Full throttle in Bentley's Mulliner Batur. All photos: Bentley
Full throttle in Bentley's Mulliner Batur. All photos: Bentley
The Batur is a two-door coupe.
The Batur is a two-door coupe.
The view of the driver's seat.
The view of the driver's seat.
Only 18 Baturs will be created.
Only 18 Baturs will be created.
The start/stop button doesn't lack any of the fanciness of the rest of the vehicle.
The start/stop button doesn't lack any of the fanciness of the rest of the vehicle.
A grille to thrill.
A grille to thrill.
The Batur's sporty seats.
The Batur's sporty seats.
Head on.
Head on.
The Batur follows on from Bentley's Bacalar.
The Batur follows on from Bentley's Bacalar.
Old-school dials on the Batur.
Old-school dials on the Batur.
The Batur is the most powerful Bentley in history.
The Batur is the most powerful Bentley in history.
The Batur's powerful red brake calipers are an essential addition.
The Batur's powerful red brake calipers are an essential addition.
The passenger-side dashboard.
The passenger-side dashboard.
The Batur has a 6-litre twin turbocharged engine.
The Batur has a 6-litre twin turbocharged engine.
Inside the cabin.
Inside the cabin.
The Batur is named after a lake in Indonesia.
The Batur is named after a lake in Indonesia.
The Batur's fierce grille.
The Batur's fierce grille.
An enticing ride.
An enticing ride.

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Bentley unleashes the Batur, its most powerful car yet

The latest hand-built grand tourer from the prestige brand sounds impressive, but customers will probably have to pay nearly $2 million for the pleasure of owning one

Simon Wilgress-Pipe
Simon Wilgress-Pipe

August 22, 2022

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Bentley has released the first images of its most powerful vehicle yet: the Mulliner Batur. Only 18 will be made, however, and they’ve already all been reserved.

Unsurprisingly for Bentley, the Batur is a grand tourer at the premium end of the spectrum.

With its muscular looks created by design director Andreas Mindt and his team, the two-door coupe has design features that the brand says will ultimately be signature flourishes of the electric vehicles it plans to manufacture in the future, despite being petrol driven.

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The Batur range will be the most powerful series of cars Bentley has ever produced, with each being fitted out with a 750-horsepower version of the 6-litre twin-turbocharged W12 engine that has been a brand benchmark for the past two decades.

Bentley says this powertrain has been developed so effectively over the years it now produces 40 per cent more power, with fuel economy up by a quarter.

And all that power will sit inside similarly advanced chassis, with air suspension, anti-roll control, and four-wheel steering and torque vectoring all in situ. In layman's terms, this means it’ll probably be comfortable and go round corners pretty rapidly.

It’ll also have what’s being referred to as a sports exhaust, so buyers won't want to forget to roll the window down when they're revving the engine.

The Batur succeeds the Bacalar, another limited-edition project.

The earlier model is recognised as the one that relaunched the concept of coachbuilding (which signifies cars built by hand) at Bentley. Both the Batur and Bacalar have been named after spectacular stretches of water, in Indonesia and Mexico respectively.

The first customers will get their Baturs around the middle of 2023. There is no firm word on how much the vehicles will cost, but commentators suggest sums nearing the $2 million mark.

Sporty Bentley Bentayga S storms into the Middle East — in pictures

The Bentayga S's black-rimmed headlights. All photos: Bentley
The Bentayga S's black-rimmed headlights. All photos: Bentley
The new Bentayga S was inspired by customers after something distinctly agile.
The new Bentayga S was inspired by customers after something distinctly agile.
Looking good from above.
Looking good from above.
Beachy Bentaya.
Beachy Bentaya.
A dear rear.
A dear rear.
The Bentayga S has new colour accents in the cabin.
The Bentayga S has new colour accents in the cabin.
The rear spoiler is a prominent feature on the Bentayga S.
The rear spoiler is a prominent feature on the Bentayga S.
The S insignia on the Alcantara seating.
The S insignia on the Alcantara seating.
A sporty new exhaust pipe set-up is a feature of the new Bentayga S.
A sporty new exhaust pipe set-up is a feature of the new Bentayga S.
The Bentayga's rear spoiler.
The Bentayga's rear spoiler.
The driver information set-up.
The driver information set-up.
The Bentayga S now has Bentley's Dynamic Ride system fitted as standard.
The Bentayga S now has Bentley's Dynamic Ride system fitted as standard.
Shining in the sun.
Shining in the sun.
The Bentayga S's new 22-inch wheels.
The Bentayga S's new 22-inch wheels.
Bentley calls the Bentayga S's new stylings "bold and contemporary".
Bentley calls the Bentayga S's new stylings "bold and contemporary".
Getting some speed up.
Getting some speed up.
The new Bentayga S has a top speed of 290kph.
The new Bentayga S has a top speed of 290kph.
The Bentley B on the wheels is forever horizontal.
The Bentley B on the wheels is forever horizontal.
An increase in damping stiffens the chassis and gives drivers a more dynamic ride.
An increase in damping stiffens the chassis and gives drivers a more dynamic ride.
0-100kph in 4.5 seconds? No problem.
0-100kph in 4.5 seconds? No problem.
Dashboard detail.
Dashboard detail.
Some of the stylings on the Bentayga S remain old school.
Some of the stylings on the Bentayga S remain old school.
The S insignia.
The S insignia.
Stitching on the steering wheel.
Stitching on the steering wheel.
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