Bentley SUV Spied Hot Weather Testing

Bentley is coming closer to launching its ultra-expensive SUV.

The company is already released teaser images of the upcoming vehicle, revealing that it will be styled more like the Continental than the Mulsanne. Easily recognizable as a Bentley thanks to the signature headlight design, the production version of this car will share a few components with the next-gen Audi Q7, Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne, but with significant design differences and presumably a powertrain specific to Bentley.

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Seen here during hot-weather testing in Southern Europe, you will also notice that the vehicle looks quite low to the ground. This is common among test vehicles, the engineers are over-loading the weight of the vehicle in order to see how the brakes hold up.

And that testing is important as Bentley is hoping that its SUV will be one of the fastest on the market. Take a look at the whole gallery of photos below.

Gallery: Bentley SUV Spy Photos