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Bentley Bentayga Speed

Bentley states 193 mph for the 2026 Bentayga Speed with carbon-ceramic brakes. Autocar and Car and Driver print the same 193 mph.

Also known as Bentayga Speed
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Top speed

Published as 193 mphPublished as 193 mphPublished as 193 mph

Manufacturer claim and governor for the 2026 Bentayga Speed V8 with carbon-ceramic brakes. Bentley states 193 mph (310 km/h). Autocar and Car and Driver both print 193 mph. The steel-brake figure of 187 mph is not stored. This is not the earlier W12 Bentayga Speed.

ClaimedBentley (opens source in a new tab)

In context

  • 3.0× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.1 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 17 h 56 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A car is fast when the force pushing it forward still beats the air, and when the tires and the gearing can use that force. A limiter is a different fact from an unlimited run.

  1. Drag and gearing

    Top speed is the balance point: thrust equals aerodynamic drag. The gearing has to still be pulling when the car gets there, or the engine falls off its power.

  2. What the sources signed

    A manufacturer claim, a magazine test and an electronic governor are not interchangeable. The measurement line says which one this page ranked.

A limited example is the Bugatti Chiron.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 311km/h193mph86.3m/s168knRanked figure

    Manufacturer claim and governor for the 2026 Bentayga Speed V8 with carbon-ceramic brakes. Bentley states 193 mph (310 km/h). Autocar and Car and Driver both print 193 mph. The steel-brake figure of 187 mph is not stored. This is not the earlier W12 Bentayga Speed.

    Claimed
    Bentley (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Model
2026 V8 Bentayga Speed
Layout
All-wheel-drive SUV
Limiter
Governor, carbon-ceramic brakes

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