This has to be the most luxurious and amazing motor cars ever to come out of Crewe and indeed anywhere. Plus It is all natural full grain Leather. I love this car and until you have sampled it you cannot possibly imagine just how good it is. Thank you Bentley.
Bentleys have always been the limousine that you want to drive. Well that's what they used to say anyway. The Bentley website has a pretty good 'car configure' page on it. It's pretty fun.
***** Dude, every major manufacturer that has a 'car configure' on their website... been there, done that. lol The Prestige/Performance brands do it the best, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche. And it's true, I can spend hours on them... urgh
For such a large vehicle I would definitely want a two-tone finish. Something like Sapphire Blue and Silver (roof and bonnet). Light grey interiour and a partition between the font and back. Because sometimes you will be traveling together with your wife/gf/mistress.
My 2017 Bentley Mulsan would be two toned blue metallic of course two toned blue interior as well with all of the bells and whistles mentioned in this review with speed tires. Such an awsome automobile.Pure luxury at it's all time best superior quality.
I would configure mind with the Speed wheels and two tones of green: light olive and sage over. As an older person, I would use the EWB and a chauffeur for touring. My driving days may be coming to an end.
DYLAN SHAPIRO OMG your so wrong it’s untrue, the Bentley is on a different level off luxury hence why it’s 200k more. I’ll be honest until I found out more about cars I thought the s class was the pinnacle of luxury, but I soon realised I was wrong.
You know a limousine form nothing! I have had two Lincoln stretched limousines. First was a 1971 1 of 20 built that year by Andy Hotton, the official Ford converter. It was one of about 5 in the Los Angeles basin. In Westwood (The village just sough of UCLA), the people leaving the movie theater walked out and slowly lined up to see who would get in the rare 460 ci V-8. They were college graduates but all official 'nobodys' though one was more beautiful than most female movie stars. Cadillac built their 75 in two versions, the long wheelbase sedan and the limousine, with a divider and window that went up and down from the front or back. The second was a 1974 with a gangster back window. About 6" by 18". The former had a standard back window. Any man has driven a limo knows how cramped it is and how it is perfect for short men. Yes, women sometimes drive them. The 71 was formal. Leather in front and cloth in back. It had jump seats. The 74 had all leather seats and the rear facing seats had the bottom swing up. There was a case in between where a TV and or mobile phone may be found. The trunk often had a boomerang looking fiberglass elevated antenna. Limousines and long wheelbase cars usually have a rear air conditioning unit in the shelf over the rear axle in the trunk. At that time in Pasadena a Rolls or Bentley sold from $15-30,000 for the sedan to the convertible and earned 10 times that cost each year. A very few cars go up in value after they are sold new, but it does happen, not for the two modern last great internal combustion gasoline fueled engines. Electric motors which Tesla is giving its patents away free to the world. Jay Leno has warned electric car buyers not to pay for extra for delux exhaust systems. There will be no more V-8 rumble, but they will always be great to hear. I had an older friend who was a rich orthopedic surgeon and he had two standard Cadillac 75 s One was a 77 the next a 79, both long wheel base sedans, but most people called them limo's. I would kid him when we would meet in a bar. I'd out of the blue say, "But remember doc, mine is 2" longer than yours. His had a 149" wheel base and mine was a 151". He knew what I was talking about but those who shouldn't have been listening in might have gotten another idea! You do give superior reviews over the other hand full of other reviewers. I get tired of their repeating that the center of the RR hubcap stays upright. I wish you well. Yes, we have the only climate with winter maximum of rain, Mediterranean. No rain from June to November most years and sometimes for longer that that. It is true South West cars do not suffer from body rust. However, the sun can reek havoc on the upholstery.
MM Another great review... of the Bentley Mulsane EWB. Thanks, as always. A couple of questions: a) What is (phonetically) "fish beta"? b) I was not aware of your airplane photo shots. How do I find them? Hope you have landed back in the US for the holiday. Safe travels.
Hey Howard - Thanks for reaching out. Do you mean 'Bis Später' - what I say at the end of each episode? That is German for 'Til Later'. Meaning our conversation in ongoing . . . And last but least, I post pics and short clips of airplanes on my Instagram - instagram.com/motomantv/
Thanks, MM. I figured it was something like that. The closest I come to German is some Yiddish ... but you don't appear to be a Yiddish user! ha ha Happy 4th of July holiday, my friend.
One very important feature missing on the privacy angle....a separation panel between the driver and passengers. This used to be pretty common on limos from the 30's to the 70's and we don't really see them anymore except in custom stretch jobs. I mean, if you want complete privacy with shades all around only to have your driver spill the beans to WSJ or TMZ, then what's the point?
Mine would be a single-tone Burnt Orange with two contrasting coach lines (Rolls Royce speak for Pinstripes) in Continental Yellow & Bentley written on the side in Arabic (saw a Rolls like that & it was frickin epic). The interior would be Redwood leather with contrasting Continental Yellow stitching, Black Alcantra headliner & Sapelli Pommele veneer. The wheels will be chrome plated 2-piece multiapokes wheels (the ones you had on the Light Blue Mulsanne a few years back). I'd have a Specialty order…. I'd have them replace the android tablets (I'm guessing made by LG?) with a couple of Microsoft Surface tablet ;) What about you, M? How would you spec it? Ohh right speaking of rear passengers sunroof, back in the early 2000s Cadillac teamed up with Snoop Dogg & they made the Snoop DeVille (a limited edition DeVille)…. It came with a similar sunroof, only a bit smaller On a side note, the first LWB Bentley I saw was a Bulletproof Arnage RL back in the day.
I'd have it two-tone: black as a main color and silver up top. Also I'd take the speed wheels like you said. For the interior I'd have them put in dark brown leather with black open pore wood.
For the exterior, I'd like wintergreen along the side & mint green on the top... Then in the interior, I'd want the mint green seats (in suede) with wintergreen stitching... With my signature (in gold stitching) in the headrest.
obsidian black, tinted windows, inside i want the whitest white possible with some finishes like the arm rest and ceiling decorated with ornate japanese style floral patterns, ideally id like flush wheel covers to make the car look sleeker. id want chrome accents on the outside to a minimum apart from the grill, inside the headlights, tailpipe and wheels. definitely would have the diamond quilting on the doors. if possible i wouldn't mind the grill being backlit either to add some more presence due to the lack of chrome on the car. I want a black luxurious tank thats contrasted by a white ornamental zen oasis on the inside.
Davy Wang it is used it is 240k ... thats not that pad if you have 1 million it's still a bad decision though I would spend max on cars : 80k which is 8% of your wealth which is still acceptable in my opinion I think the best way to spend 8-10% on cars would be : SUV , Sports Car, and Compact for e.x Audi Q7 , Fiat 500 , and Cayman (2017-18 models ) would be around 90K which again is a bit high if you have a million I would probably rather spend less for e.x Audi Q2 (SUV and Compact at the same time) and Cayman which is around 65 K (I'm calculating European prices of course since it is where I reside)
I would choose this over any Rolls Royce, just not sure if i would take it over the Limelight, then again, Limelight is just a concept by Rolls Royce. Not sure if i would take it over the Maybach S600.
No, the Continental/Flying Spur/Bentayga uses the 6.0L W12 engines (also shared with Audi); the Mulsanne always uses its own exclusive handbuilt classic 6.75L V8 that no other model use.
I noticed that. If I win the lottery, I'm heading to Crewe to have one of those specced for me. The first question I'll be asking them is if I can get it with a traditional Bentley diagonal mesh grill.
With the price of this car, the Bentley Mulsanne Grand Limousine appear to be a cheaper option than the simple Extended Wheelbase as that's will avoiding me to have to buy a second one to travel with my wife and two kids. Regarding the rest of the configuration of my Mulsanne Grand Limousine manufactured by Bentley Mulliner, England I had the choice for COLOUR AND TRIM; PAINT ROSE GOLD OVER MAGNETIC, WHEELS MULLINER SPECIFICATION WITH POLISHED WHEEL, COLOUR SPLIT COLOUR SPLIT C, MAIN HIDE SAFFRON, SECONDARY HIDE BELUGA, VENEER VENEER OPTIONS Bentley Wing Badge to Waistrails Veneered Gear Lever INTERIOR DETAILS SEATING Ventilated Front and Rear Seats with Massage Function Long Console with Twin Deployable Picnic Tables STITCHING AND PIPING Contrast Hand Cross Stitching EMBLEM STITCHING Bentley Embroidered Emblem - Contrast STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVER CONTROLS Veneered Rim Steering Wheel - Secondary Hide Veneered Gear Lever SEAT BELTS Match to Main Hide and for the OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT MULSANNE FEATURE SPECIFICATION Entertainment Specification with Google Maps Premier Specification Comfort Specification Mulliner Specification with Polished Wheel EXTERIOR Privacy Glass to Rear Screen and Rear Side Windows CONVENIENCE Refrigerated Bottle Cooler with Frosted Glass and Bespoke Tumblers - By Mulliner Mirrors - Rear Quarter Vanity Mirrors with Veneer Surround Ivory Curtains to Rear Cabin Bentley GPS Tracking System TECHNOLOGY Corner View Camera AUDIO AND COMMUNICATION Digital TV Tuner and Digital Radio MATS AND RUGS Lambswool Rugs to Front and Rear (in addition to Standard Overmats)
Bentley hasn't offered a W12 in the Mulsanne or any of their other large sedans. They keep the big 'ol V8 partly because its tradition and partly because it's more than powerful enough. This engine makes its ridiculous 700 lb/ft if torque at around 1500 rpm and only revs to the mid 5's. I would personally love to see this V8 in a Continental or Bentayga.
Bailey Smith I think he wasn't referring to Mulsanne model, but the Bentley itself. v8 is much more economical than w12, i too would like to see a v8 bi-turbo bentayga.
