Looking for a car for a family of 5 ... Bentley Bentayga test drive

In fact, a five-seater family car that I had been worried about for a long time

When I quickly looked back at the blog, as of November 2019, ``Go to BMW in search of a family carI was looking for a car that could accommodate five family members, we. * I have three children in my house.

And after that ... various dealers other than BMW were also visiting, but finally in March 2020, "A family car for a family of 3 and 5 children has been decidedI was allowed to report.

Yes, at that time I noticed that there was a Mercedes E200 that was not used in my husband's parents' house and said, "Oh, if you want to move comfortably with 5 family members, should I use this Mercedes?" It was a conclusion.

But in the end, I didn't dare to set up a parking lot for my husband's parents' Mercedes, so the car itself was left at my husband's parents' house.

It's not that far, so it's a short drive away ... but actually, "I have to go get the car, I have to exchange it" is a style of my home. It looks like it didn't fit.

"I don't use a car that isn't at home (or within walking distance)" ... Anyway, I'm too lazy ^^

So, after all, this Mercedes does not "dare to go get it / exchange it for another car", and when I just ride with my family, it says "I still have the BMW 650i, so this is okay". It was.

I'm sorry, Mr. Mercedes. Really too lazy ...

So, after all, if you don't use it much, it's a pity, so I asked my sister-in-law to use this Mercedes, so I went to my sister-in-law now.

So, looking for a 5-seater family car at home is back to the beginning.

For that reason, I went to BMW in Odaiba to see the car again for the first time in a long time. I was thinking of looking for something again.

The choice of car is what to do if you buy a new BMW 650i. Well, I'm really completely back to the beginning.

With the current BMW lineup, the 8 Series is the one I'm most interested in, but the 8 Series doesn't mean that the rear seats are that wide compared to the 650i for three children. bottom.

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Therefore, this time, I came to see it with the thought that "the 5 series is appropriate, after all" after thinking about various things.

BMW's Giant Kidney Grill

But hey! before that! !! I noticed this.

What I noticed is this "BMW of the enlarged front grill (kidney grill)". I may have seen it in a real car for the first time ~ ^^

I've seen it many times in videos and images, but when I see it in a real car, it's quite an impact.

Well, even so, I've already seen the images, so I feel like I'm used to it more than I expected.

It looks like this when the inside of the grill is closed ... ↓

When it was open, there was a lot of space behind the grill. I was wondering if something was stuck forward ^^

Can't you see it in the picture? And where does the open flap go? ?? Slide up and down? ??

After looking at the huge BMWs of the Kidney Grill, I wondered if the inside of my head was already brainwashed or I got used to it. Yeah, it's tiny. "

It's too easy to be brainwashed. No, this big kidney grill has too much impact!

I think there are some likes and dislikes about which one is better (honestly I think I like the smaller one now, but still), but I see this bigger grill every day. The designer, who would have been, thought that the small grill might not have been enough and he couldn't go back ^^

After all, I saw various things on this day, but I couldn't meet the Tokimek car.

The most striking thing was the last "landscape where minis lined up". It was cute ^^

I also went to see Mercedes.

I knew that the new model exhibition would start in a few weeks, but for the time being, the current model is fine, so let's take a look.

From the time I went to see this Mercedes, my husband's thoughts changed in various ways.

At first, it seemed that I wanted to make the family car something that my wife (I) could drive, but when I thought about it, the BMW 650i also said, "I can't drive because the front is long," and I drive. Since there is no such thing, he thought, "If so, I wonder if it's okay to drive a car only by myself."

Then, I went to see the S class, maybe even Mercedes who said "This is not driving".

But ~.

The back seat of the S class is almost like a "two-seater", and although it is possible for another person to sit in the middle, it feels like "I can sit somehow" and "I can sit for the time being". (It doesn't seem to change much even if it becomes a new model)

It was more like a 4 + 1 seat than a 5-seater.

In addition to the fact that I didn't ask for Mercedes so much, there was also a problem with the back seat, and the sales person in charge was absent on that day, so I left early.

When I did this, my husband's thoughts finally changed, and he said, "If I come this far, I should take the plunge and make it a bigger size."

Since the width of my home parking lot is up to 1,950 mm, I had been thinking about it until now, but if I stop thinking about it anymore and rent a large parking lot within walking distance from my home separately Is it okay?

This time, "Let's go to Bentley" and go to Bentley. Already, on this day, I went on a trip to find a family car as I could think of without appointment.

We arrived at Bentley Aoyama, that is, Mr. Corns Aoyama.

It would have been nice if I could just visit and show if Bentley fits my feelings first, so I went without contacting the sales person in charge of Cornes Aoyama ... By chance, this day There was a sales person, so in the end I talked about various things ^ ^

When it comes to 5-seater, is it a flying spar? So, I tried to sit in the driver's seat, but ah, this is absolutely impossible for me (driving) anymore! It was a level. It's big! !! !!

Well, I'm choosing a car on the premise that I won't drive, so I don't have to be able to drive.

However, my husband somehow thought, "Even though it is a family car, it is also used for commuting, so somehow the Flying Spur is not the image that I drive for commuting every day."

When I suddenly looked at the back of the showroom, Bentayga was there.

Yes, when we've come this far, our feelings are, "Oh, if you don't care about the size anymore, why don't you take the plunge and make it an SUV?"

The couple are all techto.

The salesman said, "You can test drive," but I said, "No, but I think we probably won't buy an SUV, so it's okay." "Come on," he arranged for a test drive.

V8 Bentley Bentayga test drive

Since you prepared it with much effort, I tried the test drive as it was. Thank you ^^

Driving is my husband. I have a backseat experience. Oh, what a beautiful backseat. I long for a white interior.

No, the inside of the car is spacious!

There was also a sense of luxury, and I already thought, "Oh, I'm okay with the back seat every time."

The sunroof is also big, you can see this feeling of openness. This is a view of the upper part from the back seat ↓

The scenery you can see while sitting is like this. What a sense of unity with this sky ↓

My husband was driving the car, so I don't know how it feels to drive, but I was comfortable in the backseat without any discomfort.

I think this is what impressed me, "Oh, that's Bentley quality."

First of all, the window of the back seat was shaded. Can you see the blackish amiami on the inside of the window glass? That is the shade ↓

I wanted to lower this, and when I asked the sales person, "How do you lower this?", He said that pressing (or pulling) the button to open and close the window once would automatically lower it. I tried it.

Click.

Oh ~ automatically, the shade will go down.

I was watching the shade go down, but at the very end, when all the shades were in the lower door frame ...

"eh!!!"

At this time, I was impressed by this illusionary Bentayga movement with one person in the back seat, with his eyes rounded.

Because, look, look, look.

Not sure where the shade disappeared? !!

Even if you look at this in front of you, if you think that the shade has come down, it will disappear in front of you! !! !! And I don't even know where the shade has gone.

No, if I was told that I could see it so much, that would be true (laughs), but if I didn't know that there was a shade in advance, I wouldn't even notice its existence. I was impressed that it fits so neatly.

The details are beautiful. Bentayga, it was a very nice car.

Well, however, after all, what I thought about the Bentayga experience was that if I was considering an SUV of this size, I couldn't help but want it a few years ago, screaming that I want it every day. Isn't it okay to use the Lamborghini Urus that was there?

Then, the salesman said, "You can test drive the Urus too ^^!", But if I got on the Urus, I was about to get the illness I wanted to buy again. , I stopped this day for the time being.

At the same place of Mr. Cornes last timeWhen I got on the Urakan EVO and got off, I already said "I want it!"Remembering that, it's too dangerous, so I'm restraining myself (laughs).

However, even if it is Urus, I still feel that my current feeling is not an SUV. Hmmm what should I do?

I'm still a little worried. I wonder if I'll be looking around various cars for a while. to worry. But it's fun to worry about choosing a car ^^

Not only did I have the Bentayga experience on this day, but the Cornes sales staff was very kind and taught me various things, so I was able to spend a very meaningful time.

The sales person in charge is also a person who really loves cars, so it was very fun to talk about it ^ ^

Thank you very much!

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★ Addition (2021.6.26) ★In the end, there were various things, and I bought the BMW M3 as the next family car. Click here for more →BMW new M3 delivered