{"id":12738,"date":"2013-07-29T18:09:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T12:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=12738"},"modified":"2013-07-29T18:09:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T12:39:56","slug":"bentley-exp-9f-worlds-most-expensive-suv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/bentley-exp-9f-worlds-most-expensive-suv\/","title":{"rendered":"Bentley EXP 9F -World&#8217;s most expensive SUV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bentley&#8217;s parent company <strong>Volkswagen<\/strong> gave the nod to build its first sport-utility vehicle (SUV)-<strong> EXP 9F to<\/strong> expand beyond exclusive sedans and coupes to appeal to wealthy consumers. Being touted as \u201cthe world\u2019s most expensive SUV\u201d, EXP 9F concept was unveiled last summer.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s most expensive SUV which will have a starting cost of around <strong>180,000euros<\/strong> ($245,000) will also become the most powerful SUV. The EXP 9F concept is powered by a re-engineered version of the existing 6.0-litre petrol W12 engine, but in production could also be available with a V8 diesel engine or a V6-based plug-in hybrid power train.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12740\" title=\"Bentley EXP 9F Rear\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2013\/07\/bentley-exp-9-f-concept-most-expensive-suv-2572013-m2_560x420.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2013\/07\/bentley-exp-9-f-concept-most-expensive-suv-2572013-m2_560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2013\/07\/bentley-exp-9-f-concept-most-expensive-suv-2572013-m2_560x420-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SUV is based on the Volkswagen Group <strong>PL71 platform<\/strong>, the same platform used in the other Volkswagen Group large SUVs including the Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne and Volkswagen Touareg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12741\" alt=\"Bentley EXP 9F Interior\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2013\/07\/bentley-exp-9-f-concept-most-expensive-suv-2572013-m4_560x420.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2013\/07\/bentley-exp-9-f-concept-most-expensive-suv-2572013-m4_560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2013\/07\/bentley-exp-9-f-concept-most-expensive-suv-2572013-m4_560x420-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the exterior, it features Bentley\u2019s famous matrix grille and round lamps, as well as an ultra-wide, two-part split tailgate and twin exhaust tailpipes. The interior is also a piece of work with one of a kind console interface, double sunroof, chapel-like cockpit and other immaculate details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12742\" alt=\"Bentley EXP 9F Trunk\" src=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/files\/2013\/07\/bentley-2-556x371.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2013\/07\/bentley-2-556x371.jpg 556w, https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/files\/2013\/07\/bentley-2-556x371-222x148.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bentley aims to replicate the success that Porsche has had with the <strong>Cayenne SUV<\/strong>, which was launched over a decade ago. \u00a0The new EXP 9F SUV will go on sale in <strong>2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bentley&#8217;s parent company Volkswagen gave the nod to build its first sport-utility vehicle (SUV)- EXP 9F to expand beyond exclusive sedans and coupes to appeal to wealthy consumers. Being touted as \u201cthe world\u2019s most expensive SUV\u201d, EXP 9F concept was unveiled last summer. The world\u2019s most expensive SUV which will have a starting cost of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":12739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automobile"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}