Bentley Mulsanne EWB
Bentley Motors announced full details of
its new Mulsanne - the ultimate expression of British automotive luxury.
Handcrafted in Crewe, England, by a team of highly skilled artisans, the
Mulsanne is the flagship of the Bentley range and represents everything the
British brand knows about building the world's most powerful, most luxurious
cars.
The new Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase has
been designed with the rear-seat passenger in mind. An additional 250 mm of
rear legroom, airline-style extending legrests and a rear compartment sunroof
combine to create the most relaxing automotive environment in the world.
A suite of elegantly executed styling
revisions mark the new Mulsanne out from its predecessor. The entire front-end
style of the car (forward of the A pillar) has been completely redesigned. The
fenders, bonnet, radiator shell, grilles, lights - and bumpers fore and aft -
have all been updated, giving the car a more modern and integrated appearance.
On the inside, occupants will of course
find the world's finest handcrafted wood, leather and metal fittings, and the
new Mulsanne also boasts redesigned seats, new door trims and armrests, unique
glass switchgear and an industry-leading palette of 24 exquisite hide colours.
The new Bentley Mulsanne also features a suite of innovative, cutting-edge
technologies. A new touchscreen infotainment system has been developed for the
Mulsanne.
The core of the new system is an all-new
touch-screen-based infotainment platform with additional haptic controls,
classic analogue gauges and state-of-the-art rear-seat entertainment. The main
8" display touch screen is connected to a 60 GB solid-state hard drive for
the storage of on-board media.
The new Mulsanne can be specified with
the world's most powerful automotive OEM audio system - Naim for Bentley
Premium Audio. This bespoke on-board audio system features 20 speakers, 20
channels, a 2,200 watt amplifier and Super Tweeters, for unrivalled re-creation
of the highest audio frequencies.
Rear-seat passengers benefit from the
introduction of the Bentley Entertainment Tablet - a pair of 10.2" Android
devices (with 4G, WiFi and Bluetooth) seamlessly integrated into the backs of
the front seats. With typically exquisite attention to detail, a single touch
of a button engages a beautifully weighted mechanism, smoothly deploying the
screens from their stowed positions.
The Android-powered tablets, which
feature a Bentley-specific interface, have access to over a million Android
Apps - such as Skype, Google Play and Spotify - and can be used away from the
car, in the office and at home. Each tablet has 32 GB of on-board storage
(expandable to 128 GB via a Micro-SDXC card), USB ports and a front-facing
camera. Audio can also be streamed through the vehicle speakers, and new destinations
can be sent from the tablets to the Mulsanne's navigation system. Internet
browsing is via the car's 4G WiFi system, permitting access to internet radio
and local or streamed video.
In the new Bentley Mulsanne, the mighty
6¾-litre V8 develops 512 PS and 1,020 Nm of
torque. This immense power - channelled though an eight-speed ZF automatic
transmission - is available from just above idle right across the rev range,
ensuring that with even the slightest input the driver is immediately rewarded
with phenomenal acceleration.
The sprint to 60 mph is dispatched in
just 5.1 seconds en route to a top speed of 184 mph (296 km/h). The Mulsanne's
V8 engine features key technologies such as cylinder de-activation and variable
cam phasing, which reduce both fuel consumption (19.3 mpg / 14.6 L/100 km on
the combined cycle) and CO2 emissions (342 g/km).