07.03.2019Throwback Thursday: The Bentley Bentayga in 1:18 from Kyosho

Attentive friends of CK will not have missed that cheap modelcars of role models of Bentley are for sale. Not only various variants of the Continental and Mulsanne in 1:43, but especially the Bentley Bentayga in scale 1:18 by Kyosho has inspired us. With diecast miniatures painted in orange-flame metallic, the probably strongest, fastest, most luxurious and perhaps best SUV in the world rolls into the collectors' showcase. With the Bentayga, the brand wants to set accents and complements the model series of their sedans Flying Spur and Mulsanne as well as the Coupé Continental with an off-road vehicle that impresses from every angle. The Bentley Bentayga comes with 447 kW / 608 hp from a W12 with about 6.0 liters capacity and fabulous 900 Newton meters (Nm) aximal torque to its buyers.

This luxury car weighs 2.4 tons and can not be matched by brands like BMW or Mercedes-Benz, but Rolls Royce has recently joined the Cullinan. The Bentayga is switched by an eight-speed automatic from ZF. With its 308 km / h top, the Bentley Bentayga is the fastest SUV worldwide. According to its manufacturer, it accelerates from zero to 100 in 4.1 seconds and celebrated its world premiere at the IAA 2015. Its platform comes from the Volkswagen Group and also serves as the basis for the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7. The Bentley Bentayga, however, became a completely separate car. The characteristic for the Bentley brand large inner round headlights and the light rings on the outer edges found in the Bentayga as well as the rich in tradition radiator grille.

My home is my castle

On the sides, the design team quotes the lines of the Continental GT. Fat sills give the Bentayga a seemingly unshakeable-looking strength and solidity: "The twelve-cylinder already described in its key data to be 11.9 percent cheaper to use than its predecessor. The start-stop system shuts off the engine as it rolls over to a traffic light.The model manufactured by Kyosho offers the very best in craftsmanship: the high-quality grille and the auxiliary grilles with their honeycombs sit accurate in the environment of zinc die-casting: Better you can not do a modelcar!

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