This new roofless Bentley has trim made from 5,000 year-old wood and costs $2 million
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business
Mar 3, 2020
Bentley has unveiled the Mulliner Bacalar, a $2 million open-topped car with interior trim that's made from trees that fell 5,000 years ago. Only 12 of these cars will be made, Bentley said.
The company had planned to reveal the Bacalar at the Geneva Motor Show, which was to open Thursday, but that event was canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus. Like many other automakers slated to present at the show, Bentley decided to unveil the car online instead.
This new roofless Bentley has trim made from 5,000 year-old wood and costs $2 million
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business
Mar 3, 2020
Bentley has unveiled the Mulliner Bacalar, a $2 million open-topped car with interior trim that's made from trees that fell 5,000 years ago. Only 12 of these cars will be made, Bentley said.
The company had planned to reveal the Bacalar at the Geneva Motor Show, which was to open Thursday, but that event was canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus. Like many other automakers slated to present at the show, Bentley decided to unveil the car online instead. The Bacalar, he says, is the first release in a new strategy for Bentley, that will see the manufacturer focus on producing low-volume, coach-built cars, as well as the customisation of its core models. And, Sielaff says, despite its apparent modernity, the Bacalar takes many cues from Bentley’s classic models. “You can clearly see echoes of the EXP 100 GT in the Bacalar, as well as the influence of the past,” he says.“Bentley has a rich history of open-cockpit cars – the design of the Birkin Blower Bentley of the late 1920s was also an inspiration,” he adds. However, Sielaff had a remit to push the boundaries as far as possible with the Bacalar.
