Thursday 22nd April 2010

Video: Bentley Mulsanne Heads For Final Assembly

Bentley guides us through the final part of the build process of its new mega-saloon

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It's always fascinating to see how a new car is put together - and even more so when that car is as opulent as the new Bentley Mulsanne. Which is why Bentley's latest promo vid for the new car, documenting its gestation before the car goes into full production this summer, is such a pleasant way to spend 5m 34s.

This latest clip documents the work of the 98-strong team of specialists who bring together the painted body, hand-crafted leather hides and wood veneers, the 6.75-litre V8 engine and electrical components.

We particularly like the Open University documentary-style 1980s synth background music, and the way the presenter coyly describes the final assembly line workers as 'build associates'...

 

 

[Ray Singh]

It does indeed look a fantastic car in the making, perhaps even epic.
I'm still not convinced by the front of the car, i would still invest in one of these (if i won the lottery).

[FraserLFA]

I like it. An interesting video too.

And Ray, your picture looks different to the car in the video. The one in the video is a LOT nicer.

Edited by FraserLFA on Thursday 22 April 08:33

[bakerjuk]

Looks incredibly like the old Bentley.. Not that I am complaining..

[loltolhurst]

cool but not as cool as the rolls factory on megafactories.

"building associate" really

[dunclane]

Anyone catch the Lamborghini Megafactories programme on Saturday?

It showed the build of a Murcielago. Fairly impressive.

[Riggers]

Ray Singh said:

It does indeed look a fantastic car in the making, perhaps even epic.
I'm still not convinced by the front of the car, i would still invest in one of these (if i won the lottery).

One of the nicest cars I ever had the good fortune to go on a photo shoot for (and to date the only Bentley I've spent significant time in).

Worth significantly more than my flat, but a wonderful, wonderful sense of occasion

[Oddball RS]

Give it 10 years and you will be able to have 5 of em for your flat.

[DrGP]

nice - shame the presented didnt have a beard and a kipper tie for the full 1970s Open University experience

[tonym911]

Overkill hand gestures straight from Hand-Waving Historian out of Mitchell & Webb

[Mr Whippy]

dunclane said:

Anyone catch the Lamborghini Megafactories programme on Saturday?

It showed the build of a Murcielago. Fairly impressive.

All on Sky+

So far they have all been really good in their own ways!

This video for the Bentley feels very much like the one for Rolls Royce that was on the other night, unsurprisingly


Dave

[MrTappets]

What do you reckon the Mulsanne comes up for a re-style after 3 weeks on the market?

[Fastra]

Could watch this stuff all day!

Sorry, personal bugbear of mine and I don't want to slag anyone off, but...

We have a premium product here, so would a HD (or better quality at least) video be too much to ask for? Its quite frustrating to not see the bits of detail that distinguish this from many other cars.


The previous vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIlsyVBnfVw&feature=channel) was much better - so perhaps Youtube is still processing then...???

[soad]

Good stuff, do like watching that sort of things.

[mybrainhurts]

Love the build associate with the hammer...

[lionrampant]

mybrainhurts said:

Love the build associate with the hammer...

"Give the boy a hammer and he'll fix anything"

[mcdjl]

I saw one of these up near Crosby last weekend...looked better than I thought it would from the pictures.

[G4HKS]

"Build associates" A very fine description indeed. Cough.....

[mollytherocker]

Dont get put off by the 'building associate' crap. I had a tour of the factory last year and was DEEPLY impressed.

The place is immaculate and the cars are truly hand built. It takes one person 37 hours to hand stitch the interior. In 2010, this is nonsense, but you have got to love it.

MTR

[Fastra]

Do Bentleys have the hand painted body stripe like Rolls Royces do?

This has always deeply impressed me - perhaps more than any other car fact really!

[FraserLFA]

Fastra said:

Do Bentleys have the hand painted body stripe like Rolls Royces do?

This has always deeply impressed me - perhaps more than any other car fact really!

It takes 1 man 3 hours to do a single stripe. And the poor bloke does EVERY stripe on EVERY car...