That is the Bentley Bentayga Umbra, a restricted version Bentayga S crafted by Mulliner, Bentley’s coachbuilding arm that’s additionally answerable for personalisation and particular editions. Commissioned by the carmaker’s Asia Pacific division, solely 10 items can be found worldwide, and this unit in Bentley Kuala Lumpur is one in every of six in APAC.
In keeping with Cambridge, umbra refers back to the darkish interior a part of a shadow wherein all gentle is blocked. The darkest a part of a shadow, in different phrases. Fortunately, the Bentayga Umbra isn’t Vantablack ranges of darkish, and you’ll nonetheless clearly see the massive SUV’s traces and crucially, the define of Bentley’s signature rear haunches.
The Bentayga Umbra’s Hallmark (gray) exterior has Blackline Specification (customary on the S), which implies that the entire normally chrome elements have been changed with gloss black, apart from the Flying B logos at each ends, and the wordmark on the tailgate. This brooding look is capped off by a novel element – a Beluga painted entrance bumper with a fade design, a world-first for any Bentley. It’s delicate, escaping our first look.
The ‘Tri-Tone Styling Specification’ is garnished, actually, with Cyber Yellow. The searing vivid accent will be discovered on the pinstripe working alongside the carbon fibre bodykit and rear wing, the wing mirror caps, and on the black 22-inch S directional wheels. The latter comes with self-levelling wheel badges from the Mulliner catalogue.
The Bentayga Umbra’s inside can also be a canvas for Mulliner to indicate off its repertoire. The primary disguise is in Porpoise, with Beluga because the secondary disguise. The fade design seen on the entrance bumper is considerably replicated right here in a specifically created digital fade perforation sample on the quilted areas and headrests – one other first for Bentley. All veneered surfaces characteristic excessive gloss carbon fibre.
Like the outside, the cabin’s third color is Cyber Yellow. The contrasting hue is used because the accent disguise and is discovered on seat emblems, painted veneered carriers and overmat micropiping. It’s a really putting and trendy look, out and in. The Bang & Olufsen speaker grilles are in a pleasant satin black and silver combo. Not talked about within the press launch are treadplates etched with ‘Umbra, a Mulliner unique’. In actual fact, that’s the one place on the automotive the place the restricted version’s identify is seen.
No adjustments underneath the metallic. The Bentayga S is a sporty trim stage launched in 2021. Crewe’s massive SUV will get sharper dealing with courtesy of 15% stiffer air suspension, complemented by Bentley Dynamic Journey lively 48V digital anti-roll management. Particular calibration of its stability management, plus brake torque vectoring utilized to the within rear wheel supply improved steering really feel and turn-in response, plus even much less physique roll.
Beneath the hood is a 4.0-litre biturbo V8 with 550 PS and 770 Nm of torque from 2,000 to 4,500 rpm, despatched to all 4 wheels by way of an eight-speed automated transmission. The 0-100 km/h dash is completed in simply 4.5 seconds, which is mind-blowing when you think about the Huge Ben’s dimension and the quantity of leather-based and luxuries onboard. The S comes with a sport exhaust system as customary.
In our expertise, Bentley Dynamic Journey is a witch and the V8 is extra sporting and characterful than the now-departed W12, God relaxation its soul. Good foundation for the Umbra, which is yours for RM3,677,500 on-the-road, totally taxed, earlier than insurance coverage.
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