A new, smart air conditioning system can filter out potentially harmful PM2.5 particles. It constantly compares air quality inside and outside the cabin, recirculating the air in the cabin if the air quality is inferior outside. Using GPS, it can even tell when the car is about to enter a tunnel, and engage recirculation mode to avoid drawing unclean air into the cabin.

The optional Front Seat Comfort Specification can be enhanced with the additional Wellness Seating specification. It includes Seat Auto Climate, which constantly monitors seat temperature and humidity, using the seat’s built-in heating and ventilation systems to keep you comfortable at all times. It also includes Postural Adjust, which uses pockets of air inside the seat to vary the pressure on your muscles, almost imperceptibly, helping to prevent stiffness from setting in on long drives. 

You can download your preferred apps to the car from a selection curated by Bentley, using the new My Bentley App Studio. So if you want to use an alternative navigation app, for example, you can run it natively on the car’s system, which will give third party applications access to useful data such as fuel and range levels. 

Remote connectivity

With the My Bentley smartphone app, you can check the status of lights, locks and windows, you can locate your car when it is parked and you can even schedule activity such as charging, if it is plugged into a charging socket. You can even use it to pre-heat or pre-cool the cabin to your desired temperature and control heated seats, steering wheel and armrests, before you get in. 

Integrated with your phone

Both wired and wireless Apple CarPlay^® and Android Auto^TM can be accessed within the car, as well as a built-in Wi-Fi hotspot and wireless phone charging. You can choose to display the CarPlay screen on either the driver’s information panel or the central touchscreen, where it now makes use of the entire screen. 

_{* All Driver Assistance features and Connected Car technology are subject to regional availability. Please contact your local Bentley retailer for full details.}

A suite of driver assistance systems makes manoeuvring in town much easier. The car can identify parking spaces and help you park, for example. You can even start the parking manoeuvre using the My Bentley app on your smartphone while you stand and watch* – useful when a space is so tight you might have difficulty opening the door. Your car can also alert you to the likelihood of low-speed scrapes in tight spaces, displaying a three-dimensional, real-time view of your nearby surroundings on the central touchscreen and braking automatically, if necessary to avoid an impact.

* The driver must constantly supervise the manoeuvre and be able to intervene at any time to maintain safety.

With Adaptive Cruise Control with Lane Guidance*, your car will keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front, when on the highway – even if you slow down to a stop. It will alert you if you drift from the centre of your lane and if necessary, steer you back. Predictive Adaptive Cruise Control* takes things further, managing your speed on major non-highway roads. And if you become tired on a long drive, the Emergency Assist* feature will alert you, so you can take appropriate action. 

_{* All Driver Assistance features and Connected Car technology are subject to regional availability. Please contact your local Bentley retailer for full details.}

Choose from three audio systems: the Bentley Signature Audio system, fitted as standard, the 16-channel Bang & Olufsen for Bentley or the 21-channel Naim for Bentley – considered by some to be the world’s best in-car sound system.

The new Ultra Performance Hybrid powertrain offers five driving modes. EV Drive is emission-free, electric-only driving, for distances of up to 50 miles. In Hybrid mode, the car will automatically select when to use the electric motor and when to use the V8 engine. Hold mode relies mainly on the V8 engine, occasionally using the electric motor but preserving battery charge for later use. Charge mode uses the engine to charge the battery up to 80% while driving, and Sport Hold runs the V8 engine all the time, boosted by the electric motor for maximum power.