New Bentley Mulsanne unveiled
17/08/09 14:48 Filed in: News
The new Bentley Mulsanne was unveiled
yesterday at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance near Monterey,
California.
Bentley Motors say the Mulsanne is inspired by the W.O. Bentley’s eight-litre of 1930 and, of course, named after the famous straight on the Le Mans circuit. Appropriately it W.O.’s own eight-litre company car that shared the podium with the new Mulsanne in Pebble Beach.
Now owned by the Volkswage Group, Bentley Motors was at pains to stress the British heritage, pointing out that the new car has been conceived, styled and engineered at Bentley’s HQ n Crewe, where it will go into production on a new manufacturing facility next year.
“The challenge we set our engineers was to create a new grand Bentley that would stand as the pinnacle of British luxury motoring, offering the world’s most exclusive driving experience,” Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors said at the launch.
“They have responded to this challenge with real passion and the result is a luxury grand tourer that sets new standards in terms of comfort, effortless performance and hand-crafted refinement – the very qualities for which Bentley is renowned.”
The design team aimed to create a new flagship offering classic sporting styling cues of a traditional Bentley, but expressed in a contemporary way.
“From the very first hand sketches in the styling studio, we were inspired by the traditions of the grand touring Bentleys and have sought to evolve this story for a new generation of Bentley enthusiasts,” explained Dirk van Braeckel the design team leader.
The Bentley Mulsanne will go on sale from mid 2010. More information about the new Bentley Mulsanne will be released at the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show.
Bentley Motors say the Mulsanne is inspired by the W.O. Bentley’s eight-litre of 1930 and, of course, named after the famous straight on the Le Mans circuit. Appropriately it W.O.’s own eight-litre company car that shared the podium with the new Mulsanne in Pebble Beach.
Now owned by the Volkswage Group, Bentley Motors was at pains to stress the British heritage, pointing out that the new car has been conceived, styled and engineered at Bentley’s HQ n Crewe, where it will go into production on a new manufacturing facility next year.
“The challenge we set our engineers was to create a new grand Bentley that would stand as the pinnacle of British luxury motoring, offering the world’s most exclusive driving experience,” Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors said at the launch.
“They have responded to this challenge with real passion and the result is a luxury grand tourer that sets new standards in terms of comfort, effortless performance and hand-crafted refinement – the very qualities for which Bentley is renowned.”
The design team aimed to create a new flagship offering classic sporting styling cues of a traditional Bentley, but expressed in a contemporary way.
“From the very first hand sketches in the styling studio, we were inspired by the traditions of the grand touring Bentleys and have sought to evolve this story for a new generation of Bentley enthusiasts,” explained Dirk van Braeckel the design team leader.
The Bentley Mulsanne will go on sale from mid 2010. More information about the new Bentley Mulsanne will be released at the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show.