Presenting the Bentley Motors Continental GT Convertible Galene Edition by Mulliner, a car with nearly as many syllables in its name as examples being built. It is a hand-crafted batch of exactly 30 vehicles, and yet another luxury automaker’s ode to yachts, this time named after the Greek goddess of calm seas, Galene.
Bentley’s customization division, Mulliner, took the wheel for this project in collaboration with Princess Yachts, a British manufacturer not to be confused with the less lavish and much cheesier Princess Cruises. Mulliner is the group that’s made the word bespoke so trite, executing treatments to suit individual buyers. A run of 30 cars looks more like off-the-rack stuff than Mulliner’s usual work, but the Continental GT is going to be replaced soon and British brands love to finish a run with a series of special editions.
Supposedly intended to evoke the sparkles of light bouncing off a wavy ocean, the Galene Edition’s body is dressed in Glacier White paint with Sequin Blue brightware. The car sits on polished 21-inch propeller-style wheels that, to our eyes, resemble windmills more than they resemble the things that propel yachts, but we digress. Opulence steps up a notch inside the vehicle. The seats are covered with Linen (off-white) and Portland (gray) leather with Camel (tan) cross-stitching. The dashboard, center console, armrests, and steering wheel carry a Linen, Brunel (blue-gray), and Camel palette throughout the...