Bentley will put its first crossover at the start of the Dakar rally-marathon

English, Bentley to move first in its history, the crossover EXP 9 F intends to put in next year's car at the start of the Dakar rally-marathon.

Bentley dream about Dakar 

Management is currently the British brand is trying to buy out private teams racing cars Volkswagen Race Touareg, that on this basis to create multiple copies of the updated conceptual model EXP 9 F. The car, prepared to participate in the Dakar, will be markedly different from that presented in the Geneva show car from both the technical and design point of view. It is possible that the car will receive a Bentley 2.6-liter turbocharged diesel engine which is equipped with a racing version of the Volkswagen Touareg 3. The power plant, working in conjunction with sequential gearbox, developing 305 hp and 600 Nm of torque. Volkswagen Race Touareg accelerates to three "hundreds" of 6.0 seconds, top speed reaches 190 km / h. Recall that EXP 9 F will be the first crossover is the most expensive Bentley and "SUV" in the market. Price new Bentley will range from ˆ 170,000 to ˆ 190,000. The company intends to launch a car into mass production in 2015 and sold on the world market each year three thousand copies of the crossover.