Bentley Bentayga vs Rolls Royce Cullinan: a very opulent drag race

Which is fastest out of the Bentley Bentayga and the Rolls Royce Cullinan? Straight-line speed may not seem like the top priority when buying a palace on wheels, but those few seconds count when trying to beat the queues at Ascot race course.

That’s why we’re going to drag race these two cars. There’s enough torque here to reverse the direction of the earth’s rotation, so it should be interesting.

Rolls Royce Cullinan

It may look a bit like a London taxi, but this is actually £380,000 worth of Rolls Royce. The Cullinan is powered by a 6.75-litre twin-turbocharged V12 which puts out 600hp and 900Nm of torque. This is sent to all four wheels via an eight-speed automatic gearbox.

Being the same size as some London penthouse, and being furnished in acres of wood and leather means that the Cullinan weighs in at a chunky 2,660kg, making the Bentley Bentayga seem like a Lotus Elise by comparison.

Bentley Bentayga

It tips the scales at just 2,416kg, so only about a tonne more than your average family car. Powering the Bentayga is a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 with 550hp and 770Nm of torque. Like the Rolls it also has all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic gearbox.

At £227,000, it’s a massive £153,000 cheaper than the Cullinan. With that sort of change you could buy yourself a Range Rover to go alongside your Bentayga.

So which of these cars will come out on top in a drag race? You’ll have to watch the video to find out.

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