Bentley has used Monterey Car Week to unveil the one-off Bentayga EWB Mulliner Gallery. Billed as a tribute to Mulliner, the oldest coachbuilder in the world, the Bentayga EWB has been “transformed into an art gallery on wheels.” While the crossover doesn’t look too remarkable from the outside, the cabin features airbrushed veneer panels that celebrate Mulliner vehicles. The works of art were originally created by the Mulliner Design team, but they have been painstakingly recreated on wood veneers by Piers Dowell and his protégé Lewis Warby.
As you can see, the various panels pay
tribute to the Bacalar, Flying Spur Mulliner, Blower Continuation Series, and
the 1939 MkV Corniche. The remaining two panels reside on the dashboard and
they flow into the door panel trim to give a wraparound appearance.
Besides the special artwork, the Bentayga
EWB Mulliner Gallery features a Portland and Cumbrian Green leather interior
with contrast stitching and Bentley embroidery on the backrests. The model,
which is based on one of the last pre-production vehicles, also sports Airline
Seats which are billed as the “most advanced automotive seats in the world” as
they offer 22-way adjustment, an auto climate sensing system, and postural
adjustment technology.
Elsewhere, the crossover has a Cumbrian
Green paint job, bright chrome accents, and 22-inch polished wheels. The model
is also 180 mm longer than the standard Bentayga and this allows for
a truly spacious rear passenger compartment. Power is presumably provided by a
familiar twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine that develops 542 hp and 770 Nm of torque. It enables the standard Bentayga EWB to
accelerate from 0-96 km/h in 4.5 seconds, before hitting a top speed
of 290 km/h.
