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Bentley .... Grand Convertible

Bentley unveils the new Grand Convertible

UAE, November 26, 2014

Bentley, a leading British luxury automaker, recently unveiled the Bentley Grand Convertible, the most sophisticated open-top car created by Bentley, at a Los Angeles Auto Show, US.

‎The new convertible is iconic yet understated in style and has been fashioned entirely by hand from the very finest materials, and this ‎unrivalled flagship of luxury represents the ultimate in powerful roofless motoring, said the company statement.‎

The Bentley Grand Convertible will be on display at the auto show from ‎November 19 until the November 30.‎

Unveiling the car, Wolfgang Dürheimer, chairman and CEO, Bentley, said: “This concept demonstrates Bentley’s ability to create a pinnacle convertible Grand Tourer, while ‎embodying elegance beyond compare. With this car we combine the opulent Mulsanne ‎experience with the full sensory indulgence of open air touring, continuing to unite luxury and performance in new way.

“We are eagerly awaiting the response of our customers to this car. We will ensure that this car - if ‎it reaches the roads – will be a highly exclusive, extremely limited collector’s piece,” he added.‎

Powerful and refined in Sequin Blue, originally a bespoke colour created from a single sequin from a ‎customer’s haute couture gown, the Grand Convertible features a silver “liquid metal” finish to the ‎bonnet and windscreen frame. Contrasting the rich blue body work is the Bentley directional ‎wheel design, handed to the left and right sides of the car and finished by hand before being ‎polished to a high shine.‎

The new Bentley with 537 PS (530 ‎bhp / 395 kW) and 1,100 Nm (811 lb ft) of torque from its legendary 6¾-litre twin-turbo V8 ‎engine of the flagship Mulsanne, the Grand Convertible promises the luxury of effortless ‎performance to match its unparalleled style.‎

The Grand Convertible is a showcase for the ‎abilities of Bentley’s master craftsmen. 14 naturally tanned leather hides are merged together with ‎progressive-diamond quilting, with the shape of the pattern changing over the seats and doors in a ‎cabin sized for four adults. Bright blue is used to highlight the extraordinary skill of Bentley’s trim ‎specialists, with Sequin Blue thread cross-stitched by hand through the linen-coloured leather.

The tonneau itself provides the most significant example of Bentley craftsmanship at its finest. ‎Replete with book-matched, mirror-finished and dark-stained Burr Walnut, the tonneau features ‎the largest piece of wood veneer ever applied to a Bentley. Fashioned entirely by hand, this ‎expanse of veneer is only paralleled by the creations of the world’s best furniture makers, and is ‎finished with elegant parallel lines of chromed steel.‎

Following the Los Angeles Auto Show, in December the Grand Convertible will travel to Miami for ‎Art Basel, the world's premier international art show for Modern and contemporary work. – TradeArabia News Service‎




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