This is Bentley's first plug-in, aimed at the buyer who wants a Bentayga but also wants to slip through town without waking the neighbours. The PHEV pairs a petrol engine with an electric motor and a battery you charge from the wall, so short trips can run on electricity alone. It is luxury with a quieter conscience.
Charli's Geneva preview focuses on what the plug-in adds rather than what it takes away. The cabin is the usual Bentley mix of hide, wood and metal, and the boot stays family sized despite the battery. For an Australian owner that means the school run on electrons and the long weekend haul on petrol, all from one garage.
If you have the means and you like the idea of a Bentley that can do the supermarket on battery, the Bentayga PHEV is the thinking version. Owners who want the W12 will keep their cylinder count. Everyone else gets near silent town running with the badge intact.
The full review is on the CarTell.tv YouTube channel above.
