Bentley has just chopped the top off its super-exclusive Mulliner Batur, with 16 build slots available for the select few whose pockets are as deep as the Mariana Trench.
It’s quite a looker, you’ll agree. Good news when you consider this car strongly previews Bentley’s design language of the future. So, you’ve got a dark titanium mesh grille up front, flowing lines across the hood and the flanks, sharp lighting clusters on either end, and 22-inch alloys to bring it all together.
Bentley also says the paint choice is ‘infinite,’ with the example shown sporting a Vermillion gloss and satin finish. Perhaps be a bit more creative than, ‘I’ll have a blue one, please’ if you do seal a build slot.
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The two-seat configuration still lays at the heart of a gorgeous ‘wraparound’ cabin, with the occupants separated by a thick center console boasting many buttons that do...many things. There’s a triumvirate of clocks directly above, with the rest of the dashboard left relatively tidy to allow the sparing use of rose gold to stand out a bit more.
Its soon-to-be-retired W12 remains unchanged, so the 6.0-liter twin-turbo noisemaker sends 730hp and 1,000Nm of torque to all four wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. The 336kph top speed also makes it the most powerful series production car ever from the brand that has a long-standing love affair with luxury hood ornaments.
This is now the third coach-built Bentley of the modern era that’s been created alongside Mulliner, succeeding the hardtop Batur and the somewhat divisive Bacalar Barchetta. Pricing for the Batur convertible is unconfirmed, but with each of the 18 hardtop cars selling for an estimated £1.65 million (P119 million before taxes), we’ll leave you to have a sensible guess for how much more these will be.
More photos of the Bentley Batur convertible:
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
