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In concept form, the
Bentley EXP 9 F had neither the styling nor the name to impress us when
we first saw it earlier this year at the
Geneva Motor Show, and while we already knew
some sort of design change was imminent, we're unsurprisingly now hearing that a name change is also in the cards.
Automobile Magazine is reporting that the eventual production
Bentley SUV will get a complete redesign from what we saw in the EXP 9 F, and it will wear a new name as well: Falcon.
The article says that
Luc Donckerwolke, Bentley's
newly appointed director of design, is giving the SUV a complete redesign from the concept vehicle, which goes against what we
last heard of the vehicle in August that a "radical redesign" was not in the cards. Donckerwolke has been on the design team at various
Volkswagen Group automakers since 1992, helping to pen such memorable designs as the
Lamborghini Gallardo and
Murciélago, but now he is tasked with giving Bentley an SUV worthy of its lineup. Last we heard, the model could go into production in 2015, but there is no indication whether the Falcon will get three-row seating or a
plug-in hybrid version as has been previously rumored.
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