Bentley’s bespoke division to showcase two special cars

The Bentley Mulliner Continental GT coupé will be debuted next week. Photos: Bentley

Bentley’s bespoke Mulliner division is using the upcoming Salon Privé at Blenheim Palace, UK to debut its new Continental GT coupé, alongside the stunning Bacalar convertible.

Salon Privé is the UK’s most exclusive Concours d’Elégance with displays from the likes of Ferrari and Rolls-Royce, as well as Bentley.

The sibling of the GT Mulliner Convertible celebrates modern craftsmanship and offers the client even wider possibilities to commission a unique Bentley to their individual specification. 

A suite of exclusive exterior design features separate the Continental GT Mulliner from the rest of the family.  At the front is the new ‘Double Diamond’ matrix grille, complemented by matching front fender vents echoing the same silver and black design and with chromed Mulliner branding. 

The car sits on 22in Mulliner wheels with a bespoke centre badge.

The car sits on new and unique 22in Mulliner wheels, with a bespoke design while the centre badge of each wheel is self-levelling, keeping the Bentley ‘B’ upright at all times.

A unique colour split is exclusive to the car, with a new combination of primary and secondary hide joined by a third colour through a flowing design line.

Eight different three-colour combinations are proposed by Mulliner, using Bentley’s palette of hides and threads to create striking yet elegant contrast throughout the cabin.

The Mulliner Driving Specification is fitted as standard, bringing the “Diamond in Diamond” quilting to the seats, doors trims and rear quarter panels.

It takes almost 400,000 stitches to create to the diamond pattern in the cabin.

It takes almost 400,000 stitches to deliver this quilting across the cabin of the car, with each diamond containing exactly 712 individual stitches – each one precisely aligned to point to the centre of the diamond it creates. Developing the embroidery process to deliver this process alone took 18 months.

The centre console is dressed in a new diamond milled technical finish that uses precision machining to form a perfect pattern of facets, flanked either side by Grand Black walnut veneer with chrome overlays. 

A unique Breitling clock sits in the centre of the console, while the passenger side fascia is finished with a silhouette of the car’s exterior profile and the Mulliner logo. 

The unique Breitling clock sits in the centre of the console.

Customers of the Continental GT Mulliner can choose either Bentley’s iconic 6-litre W12 powertrain or the 4-litre V8.

Bentley’s pioneering 48V electric active anti-roll technology – Bentley Dynamic Ride – is fitted as standard, delivering body control.

Orders for both coupe and convertible versions of the Continental GT Mulliner will be taken from October, with first deliveries beginning early next year. As Kiwis are such fans of Bentley, expect to see some of these bespoke cars in New Zealand.

Customers of the Continental GT Mulliner will receive the keys to their car in a bespoke, Mulliner-branded and handcrafted presentation box containing individual leather pouches matching the three-colour interior configuration of their car.

The Bentley Mulliner Bacalar convertible will also be at Salon Privé at Blenheim Palace.