AUTOMOTIVE
BEYOND100 BRINGS DEBUTS AND DIVERSITY FOR BENTLEY AT
MONTEREY CAR WEEK
Bentley is returning safely to live events with a suite of global debuts at this year ’ s Monterey Car Week , with a focus on the British luxury marque ’ s industry-leading bespoke and personalisation division , Bentley Mulliner . With the cancellation of last year ’ s event , Bentley ’ s return to the Monterey Peninsula is the first since the honour of being the featured marque in its centenary year in 2019 , when a 1931 Bentley 8-Litre also won Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d ’ Elegance .
A new Mulliner model launch , plus public debuts of the development prototypes for the Blower Continuation Series and Bentley Mulliner Bacalar projects , brought all three Mulliner portfolios together for the first time .
Monterey Car Week also saw Bentley ’ s new hybrid range showcased for the first time , with the Bentayga Hybrid joined by the new Flying Spur Hybrid as Bentley ’ s sustainable journey of electrification continues . By 2024 , the entire Bentley range will be hybridised ahead of the launch of the first fully electric Bentley in 2025 . The range made their debut on the Bentley stand at The Quail .
Other exciting new members of Bentley ’ s product range also made public debuts over the course of the event , including the new driverfocused Bentayga S and the world ’ s ultimate luxury performance grand tourer – the Continental GT Speed Convertible . The pinnacle of the Continental family also featured in both coupé and convertible styles of the Continental GT Mulliner . Making regional debuts will be the fastest SUV in the world in the Bentayga Speed , and the Flying Spur V8 .
130 The Art of Luxury Issue 48 2021