Bentley Motors not too long ago introduced the newest and prestigious addition to its rejuvenated Heritage Assortment – a bespoke 2020 Mulsanne Prolonged Wheelbase, the ultimate instance of the Mulsanne handcrafted at Bentley’s Dream Manufacturing unit in Crewe, which has now returned residence after service with the Royal family.

The final Mulsanne was commissioned by, and constructed for, Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and features a vary of bespoke options to make sure the automotive was match for royal duties. The place to begin was an exterior in strong Barnato inexperienced, paired with an inside in Twine and Cumbrian conceal, Burr Walnut wooden veneers and deep lambs wool carpets. To this, the specification added rear privateness curtains and the Royal coat of arms of the UK inlaid into the door waistrails, whereas the entrance middle armrests had been eliminated in lieu of a custom-sized tray to accommodate the Queen’s purse. 

Discretely hid blue police lights, a siren and a bullhorn had been additionally put in, with a devoted swap panel hidden beneath a walnut-veneered door behind the gear lever. 

Bentley’s well-known 537PS 6.75-liter V8 engine, 21” alloy wheels and chrome brightware for the grille and entrance wing vents and the long-lasting Flying B full the automotive, which will probably be retained because the third and remaining Mulsanne in Bentley’s Heritage Assortment. It would be part of the second Mulsanne ever constructed, VIN 0002 from 2010, and a 2019 Mulsanne Velocity that beforehand noticed service on Bentley’s press fleet. The three Mulsannes are a part of an expanded 45-car Assortment, 2.5 years right into a three-year program to utterly rebuild a household of vehicles that collectively clarify and describe Bentley’s 104-year historical past.

Launched at Pebble Seashore in 2009, the Mulsanne was developed from scratch, housing a brand new variant of Bentley’s 6.75-liter V8 engine, a brand new chassis, in addition to new exterior and inside designs.

In 2016, a brand new Mulsanne was launched on the Geneva Motor Present, with the automotive additional elevating the requirements of luxurious with a redesigned inside – that includes new seats, door trims, armrests, navigation expertise and a model new infotainment system. The entrance finish of the automotive was additionally upgraded with new grilles, lights and a brand new bonnet.

Alongside the brand new Mulsanne in 2016, Bentley additionally launched the Mulsanne Prolonged Wheelbase, with a 250 mm extension of the Mulsanne’s footprint enabling area for an ornate folding desk, middle console, digital leg-rests and privateness curtains to ship the very best in school luxurious expertise for the rear-seat passengers.

Bidding farewell to the Mulsanne in 2020, the ultimate 30 collection manufacturing vehicles shaped the distinctive “6.75 Version by Mulliner,” with the title derived from the automotive’s legendary 6.75-liter engine – which additionally got here to the tip of manufacturing alongside the Mulsanne after greater than 60 years.

The Mulsanne was in manufacturing for over a decade, with every of the 7,300 vehicles handcrafted at Bentley’s manufacturing facility in Crewe.