Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner, 2014

 Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner

Bentley can unveil a extremely distinctive and sporting interpretation of the Mulsanne at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The new Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification blends a spread of placing style options as well as distinctive 21-inch alloy wheels, Bentley Flying 'B' wing vents and Diamond thick animal skin cut cabin with driver-selectable, sports-tuned suspension and steering, underscoring the performance credentials of Bentley's six.75 l V8 ultra-luxury sports saloon.

At an equivalent time, Bentley additionally announces the introduction of 2 new choices for the Mulsanne range: an oversized tilt-opening, tinted glass roof ANd an fine designed, electrically operated bottle cooler complete with hand-blown and hand-cut lead crystal champagne flutes.

Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification

The Mulsanne could be a pure example of the Grand traveling Bentley combining coach-built magnificence and hand crafted luxury with vast power and sportiness that along supply the world's most exclusive driving expertise. it's a luxury automobile that creates the thrill of driving its central focus. In AN era of production, it stands at the head of British luxury driving.

With a 0-60 mph sprint time of simply five.1 seconds (0-100 km/h in five.3 seconds) ANd a prime speed of 184 mph (296 km/h) the 505 bhp (512 PS/377 kw) Mulsanne has perpetually offered thunderous levels of performance for an ultra-luxury saloon. Now, for purchasers seeking an excellent sportier look, feel and character to their Mulsanne, Bentley is introducing the Mulliner Driving Specification.

The Mulsanne's superbly balanced proportions convey a novel sense of dynamism and movement. These area unit bolstered by muscular haunches and sharply carved , graciously flowing lines, hinting at the outstanding levels of power and force that area unit in reserve in any respect times.

For the Mulliner Driving Specification, new 21-inch, lightweight Al alloy wheels with race-derived, metallic element fasteners, bright-finished rims and 265/40 ZR21 tyres, underscore the Mulsanne's potent however elegant stance whereas providing even a lot of dynamic handling. offered in each painted and polished finishes, the 2-piece wheels area unit exclusive to the Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification and are compatible with Bentley's nonmandatory self-levelling wheel badges.

The Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification additionally incorporates a distinctive style language that underscores its sporting character, setting it aside from different Bentleys.

The sporting motif is stressed by a try of sweeping wing vents made up of forged, polished stainless-steel. The vents smartly emulate Bentley's painting 'Flying B' emblem that is inscribed with the Mulliner script. The flowing look accentuates the impression of speed and movement and therefore the black matrix grille integrated into the look provides a horny distinction to the polished stainless-steel.

For the new sportier Mulsanne, the Drive Dynamics system, that permits suspension and steering systems to be tuned to a most popular driving vogue, currently incorporates a distinctive 'Sport' setting. Operated by the rotary switch mounted next to the mechanical device selector, the new 'Sport' settings give increased grip, body management and steering accuracy while not compromising ride comfort.

Inside the Mulsanne's luxurious cabin Bentley's styling team have created a made-to-order, driver-focussed look and compassionate the Mulliner Driving Specification. to keep with the tradition of sporting Bentleys, the animal skin hide on the front ANd rear seats and door casings options an Byzantine Diamond Quilting pattern, complemented by AN indented animal skin headlining.

A new and made-to-order hide perforation method, developed specifically for the Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification, produces perforations in precise diamond shapes with non-perforated 'tramlines' in between. this enables Bentley's seamstresses to provide excellent handicraft whenever while not risk of distortion and means it will currently be combined with the nonmandatory seat ventilating system.

Throughout the cabin, Crewe's craftsmen and girls have ensured that even strictly practical controls area unit superbly dead. The distinctive 'knurled' or 'coined' surface end of the cool-metal door handles, 'Organ Stop' air ventilation controls and equipment lever give a extremely tactile expertise whereas giving further grip. The animal skin shifter is additionally hand-finished with a Baseball-style cross sew - another example of Bentley's noted attention to detail.

For assured, spirited driving, the accelerator and brake pedals of the Mulliner Driving Specification area unit made up of trained alloy. superbly crafted, every one of the raised grips on the pedals is singly polished. As a of completion to the cabin, Mulliner treadplate plaques area unit applied to the surface of the motive force and front traveller door sills.

In common with all Mulsannes, customers of the Mulliner Driving Specification have the chance to make a really made-to-order automobile from a palette of over one hundred paint colors, a nearly limitless selection of uncolored premium quality veneers (with 2 marqueterie options) and a range of twenty-two animal skin hides.

Commenting on the new Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification, Alasdair Stewart, Bentley's Member of the Board for Sales and Marketing: "The Mulsanne represents the head of British driving with nonpareil luxury and easy performance. Now, the clearly sporting accent of the new Mulliner Driving Specification provides an excellent bigger degree of driving enjoyment while not compromising the Mulsanne's legendary comfort and refinement."

Exquisite bottle cooler and roof choices introduced for all Mulsannes

In addition to the new Mulliner Driving Specification, Bentley is asserting enhancements to the specification of the Mulsanne's nonmandatory feature specification. All Mulsanne modelsmay currently be specified  with AN fine careful, Bentley-designed, luxury bottle cooler and rear cabin cargo area with house for 2 large Champagne bottles during a tipped position, permitting opened bottles to be placed back within the cooler.

With one bit of a button, the opaque glass door quietly slides receptive reveal 3 hand-blown and hand-cut lead crystal champagne flutes, displayed superbly by the white semiconductor diode accent lighting. These flutes are completely created for Bentley by the illustrious British designer, David Redman of London and echo the sport spoke style of the Mulsanne's 21" 5-spoke Sports alloy wheel.

The flutes may be placed within the bespoke-design bright chrome holders that deploy from the centre cushion. These additionally adapt smartly to figure as traditional cup holders once needed. As is ancient at Bentley, the bottle cooler and flute holders area unit discreetly hid once not in use and therefore the elegant style of the cooling system means no boot house is compromised.

The cabin of the Mulsanne is whisper-quiet, utilising the most recent double-glazing and sound-proofing technologies to isolate it from the agitated world. However, must you need to let the surface in, there's currently the choice of an oversized tilt-opening, tinted glass roof within the front cabin. It floods the cabin with lightweight and provides an additional dimension of house, providing extra ventilation whereas avoiding the safety risk of open windows.

The ultra-slim roof mechanism retains the Mulsanne's quick, sweeping roof profile with negligible result on cabin headroom. to supply welcome shade on the most popular days, a colour-matched Alcantara blind closes quietly at the bit of a button.