Thank you for posting Stu, glad you had a really good experience in the Bentley!
I've only seen a couple of these on the road to date.
Personally I'm really not a fan of the exterior looks either, but I agree with you that the interior appears to be of stunning quality (bet it smells and "feels" amazing!).
Watched a review of this car by Harry Metcalfe (Harry's Garage on YouTube) and he was throughly impressed with it.
I believe Soof is correct re the chassis and engine overlap with the VW Toureg, but I don't necessarily see this as a negative as this happens a lot in the automotive world.
A RR Ghost is based on a BMW 7 series, the V10 in an Audi R8 is based on the Lamborghini V10's etc.
I also disagree with the objection of cost, as at the end of the day if someone has the money, and wishes to spend it on a legitimate, taxable product, then good for them. They're boosting the economy, which benefits us all.
That being said, ?250 K on an SUV is a shed load of cash lol!
Re Cayennes, I actually rather like them lol ... but they definitely seem to be another polarising SUV too!
Personally I'd buy an Audi RS6 or a Porsche Panamera over a SUV though.
If I had ?250-300 K to spend on an ultimate luxury car, it'd be a RR Phantom [emoji16]
Though I'd blow it on a McLaren 720 S in reality!
P.S. Yea that's a weird spare wheel!