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In terms of sheer luxury, you can’t go wrong with the Mulsanne. The more exquisite brother of the Flying Spur also happens to be the flagship of the Bentley lineup, a full-sized luxobarge hand-made with the utmost attention to detail by the craftsmen (and craftswomen) of Crewe, England.
As opposed to the olden days, Bentley is now a global player thanks to the financial situation and extensive synergies of the Volkswagen Group. The Mulsanne, for example, shares a lot with the Porsche Panamera although it’s a very different animal from the German sports sedan.
Bentley also happens to be popular with the well-to-do of China, hence the British automaker’s decision to roll out a limited-run special edition of the Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase. This fellow doesn’t have a proper name, but the craftsmanship of the Mulliner department sets it apart from bog-standard models. In total, 15 examples will ever be produced.
The list of goodies is opened by two exterior paint choices, namely Black Velvet and Onyx. Either color is complemented by Radiance 14-spoke wheels with a polished finish, 21 inches on all corners. What Bentley calls the Serenity grille is a different affair from the straight-vane design, featuring the double-diamond quilt pattern created by the Mulliner division.
Inside the extended-wheelbase special edition, “the finest handcrafted veneers, metals, and leathers” intertwine with “bespoke Mulliner artistry.” The biggest change from your typical Mulsanne is the London skyline embroidered into the seats and the front-passenger veneer trim. There are three color options in total for the cabin, starting with Newmarket Tan and Burnt Oak. The other two are Fireglow with Imperial Blue and Shortbread with Redwood.
Bespoke projecting lamps and stainless-steel Mulliner tread plates round off the list of goodies, and as you’d expect from such a high-spec model, Bentley offers this bad boy only on application. Pricing information is also available only to the most interested customers in the People’s Republic of China.
Under the hood of the car, a 6.75-liter engine does the talking. It’s a design that’s been in production for 60 years now, a twin-turbo V8 blunderbuss introduced in 1959 with an OHV design and 6.25 liters of displacement.
Bentley also happens to be popular with the well-to-do of China, hence the British automaker’s decision to roll out a limited-run special edition of the Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase. This fellow doesn’t have a proper name, but the craftsmanship of the Mulliner department sets it apart from bog-standard models. In total, 15 examples will ever be produced.
The list of goodies is opened by two exterior paint choices, namely Black Velvet and Onyx. Either color is complemented by Radiance 14-spoke wheels with a polished finish, 21 inches on all corners. What Bentley calls the Serenity grille is a different affair from the straight-vane design, featuring the double-diamond quilt pattern created by the Mulliner division.
Inside the extended-wheelbase special edition, “the finest handcrafted veneers, metals, and leathers” intertwine with “bespoke Mulliner artistry.” The biggest change from your typical Mulsanne is the London skyline embroidered into the seats and the front-passenger veneer trim. There are three color options in total for the cabin, starting with Newmarket Tan and Burnt Oak. The other two are Fireglow with Imperial Blue and Shortbread with Redwood.
Bespoke projecting lamps and stainless-steel Mulliner tread plates round off the list of goodies, and as you’d expect from such a high-spec model, Bentley offers this bad boy only on application. Pricing information is also available only to the most interested customers in the People’s Republic of China.
Under the hood of the car, a 6.75-liter engine does the talking. It’s a design that’s been in production for 60 years now, a twin-turbo V8 blunderbuss introduced in 1959 with an OHV design and 6.25 liters of displacement.
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