Bentley’s Mulliner personalization division launched the Balacar Speedster in 2020 — named after Laguna Bacalar in Mexico’s Quintana Roo state — and offered the restricted run of 12 examples nearly instantly at about $2 million per. With simply 4 Bacalars remaining to be delivered to prospects, and because the first rule of getting a success is having a follow-up prepared, it is no surprise that Mulliner will introduce its subsequent small-batch, bespoke automotive in 10 days: At 8 p.m. Pacific time on Saturday, August 20, throughout Monterey Automobile Week, the Crewe automaker will unveil the Batur.
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August 9, 2022
We all know a few issues concerning the Batur. It is not clear what automobile the mannequin is predicated on, however we’re advised it is going to be a “hand-built grand touring Bentley.” We will guess this implies the Flying Spur chassis will get the nod, as a result of the subsequent factor we all know concerning the Batur is it “showcases themes and kinds that may outline Bentley’s future vary of Battery Electrical Autos.” Bentley’s first EV is anticipated to be a high-riding sedan sitting on Volkswagen’s SSP battery-electric platform, the much more luxurious follow-up to the Audi Artemis electrical sedan that may introduce upscale variations of the SSP structure. The quick video reveals a really Bentley diamond grille laid in with burnt orange accents.
The very last thing we all know concerning the Batur is that it is named after one other physique of water, this time Lake Batur in Kintamani, on the island of Bali in Indonesia.
There seems to be fairly a span between the Batur’s EV-forward design and the primary Bentley EV. A report out of Germany in July stated the VW Group continues to wrestle with software program for the swarm of battery-electric product the model desires by 2030, pushing launches again probably by years — points that price former VW Group CEO Herbert Diess his job. Audi’s retail model of the Grandsphere idea won’t present till 2027 as an alternative of 2024, and the primary Bentley EV that was due in 2025 may face the same delay.
