One of many highlights of the just lately concluded Monterey Automotive Week at Pebble Seashore was the Bentley Mulliner Batur. It previews not solely the British automaker’s new design language but additionally serves because the turning level for Bentley’s electrical future. Solely 18 of the $2-million coupe can be made – all of them have mounted exhausting tops.
However for the reason that Bentley Continental GT has a convertible model, additionally it is doable {that a} Batur may exist sooner or later with no roof. Fortunately, we can’t have a tough time imagining as X-Tomi Design has taken off the roof to fulfill our curiosities.
Conserving all the opposite parts that outline the Bentley Mulliner Batur, the unofficial rendering virtually simply took the roof off, ranging from the higher portion of the A-pillar, right down to the again. We predict this one was executed properly, and by some means mounted what was a bit bizarre with the Batur – the bloated rear quarter.
Then once more, coupe or convertible, the primary speaking factors within the new Batur are seen on its entrance fascia. Gone have been Bentley’s common rounded headlight; there are actually triple-beam lighting fixtures with LED accents. The grille is not far off from the now-former Bentley designs.
Bentley’s Director Of Design, Andreas Mindt, was the person behind the Batur. He is been with the VW Group for 25 years earlier than becoming a member of Crewe in 2021. The electrical Audi E-Tron was certainly one of his notable works.
That mentioned, the Batur is a peek at Bentley’s inevitable electrical future regardless of being powered by a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W12 engine. The transition to EVs is about to occur by 2030 when the automaker’s lineup is anticipated to turn out to be all-electric. Whether or not that electrical future can have a roofless model, that is nonetheless unknown however positively a risk.
