§ Bentley Mulliner
raises the bar for luxury open-top Grand Touring with the new Continental GT
Mulliner Convertible
§ Bespoke
craftsmanship and unique options position new Continental GT Mulliner
Convertible at the pinnacle of the Continental GT family
§ Introduction of a
range of 88 Mulliner piano veneers
§ Designed and built
by Bentley Mulliner – Bentley’s own bespoke division, and the oldest automotive
coachbuilder in the world
§ Exclusive features
include a unique Double Diamond front grille, a new Mulliner 22" wheel
design, contemporary technical finishes and a bespoke Mulliner interior crafted
entirely by hand
§ 400,000 stitches
deliver a cabin of exceptional quality
(Middle East, 21 October 2020) The luxury pinnacle of the
Continental GT family, the Continental GT Mulliner Convertible, made its global
debut at Cheval Blanc in St Tropez, as part of a European Summer Tour hosted by
Bentley. The Continental GT Mulliner was the first member of the new
Collections portfolio introduced by Bentley Mulliner.
Surpassing the
industry-leading craftsmanship so synonymous with Bentley, Mulliner has raised
the bar further to create the Continental GT Mulliner Convertible; the pinnacle
of roof-down automotive luxury.
Grand Black walnut veneer is
standard, while a new extensive range of 88 different piano-finished wood
veneers is available through Bentley Mulliner Personal Commissioning. Customers
can therefore specify a contemporary, colourised veneer finish that can be
matched to the interior or exterior of the car. Burr walnut veneer is hand
sanded and polished to produce a perfectly smooth finish before painting to
match the colour of the customer’s choice. Once dry, the veneer is polished to
achieve a mirror-like finish. For the new Continental GT Mulliner Convertible,
eye-catching chrome details are overlaid into the piano veneer, including a
Convertible silhouette in the passenger fascia and a B-motif in the door
waistrails.
The new Continental GT
Mulliner Convertible has been created to appeal to those customers wanting an
even greater focus on beautiful details. Taking pride of position between the
cut-crystal inspired, precision-made headlamps, Bentley Mulliner introduces a
bold new Double Diamond front grille, which is further complemented by bespoke
Mulliner-branded side vents that continue the unique silver-on-black diamond
theme.
The new Double Diamond design
was inspired by Bentley’s exclusive Diamond-in-Diamond interior quilting design
concept, which adorns all four seats, the door casings, rear quarters and now
for the first time furnishes the tonneau cover. The Diamond-in-Diamond interior
quilting was tailored to include contrast stitching in two complementary
colours to accentuate the thread against the quilting. It takes almost 400,000
stitches to deliver this quilting across the cabin of the car, with each
diamond containing exactly 712 individual stitches – each one precisely aligned
to point to the centre of the diamond it creates. Developing the embroidery
process to deliver this process alone took 18 months.
Furnishing the sleek and
muscular profile of the Continental GT Mulliner Convertible, the all-new 22”
10-spoke painted & polished wheels have floating, self-levelling wheel
badges that remain upright as the wheel rotates.
The ultimate handcrafted Continental GT Convertible interior offers
eight custom-made three-color combinations. A new Mulliner-designed colour
split defines the eight colour ways, including a third accent colour to the
interior in the form of a distinctive design line. The hand-stitched hides are
embellished with unique Mulliner-branded embroidery.
