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The Bentayga has long been a somewhat nonconformist character within the Bentley line-up. As the brand’s first SUV, it caused quite a stir when it was launched in 2015, breaking with decades of coupé

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Once they headed the company car parks of Eighties Britain, now these executive icons offer prestige, nostalgia and pure driving pleasure from £5k. But which of these trading-floor titans best rewards the shrewd classic motorist?

Winning was always the true religion at Maranello. As much as Enzo Ferrari promoted the ideals of power, exclusivity and heroism as the basis of his race and road cars, this mystique was expertly entw