Bentley Mulliner creates ballet-themed cars with Bentayga Russian Collection

MANILA: Bentley Mulliner, Bentley’s in-house bespoke division, has created the world’s first car collection paying homage to Russian ballet. The British auto marque calls the collection the Bentayga Speed Russian Heritage Collection.

Based on the Bentayga Speed powered by a W12 engine and handcrafted in Crewe, this six-car collection is the first of the carmaker's Russian Heritage Editions. The special-edition cars are part of Bentley Mulliner's annual project to create exclusive thematic versions especially for Russian customers.

Bentley described the Bentayga SUVs in the Heritage Edition this way: "Bespoke content centers around iconic ballet moves, with each car in the collection focusing on a different motion. Handcrafted details celebrate the dramatic beauty of ballet in the finest materials and with unrivalled precision."

Each of the six vehicles has a different exterior paint from the extensive Bentley palette, including three vehicles in duo-tone. The interiors are based on four different specifications, consisting of a bespoke interior split, unique contrast stitching, bespoke ballet embroidery in silver and a contemporary ballet overlay on the passenger fascia. 

Listed below are the specific combinations of the special Bentayga SUVs: 

• Windsor Blue over Light Windsor Blue - Twine and Imperial Blue leather combined with Liquid Amber Veneer,
• Silver Storm over Damson – Autumn and Damson leather combined with Koa Veneer,
• Moonbeam over Moroccan Blue – Twine and Imperial Blue leather combined with Liquid Amber Veneer,
• Damson – Autumn and Damson leather combined with Koa Veneer,
• Spectre - Cashew and Burnt Oak leather combined with Dark Fiddleback Eucalyptus Veneer,
• Magnolia – Shortbread and Cricketball leather combined with Grand Black Veneer.

The Mulliner team has configured the Bentayga Speeds’ luxurious interiors to include silhouettes of a performing ballet dancer as inlays to the front fascias and by unique embroidery in each seat.

All cars in the Bentayga Speed Heritage Collection are named after a unique move which is displayed on the treadplate, and share the same ballet imagery throughout the cabin.

Head of Bentley Russia Christian Schlick said: “The exclusive Bentayga Speed Russian Heritage Collection... is built on the passion for perfection, which Bentley shares with such a grand and sophisticated art as ballet, the central motif of this year’s limited edition.

These six unique SUVs will be delivered by Bentley Moscow and Moscow-Volgogradskiy at the end of the year, as all of the cars are already allocated.”

Adding to the Bentayga's aesthetic quality are dark-tint headlights, body-colored side skirts, unique front and rear bumpers and a striking, elongated tailgate spoiler, which characterize the Bentayga Speed’s performance credentials.

Dark-tint radiator and bumper grilles, a unique 22-inch wheel design, and unique Russian Heritage LED welcome lighting lend classiness to the styling.

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