RE: Bentley confirms Mulliner Batur reveal

[bluemason]

robemcdonald said:

He knows that…. Typical PH straw man type stuff.

It better not have an i ipad screen and 20 something inch rims.

[Silvanus]

bluemason said:

Silvanus said:

How is Batur pronounced? Makes me think of something deep fried down the chippy

Baa-tourr

as I thought, batter with a slightly continental accent

[pycraft]

pycraft said:

Am I the only one seeing the silhouette and thinking RR Wraith?

Main difference is the built-up rear wheelarches, plus lights obviously. Problem is the blacked-out lower half makes it difficult to judge if it's a low-slung sportscar, or (like the Wraith) halfway to SUV height (was next to one in a traffic queue last week and it towered over me).

[ate one too]

Large and expensive two door grand tourers from our two premium manufacturers look a bit similar.

Wow ....

[Robertb]

I will be interested to see how the front lights look, as they are a departure from the round style that Bentley have had for donkeys years... looks more like a Mercedes front end. It could almost be a new S Class coupe...

[Silvanus]

pycraft said:

pycraft said:

Am I the only one seeing the silhouette and thinking RR Wraith?

Main difference is the built-up rear wheelarches, plus lights obviously. Problem is the blacked-out lower half makes it difficult to judge if it's a low-slung sportscar, or (like the Wraith) halfway to SUV height (was next to one in a traffic queue last week and it towered over me).

I guess there can only be so much difference between large luxury 2 door GT cars, shape wise. If you just has silhouettes to look at, it would start getting tricky

[robemcdonald]

I bumped the brightness up and there is something interesting going on with the front…

[SpeckledJim]

Shades of Jaguar there.

An XK++

[kkmfo]

Master Batur edition to follow in 2024

[Silvanus]

robemcdonald said:

I bumped the brightness up and there is something interesting going on with the front…

Probably something not too dissimilar to this

[Penguinracer]

The problem is a W12 doesn't have the primary, secondary & tertiary balance of a V12.

In the Bentley, this short, high centre of gravity engine is mounted in front of the axle line - exacerbating the weight distribution issues.

A V12 is a superior configuration - smoother, balanced, lower, easier access for maintenance & better suited to mounting low in the chassis between the axles.

The W12 is a VAG parts-bin special created from merging two VR6 motors just as the Continental platform is a revised VW Phaeton / A8.

[Franco5]

Silvanus said:

How is Batur pronounced? Makes me think of something deep fried down the chippy

Got to be baiter as in masturbatur.

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

Franco5 said:

Silvanus said:

How is Batur pronounced? Makes me think of something deep fried down the chippy

Got to be baiter as in masturbatur.

I bet that sounded more funny in your head.

[nismo48]

thegreenhell said:

Well done, you've proven that a thing and some other similar things are indeed somewhat similar. What were you expecting it to look like? A pineapple, perhaps, or maybe an elephant?