Demand for Bentley’s Mulliner personalization division is at report ranges. In accordance with Bentley, roughly three out of each 4 of its automobiles depart the manufacturing facility with some Mulliner touches.
With the sturdy demand, Mulliner is taking a look at methods to broaden its choices. One route is the introduction of a lot extra tactile supplies and finishes.
A few of these had been used for a set of 4 Continental GT Velocity Convertibles developed by Mulliner on behalf of Southern California dealership Bentley Rancho Mirage.
Referred to as the Expressions of Texture Assortment, the automobiles characteristic particular paint finishes, three-dimensional quilting, and new supplies.
Bentley Continental GT Velocity Convertible Expressions of Texture assortment
Bentley Continental GT Velocity Convertible Expressions of Texture assortment
Bentley Continental GT Velocity Convertible Expressions of Texture assortment
Standout particulars embrace a matte paint end, which Bentley mentioned takes as much as 55 hours to use. There’s additionally wafer skinny stone veneers and embossed upholstery that may create just about any sample, together with topographic traces. One of many automobiles displays the landscapes of Coachella Valley, the place the Bentley Rancho Mirage dealership is situated. One other displays the fluid types of sand dunes sculpted by the desert wind.
In a press release, David Parker, Mulliner’s chief business officer, mentioned the automobiles within the assortment function inspiration for patrons trying to benefit from the newest choices at Mulliner. For consumers brief on time however nonetheless eager on a singular car, Mulliner now and again additionally launches its personal curated automobiles, comparable to final 12 months’s Bentayga EWB Mulliner.
The automobiles within the assortment are based mostly on the present Continental GT Velocity Convertible, however an up to date model packing a V-8 plug-in hybrid powertrain as a substitute of the standard W-12 engine has been revealed. It is due on sale subsequent 12 months.
