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New Bentayga Speed crowned fastest ICE SUV at Goodwood Festival

Bentley Bentayga Speed dominates Goodwood with record hill run

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Bentayga Speed sets SUV Hillclimb record at Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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The new internal combustion engine-powered Bentley Bentayga Speed claimed bragging rights when it had the fastest time ever for an ICE SUV on the Goodwood Hillclimb during the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed.  Completing the climb in just 55.8 seconds, the Bentayga Speed hit a peak speed of 130 mph during its record-setting run.

Why the Goodwood Festival of Speed matters

Bentayga Speed SUV Hillclimb record run at Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual event during which historic vehicles, current performance cars, and supercars compete in multiple events. This year, the festival takes place from July 10 to July 13.

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Goodwood is a high-profile event where manufacturers gather their very best vehicles to demonstrate their prowess.

Bentley Benyaga Speed performance

Bentayga Speed SUV setting Goodwood Hillclimb record.
The production Bentley Bentayga Speed set the record on Sunday, July 6, before the festival opened. The Bentayga Speed’s 40-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine, which produces 641 horsepower and 850 Newton meters of torque, can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and has a top speed of 193 mph.

The impressive run, driven by Bentley specialist Andy Marson in conditions when approximately half of the course was wet, bested the former record set by a W12 Bentayga Speed when the roads were dry. According to Bentley, the only ICE SUV to ever complete the Goodwood Hillclimb quicker was a non-production, specially modified one-off Pikes Peak Bentayga.

The record-setting Bentayga Speed was outfitted with a Sports exhaust system with an optional Titanium Akrapovic Exhaust that emphasizes the power of the ICE SUV through quad tailpipes. The SUV also benefited from changes in the new Bentayga Speed’s SPORT mode, which allows greater drifting angles with power-on oversteering and brake-controlled torque vectoring to add agility to raw power by allowing greater power coming out of turns.

The V8 engine, SPORT mode enhancements, optional carbon ceramic brakes, and all-wheel steering all contributed to the Bentayga’s hillclimb record run.

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