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Bentley has introduced a brand new special-edition Bentayga called the Artenara Edition, and it’s clearly geared toward buyers who want their luxury SUV to feel much more tailored and design-driven than before. Inspired by Artenara, the very best village in Gran Canaria and residential to the Roque Bentayga peak that helped encourage the Bentayga name itself, this recent model leans heavily into place, craftsmanship, and visual identity. It’s less about reinventing the Bentayga and more about refining its most desirable qualities right into a fastidiously composed package.
What makes the Artenara Edition stand out is how thoroughly Bentley has curated the look. The outside brings together familiar Mulliner touches just like the double-diamond grille, special wing vents, and 22-inch grey-painted and polished wheels, while body-color lower brightware gives the SUV a cleaner and more contemporary profile. Buyers also can select Blackline Specification for a darker, sportier attitude, and Bentley is even opening the door to a brand new 23-inch Super Lux wheel option for many who need to push the visual drama a bit further.
Inside, the Artenara Edition appears to be where Bentley really desired to make its point. The cabin gets a tri-color interior layout with an accent color, a treatment that had previously been reserved for the Bentayga Mulliner Prolonged Wheelbase. That alone makes this edition feel more exclusive, but Bentley goes further with a Roque Bentayga motif etched into the fascia and repeated through laser-crafted perforations within the seats and door panels. It’s the form of detail that luxury buyers may not notice immediately, but once they do, it gives the entire vehicle a stronger sense of story and purpose.
Bentley can be packaging the Artenara Edition with eight curated color, material, and finish recommendations, each pairing an exterior shade with an identical interior theme. That approach feels especially smart for a brand like Bentley, since it gives customers a path to something distinctive without requiring them to construct the automobile from scratch. From classic mixtures like Pale Brodgar with Portland and Beluga to richer, more expressive themes like Verdant with Saddle, Camel, and Cumbrian Green accents, the Artenara Edition looks prefer it was designed to appeal to buyers who appreciate tastefully daring personalization.
Underneath all of that design work, Bentley continues to be giving customers a meaningful range of selections. The Bentayga Artenara Edition will be ordered in standard-wheelbase form with either a V8 or V6 hybrid powertrain, while the extended-wheelbase version comes with the twin-turbo V8. That flexibility should help the model appeal to different corners of the Bentayga audience, whether someone is after chauffeur-friendly rear-seat luxury, traditional V8 presence, or a more electrified tackle Bentley ownership.
This recent edition also arrives as a part of a broader update for the Bentayga lineup. Bentley says the range is picking up a brand new Dark Teal metallic paint option, and a number of other markets are being added to the Bentley Connected Automobile service, expanding the brand’s digital convenience features. Those changes may not grab headlines the best way a special edition does, but they reinforce the concept Bentley is constant to maintain the Bentayga fresh in a segment where exclusivity and presentation matter just as much as outright performance.
In some ways, the Artenara Edition appears like Bentley doing what it does best. It takes an already highly polished luxury SUV and adds one other layer of expertise, storytelling, and visual restraint without losing sight of the Bentayga’s broad appeal. For buyers who want something more distinctive than an ordinary Bentayga but not quite as bespoke as a full Mulliner commission, this looks like a really compelling middle ground, and one that ought to land well with customers who value elegance over excess.
Mike Floyd is a finance executive by trade and a automobile enthusiast at heart. As a CFO with a keen eye for detail and strategy, Mike brings his analytical mindset to the automotive world, uncovering fresh insights and unique perspectives that transcend the surface. His passion for cars—especially his favorite, the Porsche 911, fuels his contributions to Automotive Addicts, where he blends a love for performance and design together with his skilled precision. Whether he’s breaking down industry trends or spotlighting emerging innovations, Mike helps keep the location each sharp and forward-thinking.
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