Mulsanne [Official] Bentley Mulsanne

[Centurion]

Now when pricing is out in the open, we shall soon see a new batch of official photos from Bentley. I'm under the impression that it will be a 2010 model with commercial launch at Geneva. We're all awaiting photos with LED projectiles switched on, and I can't wait to see the car is sapphire black or racing green. It will sparkle like no other car.

 

[H50]

I saw the car in real life its bit bigger in flesh than on pictures. I sat in the car the seats are so soft and comfort. The Dash and the Tachometer looks really nice also the display in the tachometer is cool. What i noticed about the car that the gear lever has the new feature as on new cars such as Bugatti, BMW is that when you move the gear to "D" its goes back to centre unlike the Old Bentleys which you have to move the gear knob through the gears.

Overall the car looks really nice and have a big presence on the road..

 

[Centurion]

I saw the car in real life its bit bigger in flesh than on pictures.

That's a result of VAG's magnificent play with roof height. Thanks to the solid-brick-shape and the low roof height compared with the Phantom, the Mulsanne has an exceptionally long appearence, and it is long too. Sort of like how the Panamera appears to be taller in photos than it is in real life. In addition to those two, they kept the green house of the Audi A8 classic. VAG are exceptionally strong when it comes to four door saloons. This year they've presented some very compelling cars: A5 Sportback, A8, Panamera and Mulsanne. I'm still a Mercedes fan though, don't want anyone branding me VAG-boy

 

[martinbo]

Compelling? The A5 SB and D4 A8 compelling? These cars only compel me to feel bored and sleepy.

 

[LaArtist]

^To me aswell
But thats audis fault..not VAG..
I think VAG gives each brand free hands..

Thats what audi did ..and this is what bentley came up with

 

[Centurion]

Compelling? The A5 SB and D4 A8 compelling? These cars only compel me to feel bored and sleepy.

In S5 guise the Sportback is a strikingly good looking car, and has decent headroom two. It's a controversial car concept without a controversial design. Solid purschase.

 

[LaArtist]

 

[klier]

I'm still a Mercedes fan though, don't want anyone branding me VAG-boy

I would disagree

Also,

I can't believe people actually like that. Looks like a bad joke!


The paintjob is remarkable (in other pics), but that's mostly because of 15 spotlights from different angles inside some hall...

 

[HighestOfHigh]

I can't believe people actually like that. Looks like a bad joke!

Lol...So other then the small light (which some seem to have a problem for some unknown reason), what is the problem with the exterior design?

 

[Centurion]

I can't believe people actually like that. Looks like a bad joke!


The paintjob is remarkable (in other pics), but that's mostly because of 15 spotlights from different angles inside some hall...

Trust me. In real life the outer lights don't stand out at all, it's like they are not even there. If you like the Brooklands then you'll love the Mulsanne, both have the same gorgeous appearence. They are exaggerated in photos. As for the paint job, spotlights do not make a difference. Here's a video of the car in a natural setting:

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[LaArtist]

^cant see the video

 

[LaArtist]

 

[EnI]

Geez, this car so flashy, shiny & kitschy. Yuck.

Sure it's a great car ... But it screams baroque. Too decorative for my taste. It will attract lots of old-style old-money neocon people. And the rappers. And Ms. Hilton will get one, I guess. In shiny Barbie Pink color.

 

[LaArtist]

^yep the rappers and hiltons will love this like they loved the Over dimensioned flashy Phantom

 

[Centurion]

Geez, this car so flashy, shiny & kitschy. Yuck.

Sure it's a great car ... But it screams baroque. Too decorative for my taste. It will attract lots of old-style old-money neocon people. And the rappers. And Ms. Hilton will get one, I guess. In shiny Barbie Pink color.

Poor flame bait Tine. Try harder next time

Out of the cars money can buy, the Phantom is together with Hummer H2, the most ostentatiously large propositions for a road car. Owners trying to compensate for something maybe

 

[EnI]

Luw, have a chance to sit in a Phantom back bench - preferably in EWB car - and then come back reporting.

This rear interior by Mulsanne is a joke. C'mon even A8 D4 presents a better rear seat environment & design. With on par craftsmanship.

The design is so ... like Luis XIV. state car, or like a rococo-decorated saloons in some of the Russian royal residences.

It's completely tacky. IMO!

But as a car - I'm sure Mulsanne is a piece of en engineering art. No doubt here.

 

[LaArtist]

^ diffrence is that both me and luw have sat in the RR
while you havent even been remotely close to a mulsanne..

So i think its better that YOU come back and report

 

[EnI]

^ diffrence is that both me and luw have sat in the RR while you havent even been remotely close to a mulsanne..

Sure I haven't sit in Mulsanne but it's clear from the pics the rear seating arrangement is just too regular car-like. Very similar to Arnage or FS.

Have you sit in Phanotom? Them you should know the feeling sitting in there. It's not the usual car-like feeling. Suicide doors do the trick alone. Not to mention the wrapping-around sofa bench. It's like seating in one of those luxury horse carriages for royalties seen in museums. Or some old Rollses or even some ancient MBs & Co.

Sure many people will love Mulsanne. But the car's hardly making an impact in ultra-luxury segment. Phantom reinvented the segment. Bentley is sticking to the old RR/Bentley formula. Mulsanne being Arnage / Brooklands reinterpretation. While Maybach is (in essence) still a grown S-class on steroids - yet it delivers a special rear interior character in business-jet style.

Imagine RR coming out with safe reinterpretation of Silver Seraph in 2003 ... IMO in that case Maybach & Arnage would have had much easier job.

OK, perhaps Bentley is going back to roots of pre-RR marriage era. If that's the case Mulsanne is as far Bentley can go.

While RR went deeper - asking themselves what car is needed to make such an impact as done by original RR cars in the beginning. And they came out with Phantom - and they got it right. Since it still has no real rivals.

Waiting for Bugatti to take a chance. But that Galibier with Panamera design placed on Mulsanne platform just doesn't do it.

There is a chance for Lagonda to make a try. Let's wait. But years are going by, and soon it will be time for a new Phantom - which (I'm told) will go even a step further from the current one. I'm eager to see what that means.

Really, can't get Edward Herrmann out of my head - being there @ the Mulsanne launch event. His appearance fits 200% perfectly to the Mulsanne - I imagine such clientèle as man Mulsanne buyers. Old-style old-world old-money types. Neocolonialism is way over. Wake up, Bentley before is to late.

But then I guess it's a typical VAG product ... overcautious. The only daring things from VAG were the original Beetle, and the Bugatti Veyron. The latest perhaps a bit too daring, but still - let's give it a praise.

IMO. OK?

 

[Centurion]

Luw, have a chance to sit in a Phantom back bench - preferably in EWB car - and then come back reporting.

I've sat in a EWB Phantom..............and didn't want to get out. Plus I've sat in all the other Rollers as well. The EWB was an amazing experience, very surreal and I cannot fault the car on any aspect. Best interior of any car on the market.

The term "Old Fashioned" does not apply to the Mulsanne, it's more like the opposite. Because VAG have done away with decorative touches on the outside and used expensive aluminum, the car looks exceptionally modern. At the Frankfurt autoshow it constantly had an audience of people gwaking at the power of simplicity. However, I do agree that the dash is does look a bit antique and that the Phantom is superior in that respect. But the exterior is where the Mulsanne shines and it does somehow make the Phantom look like a Grandpa because of it's boxy shape and exteior decor. Even the gorgeous Brooklands has suffered

A big trend in the auto industry is over-design and the Mulsanne is a breath of fresh air. It's one of the old cars launched this year which doesn't embody a complicated design language. I do wasn't swayed by the car when the initial pictures were released, but when you see it in real life, it all comes together. The car even looks............gangsta. Think Chrysler 300C body shape but longer and wider. Huge, huge presence.

Note:
I'm 22, just to let you know. Do not want to be mistaken for a 67 year old Eaberge Eggs kissing chap who enjoys hunting foxes and always drink a cup of earl grey before going to bed.

 

[LaArtist]

Sure I haven't sit in Mulsanne but it's clear from the pics the rear seating arrangement is just too regular car-like. Very similar to Arnage or FS.

Have you sit in Phanotom? Them you should know the feeling sitting in there. It's not the usual car-like feeling. Suicide doors do the trick alone. Not to mention the wrapping-around sofa bench. It's like seating in one of those luxury horse carriages for royalties seen in museums. Or some old Rollses or even some ancient MBs & Co.

Sure many people will love Mulsanne. But the car's hardly making an impact in ultra-luxury segment. Phantom reinvented the segment. Bentley is sticking to the old RR/Bentley formula. Mulsanne being Arnage / Brooklands reinterpretation. While Maybach is (in essence) still a grown S-class on steroids - yet it delivers a special rear interior character in business-jet style.

Imagine RR coming out with safe reinterpretation of Silver Seraph in 2003 ... IMO in that case Maybach & Arnage would have had much easier job.

OK, perhaps Bentley is going back to roots of pre-RR marriage era. If that's the case Mulsanne is as far Bentley can go.

While RR went deeper - asking themselves what car is needed to make such an impact as done by original RR cars in the beginning. And they came out with Phantom - and they got it right. Since it still has no real rivals.

Waiting for Bugatti to take a chance. But that Galibier with Panamera design placed on Mulsanne platform just doesn't do it.

There is a chance for Lagonda to make a try. Let's wait. But years are going by, and soon it will be time for a new Phantom - which (I'm told) will go even a step further from the current one. I'm eager to see what that means.

Really, can't get Edward Herrmann out of my head - being there @ the Mulsanne launch event. His appearance fits 200% perfectly to the Mulsanne - I imagine such clientèle as man Mulsanne buyers. Old-style old-world old-money types. Neocolonialism is way over. Wake up, Bentley before is to late.

But then I guess it's a typical VAG product ... overcautious. The only daring things from VAG were the original Beetle, and the Bugatti Veyron. The latest perhaps a bit too daring, but still - let's give it a praise.

IMO. OK?

Yep ive sat in the normal Phantom..thats enough for me..its so good i want to be naked in it

But its also oldschool..with its fat mats.. square forms..and THIN steering wheel.. ( HATE IT)..

Bentley could go on with the arnage formula..cause the arnage was great..
While the silver seraph was shit.. that body was more suited for a bentley..
So bmw had to do more with RR than VW had to do with bentley..

Ofcourse its not as grand as the RR in the rear..
Thats cause your supposed to DRIVE the damn thing..not ride in it

I always liked bentley more.. and if VW play their cards right like they did with Azure,Brooklands and Mulsanne..im IN LOVE...

If they go down the Continental series road..then i hate it..

The only roller i would take over a bentley is the Drophead over the Azure..
And im not really sure..i would have to think about that one HAAARD and long..

Oh IMO