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What will make them the future is that they're just better for most applications, like you said the charging is what needs to be addressed and it will be.
Having at this point experienced many EVs, I would never choose any ICE vehicle over an EV for general drivability or ease of ownership.
Now, for enthusiast vehicles where the engine is a big part of the experience thats a different matter. For everyday cars though? Why would I want a turbo 4 over an electric motor? Even my car, an EV makes the luxury experience even better because there is no NVH.
I agree. It's going to happen when they increase the ranges and decrease the charging times. My wife drove to VT this weekend. They left at 4pm and got there at midnight. She only stopped for gas once, for 10 minutes. I can't imagine she would be OK with charging for 30-40 minutes in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night.
She wouldn't be charging for 30 to 40 minutes, unless chargers happen to be extremely far apart. When I travel to SoCal to my brothers house (390 miles), I stop for about 12 minutes to charge, 15 tops if I'm being overly caughtious. Of course my situation might be different than yours living in California, you can't go more than 5 miles without chargers being available
Last edited by AMIRZA786; Feb 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM.
Thats different than saying it has more presence. Denalis and Tahoes are mainstream and everywhere, a Bentayga absolutely has more prestige and presence.
hate to break it to you steve, but the bentayga actually has no prestige at all!!
I agree. It's going to happen when they increase the ranges and decrease the charging times. My wife drove to VT this weekend. They left at 4pm and got there at midnight. She only stopped for gas once, for 10 minutes. I can't imagine she would be OK with charging for 30-40 minutes in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night.
Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
She wouldn't be charging for 30 to 40 minutes, unless chargers happen to be extremely far apart. When I travel to SoCal to my brothers house (390 miles), I stop for about 12 minutes to charge, 15 tops if I'm being overly caughtious. Of course my situation might be different than yours living in California, you can't go more than 5 miles without chargers being available
More than likely his wife stopped to fill up her tank whereas these 12-15 min stop to charge you’re not charging to full, you’re basically throwing 10-20 bucks in the tank just enough to get to your destination or the next charging stop. People who are unaware how charging works are not aware of this at least in my experience when I explained it to them. So hopefully in the near future fully charging can be done in 10-15 min.
More than likely his wife stopped to fill up her tank whereas these 12-15 min stop to charge you’re not charging to full, you’re basically throwing 10-20 bucks in the tank just enough to get to your destination or the next charging stop. People who are unaware how charging works are not aware of this at least in my experience when I explained it to them. So hopefully in the near future fully charging can be done in 10-15 min.
No, it doesn't charge to full, it will charge to about 60 percent, the goal is to get you to your destination quickly. When I get to my brothers house, I usually have about 20 to 30 percent, I plug into his charger
Last edited by AMIRZA786; Feb 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM.
Its not to your personal taste, but a Bentayga attracts far more attention and prestige than a Yukon or an Escalade which people see everywhere and are dramatically cheaper. Same with a Mulsanne vs my S Class. Thats what visual presence is.
i really don't think the bentaygas are attracting attention tbh... also the only people buying bentaygas are those who couldn't get a cullinan lol (aka literally the ceo of the fintech company i worked at a year ago)
No, it doesn't charge to full, it will charge to about 60 percent, the goal is to get you to your destination quickly. When I get to my brothers house, I usually have about 20 to 30 percent, I plug into his charger
Those unfamiliar with charging are unaware of that.
Originally Posted by AJT123
Bentayga has more exclusivity, absolutely for sure. But not more visual presence. There's
a difference. They look too rinky-dink.
Betayga, looks aren’t its greatest trait.
So when my daughter and I are riding together we always point out cool cars or cars that stand out. We would point out a Bentley. Never pointed out a Yukon
So when my daughter and I are riding together we always point out cool cars or cars that stand out. We would point out a Bentley. Never pointed out a Yukon
a yukon would only get pointed out in a 'hey is that our uber XL?!?' situation lol
Its not to your personal taste, but a Bentayga attracts far more attention and prestige than a Yukon or an Escalade which people see everywhere and are dramatically cheaper. Same with a Mulsanne vs my S Class. Thats what visual presence is.
Did you ever watch the "Bait-Car" series, where cops depend on unattended appealing bait-vehicles to try and attract car-thieves (and theft-rings) that they can bust? When they use large SUVs as the bait instead of sedans, they depend on Escalades, not Bentleys.
