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bentley mulsanne | the pinnacle of british motoring refined by our heritage inspired by the future experience the pinnacle of british motoring W.O. Bentley´s vision is burning bright experience motoring on a higher level classic british design handcrafted and engineered in crewe the fusion of extremes graceful performance Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lane, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3PL, England. www.bentleymotors.com The models presented in this brochure may be subject to further development and specification can change. Your Bentley dealer will always have the latest information. The names “Bentley”, the “B” in wings device and various other models presented are registered trademarks. © 2010 Bentley Motors Limited. Printed in England. the pinnacle of british motoring table of contents the mulsanne story: page exterior design: page interior design: page driving dynamics: page ambience & environment: page commissioning & choices: page specification: page The spirit of the Grand Tour has measure, the secret behind every Bentley; every bend in the road, opposite: a Bentley at the pinnacle been as much a part of the Bentley great Bentley has been the ability every mile of every journey. of British luxury motoring. w.o. bentley philosophy as record breaking to provide a fusion of immense The Bentley Mulsanne is as pure As you browse through this performance, engineering passion power and torque, comfort and an example of the Grand Touring feature guide, we hope you’ll gain and refined design. Ever-present refinement – the must-have Bentley as we have ever produced; deeper insights into the exquisite from the very earliest days of ingredients for the perfect Grand a study in superior quality, hand details that make a Bentley like the company, when founder Tourer… craftsmanship and driving at the nothing else on the road. W.O. Bentley created cars that Grand Touring is about enjoying highest level. In an era of mass could thrill and cosset in equal every moment you spend in a production, it stands for the exact 5 we are the opposite of mass production Every minute in a Bentley is a machine of its time – set standards wheel or as a passenger, every stand still, for this is a sublime and elegance. The Mulsanne is Inspired by our heritage, it is a journey of discovery and none that no other car maker could journey is an event. Mulsanne is car laced with power; enabling the purest expression yet of that thoroughly modern statement of more so than in the all-new match. Britain had never produced about becoming immersed in the its occupants to drive, relax, unique Bentley DNA. From the British grand touring and like its Mulsanne. Taking its inspiration anything like it. drive on all levels – comfort, converse and enjoy them selves effortless acceleration offered by predecessors it offers the world’s from some of the greatest of With the new Mulsanne, exhilaration, and relaxation. Quite in impeccable style, even when the twin-turbocharged V8 engine most exclusive driving experience W.O. Bentley’s creations, Mulsanne Bentley has truly revived the simply, we took everything we driven at remarkable speeds. to the clarity and discerning – some call it ‘pure Bentley’. We generates its own echoes of that Grand Tourer concept of knew about Bentley and distilled Modern Bentley motoring is restraint of the instrumentation call it ‘Mulsanne’. remarkable era, when cars such as yester year, in a car that makes it into our new flagship car. about more than just driving, and exquisitely packaged Bentley’s unparalleled 1930 the joy of driving its central focus. Within the Mulsanne’s sump- of course. It is also an expression technology, it represents a car four-door 8-litre – the fastest Whether you are behind the tuous interior time can seem to of exclusivity, power, refinement built without compromise. 6 7 exterior design the epitome of power and refinement The brief given to Bentley’s The challenge was to balance elegance and solidity. Echoing sporting proportions distinctly design team was simple yet forward thinking with authentic the signature Bentley design evident. The long bonnet, short demanding: create a flagship car heritage – to blend progressive cues of the past, the Mulsanne front overhang and longer rear that seamlessly mixes the very overhang help to convey a sense best of modern technology and of dynamism and movement, engineering with the unique reinforced by muscular haunches heritage of the Bentley marque. and sharply sculpted lines which In doing so, they have produced flow gracefully from the front a grand new Bentley that wings to the rear, hinting at the stands at the pinnacle of British phenomenal levels of power and motoring. torque that are in reserve at all Our aim was to elevate the times. Uniquely designed 20-inch motoring experience to a new wheels (and optional 21-inch) level of comfort, refined enjoyment lines with classic cues. To achieve features a bold frontal design reinforce the Mulsanne’s and performance for both driver this ambitious goal, we had to lift dominated by the traditional powerful stance. and passengers. our eyes to the horizon and design Bentley matrix grille and a vehicle that drew on the great prominent, round inner headlamps Bentleys of the past. with chrome surrounds, flanked Gazing upon the Mulsanne, by two, smaller outboard lamp you are greeted by an entirely clusters, all featuring the latest new creature – from the sleek in LED lighting technology. exterior to the superbly appointed The iconic Flying ‘B’ retractable and refined interior. The mascot is available as an option. Mulsanne’s design is a unique Racing is also clearly in the fusion of sportiness, coachbuilt Mulsanne’s bloodline with classic 11 advanced and elegant in equal measure To create as refined a car as the Through design, manufacturing, conventional halogen headlamps. Mulsanne in the 21st century technology and skills, an authentic For an added look of distinction, requires a blend of technology Bentley coachbuilt feel has been the chrome bezels are embossed and craftsmanship that can only achieved. Take, for example, the with the Bentley name. be found at a marque like Bentley. elegant rear windscreen, which Three new wheel designs, is fully enveloped by coachwork. with two different finishes, are This provides a flawless line into available for the Mulsanne in the rear, complementing the both standard 20-inch or optional exquisitely formed roof pillars, 21-inch sizes. So whatever style but can only be created under The elegant front wings, for you opt for, you can rest assured the watchful eye of experienced example, can only be formed that the same attention to detail coach-builders, who undertake as a single panel thanks to this has gone into creating them as a complex hand-brazing process technology. As part of the design every other part of the car. to create perfect joins along the process, we also used lightweight the curving surfaces around materials in areas you cannot see mulsanne features the rear windscreen. to allow us to continue to use ■ The Mulsanne utilizes advanced In other areas the car’s elegant classic Bentley materials in areas methods such as Superforming forms were created using an that you can truly appreciate. to produce a ‘coachbuilt’ finish. advanced process known The lights are designed to ■ Many parts of the exterior as Superforming, in which provide drivers with the best road are built and finished entirely by hand. aluminium panels are heated vision available. The light from ■ Six different wheel style and to 500ºC and then forced into the Xenon headlamps provides finish combinations available. shape using air pressure. 70 percent more output than 12 only the finest materials echo the elliptical curves of the detail and craft has still gone into into which are ‘sandwiched’ the ‘floating’ LED tail lights. the Mulsanne’s metal door handles antennae for the car’s electronic Not only are the stainless steel as any other part of the car. systems. jewels beautiful in their own right Behind each one, a mirror finish Further optional brightware is but each piece of brightware is precisely positioned to show a available including a beautiful serves a specific purpose for the reflection of the tactile knurling jewel fuel filler cap, stainless steel overall impression. Note, for on the inside of the handle – an door pillar finishers and stainless example, how the polished steel optical tease to the senses. steel lower grilles and wing vents. finish around the side glass creates Bentley’s designers were against We take great pride in using the a crisp, defined edge around the using a visible aerial that could finest materials throughout every mulsanne features windows. An advanced keyless interfere with the exterior design car we build and the Mulsanne ■ entry system unlocks the car for of the car and instead fashioned Advanced keyless entry and is no different. Get up close to ignition offers high security you but as much attention to an advanced composite bootlid some of the gleaming brightware with convenience. The car automatically unlocks and that adorns the car’s exterior and starts at the touch of a button. you will see that we have used ■ Features such as satellite only the highest grade stainless antennae are hidden away to steels to fashion what we think ensure unbroken visual lines. ■ of as the car’s ‘jewellery’. The Mulsanne’s exterior brightware is fashioned from solid classic Bentley matrix radiator stainless steel. grille is built from solid stainless ■ Optional brightware such as a steel as are the elegant window chrome radiator shell, Flying ‘B’ surrounds, and sleek, oval mascot, stainless steel grilles and door pillar finishers are available. tailpipes, which are crafted to 15 interior design we start where others stop of modern design and classic the aroma of leather hides mix crafting the interior of the new Bentley heritage.

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