Last weekend, the Bentley Mulliner Batur — a new two-door grand touring coupé limited to 18 units — made its global debut at Monterey Car Week in California, US.
The Batur is the successor to the extraordinary Bacalar, a roofless indulgence which cost $2m (about R33m) when launched and of which only 12 were ever made.
The Batur is a hard-top grand tourer and according to director of design at Bentley, Andreas Mindt, it also showcases an all-new design language for Bentley. This new DNA will shape the future range of Bentley Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), with the first to be launched in 2025.
Like the Bacalar, the Batur is named after a beautiful natural body of water. Lake Batur is an 88m deep, 16 km² crater lake in Kintamani on the island of Bali, Indonesia.
The colour and finish of every surface and component can be customised, making for a practically limitless Batur creations. Material options include natural fibre composites, low-CO² leather and even 3D-printed 18K gold.
“The design of a modern Bentley should always be potent, inspirational and harmonious. The form has to be strong and muscular while remaining graceful — there must be both elegant flow and muscularity,” Bentley’s chair and CEO Adrian Hallmark said in a statement.
With Bentley on its Beyond100 journey to become the most sustainable luxury mobility company in the world, the W12 engine is entering its twilight years — but not before it powers the Batur.
With 540kW on tap, the W12 engine in the Batur will be the most powerful iteration yet and will be matched by Bentley’s most advanced chassis system, providing exceptional dynamism to match the straight-line performance.
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