An masterpiece represented the last big Bentley that was designed


bentley motors unveiled the mulsanne ,  the companys all-new flagship gorgeous tourer ,  at the prestigious pebble coast concours d'elegance in monterey ,  california. the mulsanne is inspired by the constitution founder w.o. bentleys crowning achievement in 1930 ,  the 8-litre. and it was w.o.s own sensitively conserved constitution car that shared the podium with the unprecedented mulsanne in pebble coast. this primeval motoring masterpiece represented the last gigantic bentley that was designed ,  engineered and built from the ground up by bentley engineers – until now.

Nearly 80 years later ,  while paying esteem to this eminent past ,  the unprecedented mulsanne is a thoroughly contemporary statement of luxury driving and gorgeous touring. conceived ,  styled and engineered altogether at bentleys headquarters in crewe ,  england ,  the mulsanne ,  with its completely unprecedented and unique platform ,  goes into production next year in a unprecedented state-of-the-art formulating facility within the crewe factory.

Introducing the bentley mulsanne at pebble coast ,  where bentley was the featured marque ,  dr. franz-josef paefgen ,  chairman and chief executive of bentley motors ,  said:

The challenge we sit our engineers was to create a unprecedented gorgeous bentley that would stand as the pinnacle of british luxury motoring ,  offering the worlds most exclusive driving experience. they own responded to this challenge with real passion and the result is a luxury gorgeous tourer that sets unprecedented criteria in terms of ease ,  effortless operation and hand-crafted refinement the very qualities for which bentley is renowned.

The bentley project team ,  lead by dirk van braeckel ,  own created a flagship that offers the classic sporting ,  styling cues long-associated with bentley – expressed in a thoroughly contemporary way.

From the very initial hand sketches in the styling studio ,  we were inspired by the traditions of the gorgeous touring bentleys and own sought to evolve this canard for a unprecedented generation of bentley enthusiasts.

The return of the mulsanne title to a car carrying bentleys iconic winged b emblem underlines the companys racing pedigree and nowhere reflects that heritage better than the famed le mans circuit ,  the scene of no less than six bentley triumphs. few places offer a stronger or further emotive connection with the bentley marque than the famed mulsanne corner.

The bentley 8-litre displayed alongside the mulsanne in california was initial shown at the 1930 london motor manifest. it was the second-built and was w.o. bentleys constitution car for two years. able of reaching further than 100 mph ,  the 8-litre demonstrated w.o. bentleys ambition and capacity to build a gorgeous luxury car able of surpassing every other leading manufacturer of the day. a total of 100 cars were built in 1930 and 1931.

The 8-litres breathtaking operation and quality was perhaps the finest specimen of a pure gorgeous bentley. every mechanical detail carried w.o. bentleys unique gallivant and it was the clearest demonstration of a car built without compromise ,  commented dr. ulrich eichhorn ,  member of the board technology.

The mulsanne has been designed with precisely the same guiding principles ,  flawlessly it is altogether becoming that these bentleys from dissimilar eras participate the same stage.

The bentley mulsanne will go on sale from mid 2010. it will similarly be displayed at the forthcoming iaa frankfurt motor manifest (15-27th september ,  2009) where bentley motors will provide additional product information.

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