The ultimate expression of British automotive luxury
is imagined with the Bentley Grand Convertible, the most sophisticated open-top
car ever created by Bentley.
Resplendent in Sequin Blue, originally a bespoke
colour created from a single sequin from a customer’s haute couture gown, the
Grand Convertible features a silver “liquid metal” finish to the bonnet and
windscreen frame. Contrasting the rich blue body work is the Bentley
directional wheel design, handed to the left and right sides of the car and
finished by hand before being polished to a high shine.
The wheels hint at the enormous power and torque
that wait under the bonnet. With 537 PS and 1,100 Nm of torque from Bentley’s legendary 6¾-litre twin-turbo V8 engine of the
flagship Mulsanne, the Grand Convertible promises the luxury of effortless
performance to match its unparalleled style.
The interior
of the Grand Convertible is a showcase for the abilities of Bentley’s master
craftsmen. 14 naturally tanned leather hides are merged together with
progressive-diamond quilting, with the shape of the pattern changing over the
seats and doors in a cabin sized for four adults. Bright blue is used to
highlight the extraordinary skill of Bentley’s trim specialists, with Sequin
Blue thread cross-stitched by hand through the linen-coloured leather. The
light hide is contrasted by the sleek elegance of Beluga leather around the top
of the doors and extending back to the rear tonneau, framed in polished chrome.
The tonneau itself provides the most significant
example of Bentley craftsmanship at its finest. Replete with book-matched,
mirror-finished and dark-stained Burr Walnut, the tonneau features the largest
piece of wood veneer ever applied to a Bentley. Fashioned entirely by hand,
this expanse of veneer is only paralleled by the creations of the world’s best
furniture makers, and is finished with elegant parallel lines of chromed steel.
