The New Bentley Mulsanne 2011, advised and engineered at Crewe from the ground-up, reaffirms the marque's absorbed to actualize a new flagship Bentley with aesthetic performance, unparalleled levels of autogenous affluence and drillmaster architecture abilities to the fore.
The acknowledgment of the Mulsanne name underlines Bentley's antic ancestry and affection for ability and speed. Nothing reflects that accomplishment bigger than the allegorical Le Mans 24 Hours, a chase that Bentley has won on six occasions, area its able and reliable chase cars thundered bottomward the continued Le Mans beeline into the acclaimed Mulsanne corner, from which the new archetypal takes its name.
The architecture of the new Bentley Mulsanne is a different admixture of sportiness, coachbuilt breeding and solidity. Echoing the Bentley S-Type of the 1950s, the Mulsanne appearance a adventurous aboveboard architecture bedeviled by the acceptable Bentley cast grille and awful prominent, archetypal annular close headlamps with chrome surrounds, belted by two, abate outboard lamp clusters, all featuring the latest in lighting technology. The iconic 'Flying B' retractable radiator amulet is accessible as an option.
The continued bonnet, abbreviate advanced overhang and continued rear overhang advice to back a faculty of ability and movement, able by able-bodied haunches and acutely sculptured curve which breeze alluringly from the advanced wings to the rear. Uniquely advised 20-inch auto (and alternative 21-inch) reinforce the Bentley Mulsanne's powerful, antic stance.
NEW BENTLEY MULSANNE INTERIOR
Performance Specification New Bentley Mulsanne:
Model year 2011
Make Bentley
Model Mulsanne
Style Four-door sedan
Base MSRP $285,000
Drivetrain
Drive type Rear-wheel drive
Engine type V8
Displacement (cc/cu-in) 6,750cc/412 cu-in
Block/head material Aluminum/aluminum
Valvetrain Pushrod, two valves per cylinder, variable timing on intake and exhaust, cylinder deactivation
Horsepower (hp @ rpm) 506 @ 4,200
Torque (lb-ft @ rpm) 752 @ 1,800
Fuel type Premium unleaded (required)
Transmission type Eight-speed automatic
Transmission and axle ratios (x:1) N/A
