Bentley Mulliner Batur: a design revolution
Bentley took advantage of the famous Monterey Car Week to present a new high-end model: the Mulliner Batur coupe. It heralds the style, features and materials of the brand’s future electric models.
The launch of the Batur is a pivotal moment, not only for Mulliner but also for Bentley’s design history. Indeed, it has been designed to reflect the future of Bentley’s design vision, offering a more elegant, minimalist and focused interpretation of automotive luxury.
Like its predecessor, the car is named after a magnificent body of water: Lake Batur. A 16 km2 crater lake in Kintamani on the island of Bali, Indonesia.
Limited to a series of just 18 cars, all of which have already been sold (at a price of £1.65 million), the Batur is the last coachbuilt vehicle created by Mulliner. An elegant hardtop coupe, characterized by a new minimalist design language that will define Bentley styling in the coming era of electric cars.
The Batur was created by design director Andreas Mindt and his team at Bentley.
Beneath the Batur’s sparkling hood lies the most powerful expression yet of Bentley’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 engine. Equipped with digital chassis technology that was perfected on the Continental GT Speed, the first Batur to be built will be a technical prototype, called Car Zero. Car Zero will be pushed to its limits on the test track, where the Batur’s driving characteristics will finally take shape.
Like every coachbuilt car created by Mulliner, the Batur offers a level of luxury that only Mulliner can achieve, thanks to a veritable showcase of cutting-edge techniques and materials. The Batur is more than just a car. It’s an exciting vision of Bentley’s future.
The Batur shows how Bentley will lead the way in the years to come, when carmakers are called upon to change the way they build, towards a more sustainable world.
High-performance composites made from flax offer a sustainable alternative to carbon fiber – strong and light, but with a much smaller environmental footprint. Sustainably produced leathers are also available as an exclusive option on the Batur, using techniques that involve far less water and aldehyde than traditional tanning, as are carpets made from recycled yarns. Leather-like textiles made from by-products of the coffee roasting process are also used in the car.
The model shown in the photos is in pre-production.
Credits Photos: ©Bentley
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