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The Bentley Mulliner Batur takes the concept of bespoke interiors to the next level.

Bentley Motors recently dropped the wraps on the Mulliner Batur – a new two-door grand touring coupe limited to 18 series pieces that give a glimpse of Bentley’s upcoming design language for electric vehicles. The car was created by Director of Design Andreas Mindt and his team, and it is the latest project by Bentley’s in-house bespoke and coachbuilding division, Mulliner.

It succeeds the Bentley Bacalar – a run of 12 individually specified, designed, and handcrafted Barchettas that relaunched the coachbuilding at Bentley. The name of the car is derived from Lake Batur, an 288 feet deep crater lake in Kintamani on the island of Bali, Indonesia that provides nutrient-rich water to both local hot springs and agriculture.

The Mulliner Batur is touted to be the most powerful Bentley yet, with the iconic, hand-assembled 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W12 engine that has metaphorically powered Bentley’s success for the last two decades. But what truly wins our hearts is the interior that is exquisite in every way.

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On the inside, the two-seat interior space of the Batur will come with an array of bespoke options. The maker says that the interior of Batur was inspired by the success of the interior design of the Bacalar, and builds on its core elements of cabin design and adds new sustainable luxury features.

Several things can be tailored to the customer’s preferences including low-carbon leather sourced from Scotland, which travels a significantly smaller distance than leather sourced from outside the UK, sustainable tannage leather from Italy, in five different colors, and Dinamica, an alternative suede-like sustainable material to leather.

The interior also sports a new material for Bentley – Natural Fiber composite, which is a sustainable alternative to carbon fiber. Available as a 2x2 twill weave and finished in satin lacquer, the Natural Fiber composite brings a new sustainable texture to the cabin. The final sustainable elements are the carpets, which are matched to the leather and made from recycled yarn.

The interior of the launch Batur has been trimmed by hand in a combination of black, red, and orange – specifically, Beluga, Hotspur, and Hyperactive. Beluga main hide is contrasted with new, even more, sustainable low CO2 Mulliner Hyperactive Orange leather.

The veneers to the Instrument Panel, fascias, and doors are Gloss Black painted, with a ‘guitar fade’ to Fine Brodgar that flows from the fascias to the doors, before fading back to black. The fascia is completed with a unique piece of art – a laser-etched sound wave, which represents the unique sound generated by the W12 engine.

The metallic elements of the interior are a blend of Black Anodized Aluminum and Satin Titanium, completed with a hallmarked 18-karat gold Bentley Dynamic Drive Selector and a '12 o'clock' steering wheel center band.

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Bespoke the name of the game when it comes to the new Batur. The company is offering a plethora of paint choices – starting with the full Mulliner color palette and traveling beyond into fully bespoke paint and even hand-painted graphics.

The aerodynamic additions of the front splitter, side skirts, and rear diffuser can be crafted in both carbon fiber or new, sustainable Natural Fiber composite.

The exterior bright ware can be any mix of light and dark, satin or gloss, or even titanium. As per the first car, another option is a graduated contrast color to the front grille, for a vibrant ombre effect.

The Batur sits on unique 22-inch wheels, with the ‘standard’ option being painted in Black Crystal and then surface bright machined and polished. A darker option combines dark gloss faces with satin spokes, while customers can also choose to paint-match the wheels to the body with or without contrast finish or to choose a different contrast color.

The bodywork is underscored by carbon fiber front splitters, side skirts, and a rear diffuser painted in Black Crystal. The “endless bonnet” line is finished in Satin Titanium paint, as are the 22-inch wheels – with the spokes in Satin Dark Titanium to match the grille.

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Powering the Batur is the most powerful engine yet fitted to a Bentley - the 6.0-liter W12 that started the rebirth of Bentley with the Continental GT in 2002. It has always been hand-crafted in Bentley’s carbon-neutral factory in Crewe, England.

The Batur gets a new intake system, upgraded turbochargers, new intercoolers, and extensive recalibration of more than 740 PS and 1,000 Nm of torque. Bentley says that this engine was developed in celebration of its achievements over 20 years, over which time it has been developed to produce nearly 40% more power while fuel economy has improved by 25%.

The W12 is paired with Bentley’s eight-speed double-clutch transmission. The entire exhaust system is in titanium, while the finishers are 3D-printed in titanium, a first for Bentley.

As Bentley moves towards the era of electrification, the W12 is entering its twilight years. Before its retirement, this engineering masterpiece is worthy of commendation, and the Batur is the perfect home for the ultimate development of W12 performance. Plus, the fact that it comes with such a gorgeous design, both inside and out, makes it one of our favorite Bentleys of recent times.

Sources: Bentley Motors, Bentley Mulliner Batur

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