Tråd: Bentley lover off-road evne for sin nye SUV

Bentleys tekniske chef lover off-road evne og foreslår diesel kunne også være muligt. Bentleys kommende SUV vil indslag nogle niveau af off-road evne, ifølge virksomhederne engineering chef Rolf Frech. Vi skal vise, at det [off-roading] er muligt, sagde han. Dens gerne en Porsche 911 og racerbanen. Hvor mange kunder virkelig går på racerbanen? Centrale er, at de ved at hvis de vil, de kan.
En low-området overførsel sag er under behandling, for den platform, som også vil understøtte andre luksus Suv ' er i Volkswagen-Koncernen. Den nuværende platform bruger en otte-trins gearkasse med hill descent control for at kompensere til en vis grad, for den manglende low-området gearing.
Frech drøftede også fremtiden for diesel. Bentleys to største markeder ― Kina og Amerika ― er ikke opsat på gaspedalen er sluppet. Men Frech sagde: Jeg tror det [diesel] giver mening på SUV. På Mulsanne og Continental afhænger det af business casen. Vi kigger på diesel og en plug-in hybrid [for SUV].
Bentley planer om at holde fast i de otte-hastighed momentomformer automatgear i hele sortimentet, i stedet for en dobbelt kobling automatisk gearkasse. Det også ser alle hjul drev som klar retning for Bentley, men er parat til at tilbyde flere baghjul drevmodeller for deres vægtbesparelse og emissioner fordele.
En produktion afgørelse om Bentley SUV forventes at blive lavet meget snart, med en meddelelse, det er muligt på Geneve motor show i næste måned.

Bentley's engineering chief promises off-road ability and suggests diesel could also be possible. Bentley's forthcoming SUV will feature some level of off-road ability, according to the firms engineering chief Rolf Frech. We have to show that it [off-roading] is possible, he said. Its like a Porsche 911 and the racetrack. How many customers are really going on the racetrack? The key is that they know that if they want to, they can.
A low-range transfer case is under consideration for the platform, which will also underpin other luxury SUVs in the Volkswagen Group. The current platform uses an eight-speed transmission with hill descent control to compensate, to a degree, for the lack of low-range gearing.
Frech also discussed the future of diesel. Bentleys two largest markets ― China and America ― are not keen on diesels. However, Frech said: I think it [diesel] makes sense on the SUV. On the Mulsanne and the Continental, it depends on the business case. We are looking at diesel and a plug-in hybrid [for the SUV].
Bentley plans to stick with the eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission across the range, instead of a dual-clutch automatic gearbox. It also sees all-wheel drive as the clear direction for Bentley, but is prepared to offer more rear-wheel drive models for their weight saving and emissions benefits.
A production decision on the Bentley SUV is expected to be made imminently, with an announcement possible at the Geneva motor show next month.