Bentley Bentayga Mansory

Mansory has spent decades reworking the most expensive cars on the road, and the Bentayga gives them a perfect base. They start with the most refined SUV Bentley builds and wrap it in a full carbon wide-body, then forge a set of 24-inch wheels to fill the new arches. The result is unmistakable from any angle, and rare enough that you are unlikely to see a second one in a week here.

The engine is what makes it more than a styling exercise. The 6.0 litre twin-turbo W12 is tuned to 900 horsepower and 1,250 Nm, enough to move a car this large to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and on to 323 km/h. The chassis underneath is still a Bentley, so the pace arrives without drama and the cabin stays planted. It is one of the few cars that delivers Crewe luxury and outright speed in the same drive.

Inside, none of the Mansory aggression carries over. Five people sit in quilted leather with heated and cooled seats, a panoramic roof and a cabin quiet enough for a long evening along Dubai Marina. You can take it to a DIFC dinner, run the family to the Palm, or open it up past Al Qudra where the W12 stops idling and starts working. The contrast between how it looks and how it travels is the whole point of the car.

A car like this sits idle most of the week for the people who own one, which is exactly why renting it makes more sense. You get the presence and the performance for a few days without a seven-figure purchase gathering dust. We bring it to your door or hotel, fuelled and detailed, with insurance and delivery built into the rate from the start.