue.

[@ewadge]

Too vulgar. The Ferrari only barely made it😂

[@valkyries_007]

@@whatcarInteresting, they also did the same with another magazine comparison. Also, what about the DBX?

[@arnoldmbuthia2687]

Car enthusiasts kill car marques.

[@Nmh86]

So get the entry level lotus and get the Bentley v8 not the W12 and then the Ferrari 🤔

[@valkyries_007]

I think the W12 Bentayga isn't available in the UK anymore.

[@calila8]

Aston 707 AMR....

[@advancelast1740]

Guy driving the lotus does a lot of guessing

[@lungaswazi9194]

I'd pick the Ferrari. 😍

[@MultiNobody11]

Did he just say it cost him £94 to charge the lotus?? Wtf…

[@georgepom328]

If you want a buy a Big Luxurious SUV you buy a Range Rover of your choice. Or if you want a Sporty Luxurious Car buy an Audi S8

[@TheHutchRuns]

That Lotus will get no where near 300 miles, Harry Metcalfe reckons you'll be lucky to get 200! The Ferrari is my favourite but I'll never be able to afford one anyway! I think the Aston DBX should be considered too. That Bentley is like a Chesterfield sofa on wheels!

[@msm4445]

Well you can easily get the 300miles with the Lotus if you drive efficiently

[@TheHutchRuns]

@@msm4445 I think you may get over 250, up to 280 in warmer weather

[@msm4445]

@@TheHutchRuns I have an Eletre. And I do get more than 300 miles if I drive efficiently. But I shall point out that I rarely drive efficiently. I bought this car to drive in a sporty way.

[@PazLeBon]

@@msm4445 haha

[@utubeballbag]

Bentley every time

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

Great comparison - one German car (Bentley), One Chinese car (Lotus) and a real Italian supercar on stilts. Money no object? The Ferrari hands down. The Bentley is a good day to day driver. Well the Eletre is....not my cup of Chinese tea, sorry. Why is electricity so expensive in the UK?

[@johnedwards7542]

Because its being sold from a hotel