宾利近日发布了其首款SUV趣图,该车将于2016年发布。宾利曾在2012年日内瓦车展发布了EXP 9 F SUV概念车，同时宣布车厂计划开发进入竞争激烈的SUV市场。车厂表示，该车将是“目前市场上最豪华，动力最强劲的SUV”而且“这款车将为SUV市场创造一个全新领域”。虽然现在谁都没有看到这款车，但宾利已经收到了2000辆的预订。宾利计划每年销售3000辆SUV，为了达到这一数字，宾利将在未来三年投资8亿英镑。这张趣图显示，这款车采用了典型的宾利风格的前脸，而车身其他部分与EXP 9 F概念车不同，这主要是由于那款概念车的很多设计缺乏吸引力。这款车将于2016年发布，而车厂还将在2018年发布混动版本，车厂希望届时该车年销量能达到1.5万辆。先前有传言称宾利将在斯洛伐克布拉迪斯拉发生产这款车，但最终还是在Crewe总部组装该车。

 

Bentley teases first ever SUV, due in 2016

Bentley has released a teaser image for the company's first ever SUV slated to come out in 2016.

 

It was 2012 when Bentley revealed the EXP 9 F SUV concept at the Geneva Motor Show, effectively announcing everyone the company's plans to attack the competitive SUV segment. Bentley says the model will be the "most luxurious and powerful SUV on the market" and "it will create a completely new segment in the SUV market."

 

They already got 2,000 preorders for the model even though these people haven't seen the car yet. Bentley's plans are to sell at least 3,000 units each year and to reach this figure they plan on investing 800M GBP in the next three years.

The attached teaser photo shows a typical Bentley front fascia enlarged for an SUV and it is believed the rest of the styling will be quite different than the aforementioned EXP 9 F concept since that one was far from being an eye-catcher.

 

Programmed to reach dealerships sometime in 2016, Bentley's SUV will also get a hybrid variant in 2018 when the company wants to sell a total of 15,000 cars. Previous rumors indicated Bentley will produce the SUV in Bratislava, Slovakia but the model will be assembled at home in Crewe.