McLaren W1 First Drive: Ferocious Hypercar Transcends the Track

You know things are getting serious when McLaren rolls-out the ‘1’ suffix. The origin story is, of course, the very first road car McLaren ever built, the F1. Designed by visionary Formula 1 aerodynamicist and engineer Gordon Murray, it arrived in 1992 and rendered all other supercars obsolete. The tiny, lightweight F1 embraced carbon-fibre material technology, adopted a radical centre seat driving position with two passengers set back and either side and was powered by a 6.1-litre V12 engine from BMW that might as well have been passed down directly from the Gods. Game-changer? That doesn’t even come close to describing its impact, even if at the time sales didn’t come easy… The P1 was very different. Rather than a unique side project from the Formula 1 team, it was instead a statement piece for McLaren Automotive, a new road car division still in its infancy. It arrived in 2013 and was a wild-eyed showstopper. It traded the long-legged gait and supple suspension of the F1 for a weaponized hybrid system capable of delivering 903bhp and huge blue flames from its drainpipe exhaust. In Race mode, it lowered by 2-inches and its massive concave rear wing extended into the sky. The P1 was all about aerodynamic downforce, crazed acceleration and a snorting, angry soundtrack that mixed venomous twin-turbocharged V8 with the manic whirr of electric motors. Not so much a car as a force of nature. And now there’s this: The W1. It’s a true successor to the P1 with a similar brief and, on the face of it, it evolves rather than radically reinvents McLaren’s vision for the ultimate hypercar. This is not a criticism. How could it be when the result is this dramatic and has such staggering, other-worldly potential? The W1 has 1258bhp delivered to the rear wheels. It’s capable of 0-124 mph in 5.8-seconds, the quarter mile in 9.6-seconds at 167 mph and produces 2205lbs of downforce at 174 mph. The active aerodynamics – particularly a rear wing that extends way out beyond the rear of the car – are pure performance art and deliver massive aerodynamic efficiency. The result, aside from looking extremely cool, is that the W1 is McLaren’s fastest road car around a racetrack. Ever. Their benchmark circuit is the breath-taking Handling Track at the Nardo proving ground in southern Italy, where the W1 beats their previous benchmark, the flyweight McLaren Senna, by three seconds per lap. Or “a lifetime” as they call it in racing. Maybe two lifetimes! Core to the W1’s performance is the new ‘Aerocell’ carbon fibre tub. With integrated seats and a raised footwell to allow for inboard pushrod-operated front suspension – which in turn gives air a clean path to the huge underbody diffuser – it’s light, stiff, space efficient and has been instrumental in McLaren realising a full ground-effect concept. Just like last year’s F1 cars, which were the fastest ever made. There is also an active front wing and the aforementioned complex rear wing dubbed ‘Active Long Tail’. All of which is very admirable. But the ‘anhedral’ or gullwing doors and the fantastically shirnked-wrapped feel to the minimalist, highly-focussed interior are a pretty good side effect. The W1 feels special. Those fixed seats are perhaps a shade more upright than expected, and the driving position is less obviously racecar than, for example, the Aston Martin Valhalla or Ferrari F80. However, once you’ve adjusted the pedals (they move on a slider) and the delicate, slim-rimmed and alcantara-trimmed steering wheel, there’s an overwhelming sense of purpose. The cabin is so tightly tailored and imparts a sense of lightness and agility before you so much as start the all-new 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine, which makes 916bhp all on its own and revs to 9200rpm. Reach up to a roof-mounted control panel to find the starter button. Maybe this fighter plane trope is a little corny, but somehow you feel thrilled rather than manipulated. The W1 has a sense of humour as well as all that motorsport-derived sophistication. There’s a short delay, but when the engine does fire it’s instant – as the high-powered hybrid system negates the need for an old-school starter motor. A sharp flare of revs tells you that this engine is hyper-responsive and angry. On some deep level your brain and body have been sent all the signals required to prepare for something new and intense. Ahead of us, an empty Mugello racetrack, so press and hold the blue button next to the red starter to select Race mode. The centre display graphic shows the W1’s transformation in real time as it lowers by 37mm at the front and 17mm at the rear whilst simultaneously undocking all that active aero goodness. Race mode is not road legal and is geo-locked. You can show your friends and neighbours the aero dance, but it won’t allow you to select a gear to actually drive unless you’re at a circuit. Incidentally, the rocker switches either side of the display binnacle allow further options now: Toggle up the Handling control on the left for Race+ (for F1-spec super smooth tracks) or stick to Race for gnarlier ones. On the right toggle select ‘GP’ for sustained performance over a stint or ‘Sprint’ to unleash all 1258bhp for a time attack. There’s also a DRS and Boost function on the steering wheel. But I guarantee you won’t have the mental capacity to use them… Exit the pitlane, pin the throttle and W1 takes maybe a millisecond or two to gather its might (the gearing stretches to around 60mph in first, nearly 100mph in second, primarily to aid traction), but then lunges at the first turn with incredible ferocity. It instantly feels light, almost like inertia is no longer a thing. McLaren really does prize lightweight engineering, and at 3084lbs (dry) the W1 has a 278lbs advantage over the Ferrari F80. Plus, Ferrari uses figures for cars fitted with every single carbon fibre option. In reality, the gap is probably wider still. The impression of agility and stunning control continues as the track is unravelled at startling pace. The electric motor mounted to the side of the new 8-speed dual-clutch transmission is good for 342bhp and 324lb ft and it boosts any low rev lethargy the new flat-plane crank V8 might have (spoiler alert: It doesn’t appear to have any), so the W1 just feels massively, almost impossibly powerful at any revs. Even so, there’s real reward for wringing it out to 9200rpm and the power curve feels superheated but organic, too. In Race mode the steering – still hydraulically powered – has less assistance and it is noticeably heavier than other McLarens. However, that resistance is welcome as it gives you something to push against and imparts so much information about the front grip level. New Pirelli Trofeo RS tyres with a bigger front footprint than P1 or Senna really help. The front-end feels incredibly secure and the rear-axle follows with perfectly-aligned precision. The whole car feels super-stiff, completely locked into the surface and inspires confidence, but there’s an inherent agility and adjustability that means you’re quickly confident to push at its limits and really impose yourself on the chassis. It’s such a complex car but the driving experience is intuitive, and the driver feels a key contributor rather than just amazed (or terrified) observer, holding on for dear life. Every dynamic ingredient really is shockingly effective and yet has a subtlety and lightness of touch. From that delicious steering to the incredible brakes, the W1 just feels so mission-focussed, so hooked-up. Only the new 8-speed gearbox is a slightly disappointment. It’s fast and punchy, but after the scintillating energy of the Ferrari F80 ’box it feels competent rather than inspired. Other quibbles – it’s okay to quibble when the starting price is $2.1-million before tax and destination charge. Well, that new twin-turbocharged V8 sounds tightly wound and aggressive but if you have a P1 tucked in the garage you’ll miss the snorting, Darth Vader-style soundscape and all the drama that goes with it. Ferrari does this better, too. The F80 sounds deathly dull from the outside but is a riot of turbochargers, electric motors and all sorts of mechanical fury within the cockpit. Even so, the W1 is wildly entertaining on track, and the rear-drive configuration makes it more of a challenge and more satisfying than the F80 when chasing lap times or just sliding around for fun. In the Ferrari, you must second-guess what the front e-axle might do, whereas in the W1 it’s all on you. There are plenty of tools to help, including the ingenious Variable Drift Control, but somehow the W1 is more heroic. Or at least fools you into feeling more heroic – which is surely the point! On the road? Nimble, loaded with feel and sublime response. The ride is noticeably tougher than, say, a 750S but the control is ramped-up too, and with a bit more speed the whole car finds a delicious rhythm. Sport mode for the drivetrain brings some nice turbo whooshes and chirps, but the noise remains high-quality rather than extreme excitement. It is perhaps the one area the W1 feels just a little too tame. Of course, there’s nothing tame about the raw performance… which is genuinely shocking and literally hurts your neck muscles after a few hours. How McLaren has given the W1 such immense traction through just two driven wheels is beyond me. So, is it worthy of that ‘1’? I think so. Perhaps we won’t be talking about $25-million auction results for the W1 in 30 years from now, as we are for the F1. Perhaps it doesn’t quite have the amazing presence and jaw-dropping star quality of the simply gorgeous P1. But it is such an intense experience and the way it marries stunning track performance with delicate poise and entertainment on normal roads is something akin to magic. Maybe not ‘the one’ but definitely a searing, outrageous addition to McLaren’s fiercest family line. Just 399 W1’s will be built and they’re all sold. I’m not surprised at all. View All McLarens For Sale Images: McLaren Automotive

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Bentley news from duPont REGISTRY News, updated as each story breaks, covering the Continental GT, the Bentayga, the Flying Spur and Mulliner's bespoke commissions. Our reporting takes in model reveals, first drives and the auction results that establish what these cars are worth. Bentley Motors news tends to move slowly and matter for years, so we follow how values hold across a generation. This is where the marketplace becomes useful. Many of the Bentleys covered here are listed for sale on duPont REGISTRY, placing the reporting and a genuine asking price side by side. For Bentley news today, and the luxury car market news that surrounds it, begin below.

By Tyler Rampersaud – August 26, 2022

Bentley Residences Miami Offers New Virtual Reality Tours...

The new Bentley Residences Miami tower gives a new meaning to getting a lift. The inaugural Bentley Residences tower in Miami is going to be completed in 2026, and even though this residential tower might not be a Bentley car, Bently simply had to cater to the automotive lifestyle with the project. To do that, Bentley and its partner in the tower, Dezer Development, devised a way in which every apartment in the 61-story high rise would come with a garage for up to 4 cars in each unit, eliminating the compromise of living in an apartment tower as a car enthusiast. MUST READ: Bentley X The Macallan Reveal A New The Macallan Horizon Single Malt Whisky At the center of this solution, and at the center of the building, is the Dezervator, named after Dezer Development, an elevator that allows cars to be lifted from the road and to their owners' apartments quickly and easily. Each resident will have a 3 or 4-car garage, with the option for EV charging points all the way to the 61st floor. With RFID stickers placed on each resident’s cars, they will be guided by lights to the Dezervator that goes to their floor upon arrival to the building. Family and friends will be able to park their cars in an underground parking facility when visiting Bentley Residences. With Bentley Residences offering virtual reality tours of the future property, users of the virtual reality tour are now able to experience the Dezervator, along with the apartments and their balcony swimming pools, cinema, game room, wellness center and spa, whisky bar, and communal areas of the building. The Sales Gallery in Sunny Isles Beach in Miami is open to visitors, where visitors can experience the details of the anticipated tower, as well as tour a full-size 6,000-sqft model unit. Coming in 2026, Bentley Residences Miami will elevate the luxury automotive lifestyle. View All Bentleys For Sale Source: Bentley

By Tyler Rampersaud – August 22, 2022

Bentley X The Macallan Reveal A New The Macallan Horizon ...

Bentley and its very famous whisky partner come together for something unique. Bentley is one of the world’s most iconic names in automotive luxury, and when Bentley partnered with a whisky brand, it needed a partner that was on equal footing in its own industry, which is why it turned to The Macallan. Both brands are known worldwide for combining futuristic innovation with respected and honored tradition to create timelessly exquisite products like The Macallan’s famous single malt whisky and Bentley’s incredible cars. MUST READ: Bentley Brings Out The Speed 8 Race Car At Laguna Seca To Celebrate 100 Years Of Le Mans The two brands came together as part of Bentley’s enormous presence at Monterey Car Week, and now they are coming together yet again to create something unique, their first product collaboration as partnered brands, a single malt whisky called The Macallan Horizon. The new design of the vessel for this whisky has been revealed, and it perfectly exemplifies both brands’ innovation, sustainability, and commitment to true luxury. The luxurious horizontal packaging that holds the hand-made glass bottle with a 180-degree twist pays homage to The Macallan’s famous Six Pillars that guide the brand by using six different sustainable materials including the glass that play an important role in both brands. These are: recycled copper from spirit stills coming from The Macallan’s former distillery, aluminum from Bentley’s production lines, recycled wood from both brands, and the world’s lowest CO2 leather, which comes from Scotland and is also used in Bentley’s new Bentley Mulliner Batur. The final piece of the puzzle is the whisky itself, and as it stands, the entire project is set to launch in the summer of next year, and when it does, the world of luxury will be changed forever. View All Bentleys For Sale Source: Bentley

By Jordan Aquistapace – August 22, 2022

Bentley's New Mulliner Batur Monterey Car Week Debut Star...

Limited to just 18 series examples, all reserved by Mulliner clients and priced at $1.95m (exc. taxes and options) each. While Bentley Motors withstands its high level of luxury as a pioneer in the industry, the brand delivers its one-of-a-kind driving experience by continuously adapting to its ever-changing environment. Bentley is proud to revolutionize its design with the debut of its all-new Mulliner Batur coachbuilt model, boasting a new design DNA that shows the direction for the manufacturer’s future. The Bentley Mulliner Batur makes its debut during Monterey Car Week 2022, showcasing the limited edition two-door grand touring coupé to all in attendance. With over 250 years of coach-building experience, Bentley incorporates traditional highlights from previous milestone models, while introducing new design cues and materials that help to add to the Mulliner Batur’s overall performance. Limited to only 18-examples, all of which are sold, the Mulliner Batur is named after a beautiful natural body of water in Indonesia and is the successor to the 12 individually specified Bacalar examples. The design of the Batur embraces the elegant and graceful styling of Bentley while implementing stronger and bolder characteristics using sustainable Natural Fiber composite. The exterior of the launch edition features a stunning Bonneville Pearlescent Silver bespoke finish, with 22-inch Black Crystal wheels that are offered in any choice of color. The two-seat interior space of the Batur presents a magnificent combination of Beluga (black), Hotspur (red), and Hyperactive Orange leather. The metallic elements of the interior are a blend of Black Anodised Aluminium and Satin Titanium, completed with a hallmarked 18 karat gold Bentley Dynamic Drive Selector Although the brand focuses on a future filled with EV technology, Bentley fits the Mulliner Batur with an upgraded 6.0-Liter Twin-Turbocharged W12 that delivers an incredible 730 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque to its wheels. Along with providing 40% more power at a 25% better fuel economy, the W12 is paired with Bentley’s eight-speed double-clutch transmission and titanium sports exhaust. While the date for production and delivery are still to be announced, we are excited to see the collection of 18 limited edition Bentley Mulliner Baturs and the configurations chosen by the lucky owners. View all current Bentley inventory for sale on duPont REGISTRY by clicking on the link below. Check back into duPont REGISTRY for more upcoming luxury lifestyle news and Monterey Car Week 2022 releases. VIEW ALL BENTLEY FOR SALE Source: Bentley Motors

By Tyler Rampersaud – August 19, 2022

Bentley Brings Out The Speed 8 Race Car At Laguna Seca To...

Nearly 100 years ago, Bentley was at Le Mans on day one. While we mostly know the brand for its exquisite luxury and supremely comfortable models, racing has been a part of Bentley’s philosophy and DNA since the very beginning of the brand. Not long after Bentley was first established, the brand was at the very first running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1923, where it set the fastest lap and finished in a strong fourth place. Just one year later, Bentley won with its 3-Litre, and it did so four more times consecutively from 1927-1930. In 2001, Bentley returned to Le Mans with its EXP Speed 8 prototype, which finished on the podium in 2001, and just shy of the podium at fourth in 2002. However, in 2003, the car was redesigned, and renamed "Speed 8," and the two Speed 8s that raced that year finished first and second. With 6 total Le Mans victories, Bentley remains the fifth most successful brand at the most respected and famous endurance race in the world. MUST READ: Bentley Motors Introduces The New Flying Spur Mulliner Blackline Specification As part of the brand’s celebrations for Monterey Car Week, and the beginning of a year of celebrations that honors the 100th anniversary of Le Mans, Bentley has brought the Speed 8 to Laguna Seca for a demonstration, where people will see it for the first time since it competed at 2003’s 12 Hours of Sebring, setting the fastest lap and placing third. After showing its incredible performance, the Speed 8 will be on display at The Quail, and it will also be at Bentley’s Signature Party, accompanying the unveiling of the Bentley Mulliner Batur. Performance, luxury, and heritage come together for Bentley’s epic presence at this year’s Monterey Car Week. View All Bentleys For Sale Source: Bentley

By Jordan Aquistapace – August 16, 2022

Bentley Motors Introduces The New Flying Spur Mulliner Bl...

With almost every one in five Continental GT Mulliner orders now specified with Blackline, Bentley adds the Flying Spur to the Mulliner Blackline family. The epitome of automotive luxury starts with industry-leading brands like Bentley Motors, offering a truly unique driving experience by incorporating state-of-the-art design, modern interior amenities, and powerful performance. The Bentley Flying Spur Mulliner embodies all of those characteristics, making its initial debut at the prestigious Monterey Car Week in 2021. The luxury professionals at Bentley are proud to announce an all-new specification for its most luxurious and powerful model. The new Bentley Flying Spur Mulliner Blackline specification presents a contemporary alternative design, which came at the increasing customer popularity of the Continental GT Mulliner Blackline. MUST-READ: Bentley Is Bringing 103 Cars To Monterey Car Week For Each Year Of The Brand Bentley’s Blackline specification replaces all traditional chrome exterior components with gloss black versions, reimagining the mirrors, window trim, matrix wing vents, radiator grille, and lower bumper grilles. The build also offers an optional set of 22-inch gloss black Mulliner wheels with self-leveling badges and chrome rings. The luxurious interior of the Flying Spur remains unchanged from the existing Mulliner edition, allowing customers to enjoy any color combination they choose as part of Mulliner’s configuration process. The Flying Spur Mulliner Blackline Specification is available with Bentley’s V8 and W12 powertrains, as well as the new V6 Hybrid. View all the current Bentley Flying Spur examples for sale on duPont REGISTRY by clicking on the link below. Check back into duPont REGISTRY for more luxury lifestyle news and Bentley Motors releases. VIEW ALL BENTLEY FLYING SPUR FOR SALE Source: Bentley Motors

By Tyler Rampersaud – August 15, 2022

The New Bentley Mulliner Batur Will Feature Available 3D-...

Bentley’s newest exclusive project is going to be its best grand tourer yet. Bentley has announced that it will be introducing the new Bentley Mulliner Batur, the successor to the incredibly successful Bentley Mulliner Bacalar as Bentley’s newest special and exclusive product, and while we know now that the Batur is quite different from the Bacalar in a big way because it has a roof, much of what we’ve come to expect from these special projects not only remains but apparently improves. Bentley announced some details about the upcoming Batur less than a week ahead of its reveal at Monterey Car Week, and what the brand says is that it will be Bentley’s “most extraordinary grand tourer yet.” MUST READ: Bentley Signs Off The Hand-Craftsmanship Process For The New Bentayga EWB Like the Bacalar, the Batur is named after a natural body of water, as Bentley takes its naming inspiration from Mexico to Indonesia. The Eponymous Lake Batur is a crater lake in Bali almost 300 feet deep and it spans a massive area of over 6 square miles. The new Bentley Mulliner Batur also previews the new Bentley design language that will characterize the brand’s transition to electric vehicles and of course, it will feature the very best of Bentley’s unique and bespoke luxury, courtesy of its revered Mulliner division. Bentley’s commitment to sustainability shows through the interior as Bentley has announced that it will offer options including sustainable natural fibers, low-CO2 leather, and even 3D-printed 18K gold. However, the Batur also celebrates the end of the W12 engine as it pursues the same sustainability, and uses the W12 to make more power and torque than ever in the new Batur, along with what Bentley says is its most advanced chassis system ever, with amazing straight-line performance and dynamics. The new Bentley Mulliner Batur, which is being revealed at 8:00 pm PST on Saturday, August 20 at Monterey Car Week in California, is going to be the true definition of a dream grand touring car. View All Bentleys For Sale Source: Bentley

By Tyler Rampersaud – August 12, 2022

Bentley Signs Off The Hand-Craftsmanship Process For The ...

Bentley is ready to begin work on its most luxurious offering. Years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine that Bentley’s flagship vehicle would be an SUV. However, the world’s love for luxury SUVs and the immense popularity of the Bentley Bentayga resulted in Bentley announcing that it would feature the height of its luxury in the new Bentley Bentayga EWB. As the Bentayga EWB is Bentley’s latest flagship offering, its production involves Bentley’s most detailed, intensive, and meticulous craftsmanship, and the start of that production is closer than ever as the team of craftspeople has achieved the sign-off to begin production of the various elements of luxury in the vehicle. MUST READ: Bentley Is Bringing 103 Cars to Monterey Car Week For Each Year Of The Brand In total, over 132 hours of work are required to hand build the Bentley Bentayga EWB at Bentley’s carbon-neutral Crewe factory, down to the finest details like the perforations in the leather on the door panels less than 1 millimeter wide, Bentley’s softest-ever quilting, a stitching process derived from Bentley’s EXP 100 GT concept car from 2019, and of course, the wooden dashboards that have become a signature staple of automotive luxury. The wood set in each Bentayga EWB takes over 10 hours to curate. On top of that, Bentley offers the Metal Overlay feature for the veneer for the first time, which adds metal less than a tenth of a millimeter thick to the design. Another feature available for the new Bentayga EWB is the new Bentley Diamond Illumination, which boasts 68 LEDs that shine through perforations in the leather trim of the door panels. The light they emit can be configured with different colors and intensities and adds to the perfect configurable atmosphere of the vehicle. One of the most luxurious and prominent features of the new Bentley Bentayga EWB is the Airline seat, which is Bentley’s most luxurious rear seat yet with more adjustments to posture and temperature than ever before, and a system that allows the seat to adjust itself to make you more comfortable and refreshed. The Airline Seat is ordered by 50% of Bentayga EWB customers, and the same goes for the Diamond Illumination. For 30% of customers, Bentley Bentayga EWB orders include the extended paint range, metal overlays in the veneer, and open-pore wood. With all of these options both available and popular, the Bentayga EWB is a show of Bentley’s peerless ability for craftsmanship. View All Bentley Bentaygas For Sale Source: Bentley

By Tyler Rampersaud – August 11, 2022

Bentley Is Bringing 103 Cars To Monterey Car Week For Eac...

Monterey Car Week is getting its healthiest dose of Bentley yet. One of the most important and revered automotive events in the world is returning, and Bentley is making sure that it will be quite the show. The century-old luxury brand will feature 103 cars in total at Monterey to celebrate 103 years of the Bentley brand. One of the most important appearances will be that of the new Bentley Mulliner Batur, the new coachbuilt Bentley grand tourer meant to succeed the Bacalar which will be revealed at Bentley’s Signature Party on Saturday, August 20. Along with it will be Mulliner’s Blower Car Zero, the first car in the Continuation Series, the first US showing of a customer Bacalar, and Mulliner-customized Bentley Continental GTs, Continental GTCs, and Flying Spurs. MUST READ: Bentley Announces The Bacalar's Successor, The New Bentley Mulliner Batur A one-off Bentayga EWB Mulliner will also be shown, making its debut at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering to celebrate Mulliner’s abilities as a coachbuilder on August 19. Bentley’s headquarters for Monterey Car Week will be the Home of Bentley, a 4,000 square-foot, $30 million property with stunning ocean views. The Home of Bentley will be the first venue to feature Bentley’s new signature look and feel for events, which reflects the currently evolving design language of the brand. Outside the home will be a rotation of up to 6 Bentleys which will change daily, where guests can sign up to test drive one of the 103 cars on the peninsula. A Flying Spur Hybrid will demonstrate Bentley’s most exclusive Naim audio system, and a terrace will feature a bar from The Macallan, Bentley’s whisky brand partner. Inside the home, guests will be able to experience some of what the upcoming Bentley Residences tower in Miami will have to offer, including furnishings and a virtual reality tour. At Monterey Car Week, Bentley fans will have lots to look forward to. View All Bentleys For Sale Source: Bentley

By Tyler Rampersaud – August 09, 2022

Bentley Announces The Bacalar's Successor, The New Bentle...

Bentley builds on the success of the Bacalar with a new coachbuilt masterpiece. Bentley’s Mulliner is the oldest coachbuilder in the world, and it takes pride in its ability to create stunning bespoke creations with an even higher degree of Bentley’s signature luxury and attention to detail. Recently, Bentley announced that the Bentley Mulliner Bacalar is near complete with the production and delivery of its 12 examples. With Monterey Car Week soon approaching, Bentley has announced the Bacalar’s successor, which is going to be yet another exclusive, hand-built grand touring Bentley that shows off the brand’s new design language and the aesthetic direction Bentley is taking as part of its Beyond100 vision for the brand’s future. MUST READ: Bentley And SagerStrong Collaborate On A One-Off Continental GT Speed Convertible Honoring Craig Sager’s Legacy The Bacalar was named after Lake Bacalar in Mexico, and likewise, the new Bentley Mulliner Batur is named after Lake Batur, a stunning crater lake located in Kintamani on the island of Bali. The new car will be revealed at Monterey Car Week on Saturday, August 20 at 8:00 P.M. PST, and if it’s anything like the Bacalar, it’s going to be beautiful, unique, and highly exclusive. View All Bentleys For Sale Image Source: Bentley Source: Bentley

By Tyler Rampersaud – August 03, 2022

Bentley Nears Completion Of The 12 Few-Off Bespoke Mullin...

The noble art of coachbuilding takes time, and for the Bentley Bacalar, that time has almost come to an end. Bentley’s Mulliner division is the oldest coachbuilder in the world, and it defined and continues to define the artistry and craftsmanship of automotive bespoke and set the standard for the attention to detail and exclusivity that its creations involve. The Bacalar is one of Mulliner’s most exquisite pieces of automotive craftsmanship to date, and that’s because it’s a truly unique open-air, two-seat roadster that while based on the Bentley Continental GT, is unique in its bodywork and will only be made in 12 examples. The styling takes cues from the Bentley EXP 100 GT concept car, a car that Bentley designed to show off what its more sustainable future would look like with its Beyond100 plan, and the Bacalar doesn’t just reflect the concept’s looks but also its dedication to sustainability, using the same ethically-sourced, sustainable materials like ash from rice husks in the paint for a metallic finish, natural British wool, and 5,000-year-old Riverwood. MUST READ: Shmee150 Takes The 1-Of-12, $2 Million Bentley Bacalar For A Spin Out of the 12 Bacalars that will be produced, 8 have already been delivered to their customers. Each one goes through a highly involved process in which the car is made completely according to the customer’s wishes, making each unique from the 11 others. The attention to detail in the car is quantified by the 148,199 individual stitches embroidered in the interior of each seat in the car, and the fact that it features components never before seen in any Bentley. The final 4 Bacalars are in the process of being prepared for delivery to their owners, and this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed featured the delivery of a beautiful example of the car to its owner, finished in Sunset Orange with an interior finished in black and white with accents of Mandarin Orange. The Bacalar is one of the greatest examples of the most luxurious aspect of Mulliner Bentley ownership: the luxury of choice and personal expression. View All Bentleys For Sale Source: Bentley

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