The Bentley Mulliner Batur made a smashing debut at the 2022 Monterey Car Week in California, and it has a lot riding on its chiseled shoulders and bulbous flanks. Mulliner Batur is the most powerful Bentley in the automaker’s 103-year (and counting) history. It also has an updated design language that strays away from the familiar round-headlight configuration that started with company founder W.O. Bentley’s first car, the 3 Litre, which went into production from 1921 to 1929.

The Batur’s more modern, sportier façade is the new design direction for future Bentley cars, all electrified in the imminent future. The Batur represents the second coachbuilt Bentley from Mulliner, the world’s oldest coachbuilder that started as a branch of a family business established in the 1760s. Bentley Mulliner’s first car, the Bacalar speedster, was unveiled in 2020 and had styling elements inspired by the brand’s ultra-desirable EXP 100 GT, a concept unveiled in 2019 to celebrate Bentley’s centennial anniversary.
Last of The Breed

Moreover, the Mulliner Batur could be Bentley’s last production vehicle to carry the brand’s iconic W12 gasoline engine inherited from Volkswagen. But with electrification and software-defined cars entering the fray, Bentley’s W12 is heading towards the sunset. Before it fades into the history books, Bentley is sending it off as the most potent and advanced twelve-cylinder engine the world has e...