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Two Bentley Batur Pre-series Cars Begins 3,000-km Drive From Germany To Spain, Ahead Of High-speed Test
Two Bentley Batur Convertible pre-series cars begins five-country drive to simulate real world conditions.
Testing begins with 3,000 km drive from Germany to Spain, ahead of high-speed assessment at Idiada proving ground.
Strictly limited to just 16 units, the Bentley Batur Convertible is the third car in Mulliner’s Coachbuilt family.
The highly exclusive W12-powered drop-top Grand Tourer follows the Bacalar barchetta and the Batur coupe.
A pair of Bentley Batur Convertible pre-series cars has began the final development trails across Europe, ahead of start of production of the most powerful W12-powered drop-top Grand Tourer in Bentley’s history.
Over 58 weeks of validation activities, including engine durability and high speed stability, have been scheduled across the pre-series cars named Batur Convertible Car Zero and the Batur Convertible Engineering Car.
To simulate real world conditions, the cars will be subjected to a 3,000 kilometre, five-country drive across Europe – from Germany to Spain, traveling through Italy, France and Monaco.
In Monaco, the cars will pause briefly for photography before continuing their journey to Idiada in Spain, where they will begin a seven weeks durability and high speed testing on private test tracks.
Paul Williams, Chief Technical Officer for Mulliner, comments:
“The purpose of an engineering validation public road drive is to test a vehicle’s performance, safety, and reliability under real-world conditions.
“It allows our engineers to assess how the vehicle operates in a variety of environments, traffic scenarios, and weather conditions that cannot be fully replicated in controlled testing environments.
“This stage is critical for identifying potential issues, validating system integration, and ensuring the vehicle meets regulatory standards and customer expectations as part of the engineering development test program.”
Strictly limited to just 16 units, the highly exclusive Bentley Batur Convertible is the third car in Mulliner’s Coachbuilt family, following the Bacalar barchetta and the Batur coupe.
The Batur Convertible retains the most powerful version of Bentley’s iconic W12, with a 750 PS, hand-assembled 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged engine that has literally powered Bentley’s success for the last two decades.
