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Meet 740-hp Bentley Mulliner Batur – Brand’s Most Powerful Car Cost $2M, Limited To Just 18 Units
Meet the Bentley Mulliner Batur, the latest project by Bentley’s in-house bespoke and coachbuilding division, Mulliner.
Bentley Mulliner Batur is Bentley’s most powerful car cost nearly $2 Million and it is limited to just 18 units.
It previews the design of the company’s first (Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) – due in 2025 – and the families of cars that follow.
The Batur is the heir and successor to the Bacalar, the 12-off Barchetta design that relaunched coachbuilding at Bentley.
Bentley Motors has finally unveiled the Bentley Mulliner Batur – a new two-door grand touring coupé that previews the design of the company’s first BEV – due in 2025 – and the families of cars that follow.
Created by Director of Design Andreas Mindt and his team, the collection of just 18 examples of the Batur is the latest project by Bentley’s in-house bespoke and coachbuilding division, Mulliner.
The Batur is the heir and successor to the Bacalar, the 12-off Barchetta design that relaunched coachbuilding at Bentley. Just like its predecessor, the Batur is named after a beautiful natural body of water, Lake Batur, an 88m deep, 16 km2 crater lake in Kintamani on the island of Bali, Indonesia.
Speaking in front of almost 500 VIP guests during the unveiling at Bentley’s Signature Party at Monterey Car Week, Bentley’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Adrian Hallmark, said :
“The Batur is a significant car for Bentley. Far more than the heir to the highly successful Bacalar, the Batur showcases the design direction that we’re taking in the future as we develop our range of BEVs.
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In addition to being the most exclusive Bentley coupe to date, the Batur will also be the most powerful Bentley yet, thanks to the 740+ horsepower version of the iconic, hand-assembled 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged W12 engine that has literally powered Bentley’s success for the last two decades.
“Beneath the beautiful exterior lies the most powerful engine we’ve ever developed. Our W12 engine is easily the most successful twelve-cylinder automotive engine in history, and as it approaches its retirement to make way for future hybrids and BEVs, we want to mark its accomplishments, Adrian Hallmark adds.
All 18 examples of the Batur have already been reserved, despite the starting price of over $1.95 million (before taxes and options).
Guided by Mulliner’s in-house design team, each one will be designed collaboratively with each customer, who will be able to specify the colour and finish to create a car as individual as they are.
Paul Williams, Director of Mulliner, comments:
“With Bacalar, we proved the appetite of our clients for truly bespoke and individual Bentleys. We’re building on that story with the Batur, and the fact that all 18 cars are already reserved is testament to the fact that our design team is creating cars that our clients want to buy.
“Batur is not only a beautiful handcrafted Bentley – it is the next member of a distinguished line of cars coachbuilt by Mulliner, which include the W.O. Bentley’s favourite car in the 8 Litre and the now truly-iconic R-Type Continental.”
