Bentley Mulsanne Bows Out With Bespoke 6.75 Edition Model

Bentley is finally putting the Mulsanne to rest after handcrafting some 7,300 units over the course of more than a decade.

In order to celebrate this landmark, employees gathered for some socially-distanced photographs with the final cars, as well as the penultimate customer model, a Mulsanne Speed ‘6.75 Edition by Mulliner’ finished in Rose Gold over Tungsten, heading to the United States.

There’s also another special, final Mulsanne model that’s yet to come, however the British carmaker isn’t disclosing its final destination.

“The Mulsanne is the culmination of all that we at Bentley have learnt during our first 100 years in producing the finest luxury cars in the world. As the flagship of our model range for over a decade, the Mulsanne has firmly solidified its place in the history of Bentley as nothing less than a true icon,” said the company’s chairman and CEO, Adrian Hallmark.

“I am immensely proud of the hundreds of designers, engineers and craftspeople that brought the Mulsanne to life over the last ten years. Now, as we begin Bentley’s journey to define the future of sustainable luxury mobility through our Beyond100 strategy, the role of Bentley flagship is passed to the new Flying Spur.”

Building the Mulsanne meant producing approximately 42 million spot welds, with more than a million hours in total being dedicated to the leather interiors alone. Then there are the 90,000 hours spent polishing the cars.

Mulsanne 6.75 Edition by Mulliner

This special edition model is limited to just 30 examples and is powered by the company’s legendary 6.75-liter V8 engine, which was also decommissioned this year following more than 60 years of service.

Subtle tributes to the power unit can be found throughout the interior, such as the ‘organ stop’ vent controls that were replaced by designs capped by mini engine oil caps, or the faces of the clock and minor gauges which now feature cutaway drawings of the engine.

On the outside, the 6.75 Edition boasts dark tint elements like the Flying B, Serenity grille and exhaust finishers, while the 21-inch five-spoke wheels have their own unique bright-machined finish with gloss black pockets.

As for the engine, its intake manifold will be finished in black instead of silver, while the Engine Number Plaque will bear Adrian Hallmark’s signature.