The Bentley that arguably started the uber-luxury SUV trend is back with an upgrade, with the new 2021 Bentayga promising more style, more tech, and more cabin comforts. It's been five years since the original Bentayga launched, and since then we've seen Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, and others try their hand at the luxe-truck segment. Now, Bentley is back to raise the stakes.
Bentley has announced that after more than a decade of production, the production of the hyper luxurious Mulsanne car is coming to an end. With the demise of the Mulsanne, the Bentley Flying Spur is now the flagship model for the automaker. Since the Mulsanne entered production, Bentley has built more than 7300 examples.
The younger generation might not know it, but Bentley’s 6.75-liter V8 engine is the longest-serving V8 motor in continuous production – until now, that is. The final example of this 6.75-liter engine was recently completed at the Bentley factory in Crewe and is entering retirement after 61 years of glorious service.
Bentley recently held an online competition for colleagues and their families to design a Bentley Mulliner Bacalar. The winner of that contest is the rainbow-themed car seen below. The rainbow paint was applied to an extremely rare and exclusive Barchetta-style Bacalar that the automaker says relaunches true coachbuilding at Bentley Mulliner.
Bentley has announced that customers can add the Styling Specification that brings "Extra Sporting Edge" to the Continental GT, Continental GT Convertible, or Bentayga. Bentley says that the Styling Specification tidbits are crafted by hand to exact tolerances. Styling Specification includes a front bumper splitter, side skirts with special Bentley badges, rear diffuser, and boot lid spoiler in high-gloss carbon fiber.
For a lot of people owning a Bentley isn't something that's done out of the desire to drive the car but to be driven. That means that for some Bentley owners, rear seat comfort and convenience is much more important than what's available to front-seat passengers. The Bentley Flying Spur has a new touch screen remote that puts luxury control in the hand of rear seat occupants.
British carmaker Bentley is proud to admit the Mulliner Bacalar speedster is the most bespoke and endlessly customizable Bentley ever made. It’s also the most limited-edition Bentley of the modern era as the company pledges to only build 12 examples of the Mulliner Bacalar. Although based on the underpinnings of the third-gen Continental GT, the Mulliner Bacalar does not share a single piece of body panel with any other Bentley model.
If a modern Bentley still isn't quite exclusive enough for you, now there's a Bentley Mulliner Bacalar that could fit the bill. The automaker's coachbuilding arm is expanding back into bespoke car-making, and it's announcing that with a beautiful new Bacalar open-top grand tourer.
Just in case a regular Bentley isn't sufficiently exclusive for you, the British luxury automaker is reportedly preparing an even more striking - and limited edition - model. Though Bentley already has a performance coupe, the third-generation Continental GT, and a grand tourer sedan, the Flying Spur, fresh to its line-up, it would be an opportunity to flex the bespoke abilities of its Mulliner division.
Little more than two minutes behind the wheel of the 2020 Bentley Flying Spur, an opportunity to test its 626 horsepower presents itself. The narrow, twisting streets of Monaco are filled with tourists, rich residents, and buzzing scooters, and few seem motivated to allow the driver of a six-figure luxury sports sedan out from the shadow of the storied Hôtel de Paris and into the hectic traffic.
One of the cars that was pivotal for Bentley in its early days was the 1939 Bentley Corniche. The car was a departure from the traditional Bentley cars of the '20s and '30s and was the first to introduce streamlining in an attempt to reach faster speeds and improve the performance of the car. The styling of this historic car influenced the styling of all post-war Bentley models from the R Type Continental to the current Continental GT.
Bentley has unveiled its newest ultra-luxury ride called the Flying Spur First Edition at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Gala. The vehicle was auctioned off to support the fund-raising that the charity hosted at the inaugural Midsummer Party, Picozzi's Villa Dorane on July 24. The car promises "astounding attention to detail" along with sculpted surfaces and intelligent technology.