So who is chopping in their SVR for this beast? Personally I think it's bloody ugly but guess it will grow on us all and sell like hot cakes!




Strange how new cars are always shown in brown shades nowadays!

Love the idea , hate the looks . The vag thing is in the middle but the Bentley bits bolted on the front and rear look dreadful . The inside should be fantastic and quality should be second to none .

I thought it was a cheesy joke at first. Brand name people will like it but it's no beauty.

The tailgate and rear ¾ view is pure Cayenne................. with an XR2 spoiler from one of the addon body kit makers added.... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Im really liking the look of the Jaguar F-Pace - what a sexy looking car

It's probably very good but... I have been told it's £250K. If this is right then how much better can it be than a FFRR at £100K? Not much I'd bet. Regards

Malcolm

Not for me. But I am sure that the wealthy bling brigade will love it and it will be very soon featuring in the latest pop videos

And not sure that it will take too many sales from the RRS or the FFRR as it must be at least £150 / £160k? I can't see this being priced less than the Continental.

Jas Current RRS: MY18 SVR
Previous RRS: MY15 RRS 5.0L Autobiography

RRSman wrote:

Im really liking the look of the Jaguar F-Pace - what a sexy looking car

malcolmw wrote:

It's probably very good but... I have been told it's £250K. If this is right then how much better can it be than a FFRR at £100K? Not much I'd bet.

I was hoping to like it. Hopes dashed.

Lovely inside. But Q7 at best outside. It'll sell like hot cakes though, unless China bombs completely. And good for them too.

The big but, and this applies to all the other pretenders, is that nothing holds a candle to a Range Rover when it gets dirty (not that many do). This is one of the many reasons why I love the SVR. OK, rose-tinted specs help, but is also the reason why I have things like wade sensing on my car. It'll never get used, but reminds me of what the SVR is.

The F-Pace is interesting. But what does that have that a RRS doesn't, other than a heritage of caddish sporty and GT cars? 

Been in my favourite playground of southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and northern Italy for a couple of weeks and there are a number of the new Q7s about. What a desperately ugly car, and as I understand it, the Bentayga borrows much from that platform. I agree the interior looks good with only the infotainment system continuing to let the SVR down by comparison.

Incidentally, I'm writing this from the V8 hotel at MotorWorld in Boeblingen where there are a number of high end car dealers. Unbelievably, there were more than 30 unregistered Bentleys here last night. Whether that's a sign of Bentley doing well here or the product sticking, I do not know. I never see them on the roads, quite a lot of RRS's though I have not seen another SVR here.

What's important to know is that this made-in-Crewe thing is nonsense. I've seen Bentleys being made in the same factory in Dresden as the unloved VW Pheaton and it would be only a short step for the Bentayga to be made in the same plant as the Q7.

Separately, I visited Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen, their largest plant, to see the S Class being made. Seeing the side panel of an S Class being pressed every 4 seconds while the ground is trembling under your feet was very impressive. They use the same type of 5 stage press as Land Rover at Solihull (Mueller Weingarten) but they seem to run it at rather higher speeds. Seeing the flat metal sheet being placed just a fraction of a second before 7000 tons is brought to bear did make me wonder what happens when it all goes horribly wrong... Mark

SVR in Estoril Blue