Bentley’s $2.1 million, 740-hp coachbuilt coupe celebrates the end of an era and hints at the shape of things to come.
can convince you to reconsider. The latest coachbuilt model from the Mulliner personalization division blasts the dust off the stuffy, old-money image of 104-year-old Bentley with a 740-hp twin-turbo W-12 packaged inside a carbon-and-aluminum body that shares styling cues with a certain American muscle car.as the second hyper-exclusive model from Mulliner.
The second of two development prototypes, Batur #00 has been thoroughly beat on by Bentley engineers. There are slight variations in the leather used throughout the cabin to fine-tune the final embossed pattern, and the edges of the titanium controls are sharp enough to peel a potato. Yet the buyer declined Bentley's offer to bring those details up to production spec to preserve its provenance—provenance that also includes 16 journalists flogging it around the Spanish island of Tenerife.
It's both strange and refreshing to see the winged B badge without the context of those big, doe-eye headlights Bentley is known for. The modern, more expressive lights give the Batur an air of aggression. Along with the vented hood, the fastback roofline, and the flat-topped rear fenders, there's enough athleticism in the body that it could pass for a concept of a future Ford Mustang.
No two cars will be alike, but every Batur will immerse the buyer in the same decadent experience. The cabin is lined with the kind of luxury you can see, feel, and even smell. The texture and weight of everything you touch has been considered and fussed over. The attention to detail in the materials and build quality is immaculate.Building a new car on top of the Continental GT's structure comes with a few compromises.
The car also can't be registered in the U.S. via conventional means, as Bentley is only homologating it in its home market. That's the only way Mulliner can get these projects over the regulatory hurdles, as the U.K. allows low-volume vehicles to be certified using computer simulation rather than smashing priceless prototypes into walls. The handful of Baturs sold to U.S.
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