However, the EXP 9 F was apparently a hit with the most important demographic of all: potential customers.
While Hilton suggested that some of the more flashy cues of the concept would be dialed down for production, he also stated that key elements, including the SUV's proportions and and quad-circle light design, would remain.
Moreover, the basic design motif found at the back of the vehicle - rectangular taillamps and oval exhausts - will actually make its way to other Bentley models in the future.
Bentley ambitiously hopes to eventually sell 15,000 examples of the $200,000+ SUV per year, which would represent twice the sales achieved by the brand's entire lineup last year.