2017 BENTLEY BENTAYGA

     Don't worry, I can't pronounce it either. I just mastered the correct way to pronounce VW's "Touareg" (say it with me...tuu-wreg)! 

     Bentley Motor Cars just revealed their new ultra-luxurious first time ever SUV the Bentayga, which is scheduled to hit local fancy pant Bentley stores sometime during the 2017 calendar year. A Bentley SUV you say? Yes that's right the Bentayga will be yet another large fuel thirsty SUV equipped with amazing off road capabilities & technology the likes of which will never be utilized once by any of its ridiculously wealthy future owners.

     So, in this post are some press shots of the forthcoming Bentayga (can you say it yet?) with my 2 cents thrown in just for entertainment!

The front end reminds me of the politically correct response you give new parents when their baby is...well...not the most attractive one of the bunch...

"WOW...She Sure Is...Something...Ain't She?"

 Did an Audi Q7 have sex with a Bentley Mulsanne?

 Or maybe an Audi Q7 with a splash of Land Rover & Ford Explorer?

The Bentley flying "B" logo hidden in the tail light design is a very classy touch

Exterior Final Thoughts:

I DO NOT like the front end but at certain angles the rest of it does have a fresh look to it. Overall the Land Rover Range Rover still says...

"Look At Me I Got Mad Cash Yo!"

PLEASE SAVE THE GASPS FOR LATER

What the hell color combo is that...Bone w/ Coral highlights?

(FYI...Coral is the color of the season...but not here it ain't)

Is this the rear seat or the front? 

One can hardly tell but whatever the color configuration chosen it hardly disappoints.

 Modern yet traditional dash clearly shared with the Continental and Flying Spur

 Yet another de Classe item a Breitling timepiece...Now all we need is that Grey Poupon!

Interior Final Thoughts:

Who doesn't love a Bentley interior?

WHAT COLOR IS THAT??

     Yes it's time for another round of "My God...what color is that?" Believe it or not car manufacturers from time to time hold what they call "focus groups" which are usually one or two day small closed door meetings where a selected group of current owners or even future owners of their product are invited to come down to a local studio somewhere & give their opinions on some of the potential colors which might be available on said product. 
     This post consists of a few colors that are actually available on cars in today's marketplace. On some of them the color is not so bad but the name? What gives with that name?? Take a look...

Creme Brulee (Toyota)

 Electric Lime (Toyota)

 Forest Mist (Honda)

 Gilded Pewter (Acura)

 Hematite (Honda)

 Mulberry (Honda)

 Plasma (Mitsubishi)

 Sapphire Steel (Honda)

 Tiger Eye (Honda)

 Urban Sunset (Hyundai)

 Aluminum Jade (Toyota)

 Misty (Honda)

 Peacock (Nissan)

NOT EVEN IF YOU PAID ME...

     The final part of my fantasy car shopping list needs no further explanation because the title of the post speaks for itself. As in the previous posts, the first dollar amount is the starting price including destination & the other amount is after all option boxes have been checked & it's loaded up to the hilt!
     Even if they were FREE, you wouldn't catch one of these in my driveway!

FIAT 

500
$18,000 - $25,500
500 L
$21,000 - $29,500
500 X
$21,000 - $33,500

Jeep 

Compass
$21,000 - $30,000
Patriot
$19,000 - $28,500
Renegade
$19,000 - $31,000

Dodge 

Dart
$18,000 - $26,500
Journey
$22,000 - $39,000

RAM 

ProMaster City
$25,000 - $28,000
ProMaster
$30,000 - $41,500

Ford 

C-MAX
$25,000 - $37,500
Transit Connect
$24,000 - $34,500
Transit
$32,000 - $50,500

Buick 

Encore
$25,000 - $33,500

Cadillac 

ELR
$66,000 - $75,000
SRX
$39,000 - $59,000

Chevrolet 

Spark
$13,000 - $19,000
SS
$45,000 - $49,000
Trax
$21,000 - $31,000
City Express
$23,500 - $26,000

GMC 

Terrain
$25,000 - $41,000

Hyundai 

Veloster
$19,000 - $28,500

Nissan 

Versa
$13,000 - $18,500
Versa Note
$14,000 - $19,500
Sentra
$18,000 - $24,000
Juke
$21,000 - $31,000
Frontier
$19,000 - $36,000
Armada
$40,000 - $56,000

Infiniti 

QX50
$36,000 - $45,000
QX70
$47,000 - $60,000

Lexus 

RX
$42,000 - $63,500

Toyota 

Yaris
$16,000 - $18,500
Prius
$25,000 - $35,500
Camry
$24,000 - $34,500
4Runner
$35,000 - $47,000
Land Cruiser
$85,000 - $87,500
Tundra
$30,000 - $55,000

Scion 

FR-S
$27,000 - $30,000

Subaru

BRZ
$26,000 - $29,000
Impreza
$19,000 - $27,000

Mazda 

CX-3
$21,000 - $30,500

Mitsubishi 

iMi EV
$24,000 - $26,000
Mirage
$14,000 - $17,500
Lancer
$18,000 - $23,000
Outlander Sport
$20,000 - $30,000
Outlander
$24,000 - $33,500

Mercedes-Benz 

SL
$86,000 - $242,000
B250e
$42,000 - $53,500
CLA
$32,000 - $78,000
C
$40,000 - $100,000
GLA
$33,000 - $76,000

Porsche 

Panamera
$79,000 - $210,000

BMW 

Z4
$51,000 - $76,000
i3
$43,000 - $56,000
X4
$46,000 - $64,500
X6
$60,000 - $98,000

MINI 

Cooper Paceman
$24,000 - $46,500
Cooper Countryman
$24,000 - $47,000

Volvo 

XC60
$39,000 - $54,000

Aston Martin 

Rapide S
$206,000 - $239,000

ON THE FENCE...

     Continuing my fantasy car shopping list theme, in today's post are cars that I could take or leave. In other words I probably might look at them but if something slightly better came out I'd be easily swayed from these models:

Chrysler 

300                      
$32,500 - $54,000

Dodge 

Challenger              
$28,000 - $72,500
Charger                   
$28,000 - $73,000

Jeep 

Grand Cherokee         
$31,000 - $70,000
Wrangler                     
$24,500 - $48,500

Lincoln 

MKS                           
$40,000 - $55,000
MKC                           
$34,500 - $51,500
MKX                            
$39,000 - $55,000
MKT                            
$44,000 - $59,000
Navigator                    
$63,000 - $81,500

Buick 

Verano                            
$22,000 - $34,500
LaCrosse                        
$32,000 - $40,000

Cadillac 

ATS                             
$34,000 - $72,000
XTS                             
$45,000 - $66,000

Chevrolet 

Cruze                        
$17,000 - $29,000
Camaro                     
$24,500 - $54,000
Sonic                         
$15,500 - $26,000
Equinox                     
$23,500 - $37,000
Traverse                    
$32,000 - $40,000
Tahoe                        
$48,000 - $77,500
Suburban                   
$51,000 - $80,000
Colorado                    
$21,000 - $36,500
Silverado                    
$27,500 - $71,500

GMC 

Acadia                               
$32,000 - $44,000
Sierra                                 
$28,500 - $73,500
Canyon                              
$22,000 - $37,000
Yukon                                 
$52,000 - $81,000

Acura 

ILX                                     
$29,000 - $36,000
TLX                                    
$32,500 - $45,500
RLX                                    
$55,500 - $67,000
MDX                                   
$44,000 - $55,000

Honda 

Fit                                      
$16,500 - $22,000
Civic                                  
$19,000 - $25,500
CR-V                                 
$24,500 - $34,000

Hyundai 

Accent                             
$15,500 - $18,500
Tucson                             
$23,500 - $35,000
Santa Fe                          
$26,000 - $40,000

Kia

Forte                                         
$16,500 - $27,000
Rio                                            
$14,500 - $21,500
Soul                                           
$16,500 - $27,500
Sportage                                    
$23,000 - $32,500

Nissan 

370Z                                           
$31,000 - $49,500
LEAF                                    
$30,000 - $39,500
Quest                                    
$27,500 - $46,000
NV 200                                   
$21,000 - $24,500
NV                                         
$27,500 - $41,000

Infiniti 

Q70                                          
$50,500 - $76,500

Toyota 

Corolla                                    
$18,000 - $24,000
RAV4                                      
$24,500 - $33,000
Highlander                              
$38,000 - $52,000
Sequoia                                  
$46,000 - $66,000
Tacoma                                  
$22,500 - $37,000
Sienna                                    
$29,500 - $45,000

Lexus 

ES                                            
$39,000 - $50,000
CT                                            
$32,000 - $38,000
GS                                            
$46,000 - $87,500 
LS                                             
$73,500 - $135,500
NX                                             
$36,000 - $55,000
GX                                             
$51,000 - $69,000

Subaru 

Crosstrek                               
$22,500 - $31,000
Forester                                 
$23,000 - $36,000

Mazda 

CX-9                                       
$31,500 - $40,000

Mercedes-Benz 

SLK-Class                         
$48,000 - $87,000
E-Class                             
$53,500 - $137,000
CLS-Class                        
$68,000 - $148,500
S-Class                             
$96,500 - $274,000
GLC-Class                        
$40,000 - $68,500
GLE-Class                        
$52,000 - $106,500
GL-Class                          
$65,500 - $145,000

Porsche 

Boxster                             
$53,000 - $110,000
911                                   
$86,000 - $232,000
Cayenne                           
$59,000 - $191,000

Audi 

A4                                           
$37,000 - $75,000
A6                                           
$45,000 - $110,000
Q3                                           
$34,500 - $50,000
Q5                                           
$40,000 - $63,000
Q7                                           
$48,500 - $89,000

VW 

Beetle                          
$21,000 - $34,500
Jetta                             
$19,500 - $32,000
Tiguan                          
$25,500 - $37,500

Lamborghini 

Aventador                     
$400,000 - $500,000
Huracan                        
$240,500 - $260,000

BMW 

2-Series                                    
$34,000 - $60,000
3-Series                                    
$34,000 - $87,500
5-Series                                    
$51,000 - $135,500
6-Series                                    
$78,500 - $145,000
7-Series                                    
$82,500 - $149,000
X1                                             
$36,000 - $50,000
X3                                             
$40,000 - $64,000
X5                                             
$55,000 - $107,000

Rolls-Royce 

Ghost                               
$290,000 - $335,000
Phantom                          
$410,000 - $515,000

MINI 

Cooper                                         
$21,000 - $48,500

Land Rover 

Discovery Sport                 
$38,500 - $54,500
Range Rover Sport            
$64,000 - $134,500

Jaguar 

XF                                              
$53,000 - $84,000

Alfa Romeo 

4C                                       
$55,500 - $64,000

Maserati 

GranTurismo                            
$134,500 - $155,000

Aston Martin 

Vantage                              
$128,000 - $189,000

Volvo

S60                                                 
$35,000 - $48,500
S80                                                 
$44,500 - $54,000
V60                                                 
$36,000 - $50,000
XC70                                              
$38,500 - $50,000