Bentley Mulliner has revealed the rarest two-door Bentley of the modern era with the Bacalar, a perfect marriage of tradition, innovation, technology, and power.
The ultimate expression of two-seat, open-air luxury, the new Bacalar is a definitive Grand Tourer that spearheads a renaissance by Bentley Mulliner, the oldest coachbuilder in the world. Limited to just 12 superbly crafted cars, each of which will be handcrafted in the Bentley Mulliner’s workshop in Crewe (with plenty of personalization to boot we expect), this stunning new motor is named for Laguna Bacalar in Mexico, and continues the marque’s relatively new tradition of naming cars for breathtaking natural landscapes.
A roofless Barchetta design with all-new and highly muscular coachwork, embracing a myriad of options and materials, each Bacalar will be truly unique, the result of direct interaction between the Bentley Mulliner design team and the individual customer.
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A masterpiece of craftsmanship, the Bacalar draws on design DNA from the beautifully sculpted, award-winning EXP 100 GT, which was recently crowned ‘Most Beautiful Concept Car of the Year’ at the prestigious French Festival Automobile International. Thedramatic, tapered cowls at the rear hark back to the Barchetta sports cars of old, whilst underlining the promise of a dynamic, driver-focused adventure in a cosseting, cocooned environment.
Pure in line and execution, the distinctive, wraparound cockpit flows from a new, steeply angled centre console seamlessly into the dashboard and doors. These then wrap rearwards towards the semi-enclosed luggage compartment behind the two seats.
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Sustainable, ethically-sourced materials previewed in the EXP 100 GT concept car last year have now become reality in the Bacalar – just eight months after first being previewed. These include paint containing ash from rice husks, which provides a sustainable way of delivering a rich metallic finish; natural British wool; and 5,000-year-old Riverwood sourced from the ancient Fenlands of East Anglia.
The Bacalar features an enhanced version of Bentley’s peerless 6.0-litre, W12 TSI engine. The most advanced 12-cylinder engine in the world, it produces 659 PS (650 bhp) and 900 Nm (667 lb.ft) of torque.
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An advanced Active All-Wheel-Drive System varies the torque split between front and rear wheels and allows the Bacalar to use rear-wheel drive as much as possible during normal driving for optimum efficiency and dynamic performance. The drivetrain is at the heart of the Bacalar, creating the ultimate open-air, two-seat luxury Grand Tourer available in the world today.
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