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559 centimeter och 6,75 liters V8 under huven. Yes, vi snackar Bentley och nya Mulsanne (ersätter nerlagda Arnage) som nyligen premiärvisades på Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance i Monterey, Kalifornien.Den 15 september ska mer information släppas men vad vi redan nu kan göra en snackis av är designen. Vad säger ni - har engelsmännen skapat en überlyxig mastodontvagn eller känns det som något som likväl kunnat komma från öst?
NEW BENTLEY MULSANNE MAKES WORLD DEBUT AT PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE, CALIFORNIAToday, Bentley Motors unveiled the Mulsanne, the company's all-new flagship grand tourer, at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance in Monterey, California.The Mulsanne is inspired by the company founder W.O. Bentley's crowning achievement in1930, the 8-litre. And it was W.O.'s own carefully preserved company car that shared the podium with the new Mulsanne in Pebble Beach. This early motoring masterpiece represented the last big Bentley that was designed, engineered and built from the ground up by Bentley engineers - until now. Nearly 80 years later, while paying respect to this illustrious past, the new Mulsanne is a thoroughly modern statement of luxury driving and grand touring. Conceived, styled and engineered entirely at Bentley's headquarters in Crewe, England, the Mulsanne, with its completely new platform, goes into production next year in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility within the Crewe factory. Introducing the Bentley Mulsanne at Pebble Beach, where Bentley was the featured marque, Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors, said:"The challenge we set our engineers was to create a grand new Bentley that would stand as the pinnacle of British luxury motoring, offering the world's most exclusive driving experience. They have responded to this challenge with real passion and the result is a luxury grand tourer that sets new standards in terms of comfort, effortless performance and hand-crafted refinement ? the very qualities for which Bentley is renowned."The Bentley design team, lead by Dirk Van Braeckel, have created a flagship that offers the classic sporting, styling cues long-associated with Bentley - expressed in a thoroughly contemporary way. "From the very first hand sketches in the styling studio, we were inspired by the traditions of the grand touring Bentley limousines and have sought to evolve this story for a new generation of Bentley enthusiasts." The return of the Mulsanne name to a car carrying Bentley's iconic 'Winged B' emblem underlines the company's racing pedigree and nowhere reflects that heritage better than the famed Le Mans circuit, the scene of no fewer than six Bentley triumphs. Few places offer a stronger or more emotive connection with the Bentley marque than the famed Mulsanne corner.The Bentley 8-litre displayed alongside the Mulsanne in California was first shown at the 1930 London Motor Show. It was the second-built and was W.O. Bentley's company car for two years. Capable of reaching more than 100 mph, the 8-litre demonstrated W.O. Bentley's ambition and ability to build a grand luxury car capable of surpassing every other leading manufacturer of the day. A total of 100 cars were built in 1930 and 1931."The 8-litre's breathtaking performance and quality was perhaps the finest example of a 'pure' grand Bentley. Every mechanical detail carried W.O. Bentley's unique stamp and it was the clearest demonstration of a car built without compromise," commented Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn, Member of the Board Engineering."The Mulsanne has been designed with exactly the same guiding principles, so it is entirely fitting that these Bentleys from different eras share the same stage." The Bentley Mulsanne will go on sale from mid 2010. It will also be displayed at the forthcoming IAA Frankfurt Motor Show (15-27th September, 2009) where Bentley Motors will provide additional product information.
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Erik Svensson
tors. 20 aug 2009, 13:18
12 kommentarer till artikeln
Tja, i guld ser den ju fullständigt förjävlig ut, men det gäller ju alla bilmodeller. I silver silver såg den allt fin ut!
av Jezper, torsdag 20 augusti 2009 kl 15:30
Mycket lyckad, ännu trevligare än Brooklands (och mer praktisk därtill).
av Falcone, torsdag 20 augusti 2009 kl 16:33
Jag fullkomligt älskar den!
av ppatrix, torsdag 20 augusti 2009 kl 16:41
Ledsen, men jag tycker fronten er asful. Förstår mig verkligen inte på Bentleys och RR's designers just nu.
av Halldor, torsdag 20 augusti 2009 kl 16:41
sjukt läcker!
...och nej jag hade inte hellre glidit i en kia om det va d bilfeber syftade på :)
gurragurra: Nja, inte riktigt den parallellen jag ville dra utan bara få upp en diskussion ;) Själv är jag inte övertygad. Får avvakta tills fler bilder anländer eller tills den rullar förbi på gatan.
av Erik Svensson, torsdag 20 augusti 2009 kl 21:48
Tegelsten är den nya elegansen, eller?
Nej tack.
av Tiny, fredag 21 augusti 2009 kl 01:52
jag hade lite svårt med fronten i början men nu när jag har sett olika bilder tycker jag den fungera o se riktig bra ut.
av josc, fredag 21 augusti 2009 kl 09:40
Svårt att jämföra med Brooklands som är en kupé och snyggare än denna skapelse. Brooklands är helt enkelt skitsnygg. Men Mulsannen funkar finfint. Skönt att det finns olika smak...
av LS400, fredag 21 augusti 2009 kl 16:17
fronten ser ju ut som en asiatisk rip off av en bentley
av fbz, fredag 21 augusti 2009 kl 19:13
Fronten påminner om den här Volvo 164 jag såg häromdagen:
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av Anund, fredag 21 augusti 2009 kl 19:22
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