First Bentley Batur Convertible for customer completed

The Batur is a limited production model created by the Bentley Mullinner Coachbuilt team. Named after a lake within a volcanic crater in Bali, the Batur had a production run of 18 units, each priced from around US$2.1 million (about RM8.86 million). It was the last new Bentley model to use the 6-litre W12 engine (also the most powerful) when it was unveiled in 2023.

Now, the British automaker’s in-house bespoke and special projects division has come out with the first of 16 units of the Batur Convertibles for customers. It is the third car in Mulliner’s Coachbuilt family, following the Bacalar barchetta and the Batur coupe.

The design of this first Batur Convertible emphasises the superlative performance of its 740 bhp  W12 powertrain. The shimmering silver of the Opalite exterior finish is bisected by a black gloss Batur racing stripe bordered on each side by Mandarin pinstripes. The painted feature racing stripe, embedded seamlessly into the bodywork, begins at the radiator and runs rearwards over the bonnet and cockpit ‘airbridge’ before resuming along the rear deck to the Bentley wings badge. The Batur’s distinctive matrix grille is finished in gloss Beluga with Mandarin orange highlights.

At the rear, these elements are connected by bespoke embroidery in the same formation over the rear tonneau. The same base and accent shades feature on the 5-spoke alloy wheels.

Driver-focused cockpit ‘capsule’
If the exterior of the Batur Convertible has echoes of classic sports racing cars, the interior develops the performance theme further. Its driver-focused cockpit ‘capsule’ is visually separated from the passenger accommodation by two contrasting colourways: Beluga black on the driver’s side, Linen for the occupant of the passenger seat.

Accordingly, the driver’s seat is finished in Beluga black hide and Alcantara, with Mulliner’s Batur pattern picked out on seat bolsters and door inserts in Linen and Mandarin contrast stitching. A band of Mandarin hide encircles the driver, running from the driver’s side of the centre console across the fascia instrumentation and continuing seamlessly beneath the door waistrail.

In dramatic contrast, the passenger reclines in a sports seat in Linen hide and Alcantara with Mandarin detailing. The Batur pattern detailing on seat and door insert is on a Linen background with Mandarin contrast stitching.

Behind the two seats, the interior luggage area follows the same template, with the unique Batur pattern design in Beluga on the driver’s side and in Linen for the passenger. Even details such as the matching key cases and seat belts are co-ordinated to the two respective colourways.

Meticulous detail
The specification of this exclusive model reveals a passion for detail on the part of the commissioning owner, brought to life by the meticulous craftsmanship of the Mulliner team. The fascia and door waistrails are executed in a subtle satin black engine spin finish, with gloss Beluga veneer for the centre console. Outer dial bezels are finished in Beluga while the dial faces themselves are finished in light titanium.

The steering wheel is trimmed in Beluga with Linen inner surfaces and Mandarin cross stitching, with a machined titanium feature at Top Dead Centre. Other solid titanium machined features include the gearshift paddles, the rotary controls on the steering wheel stalks, the charisma rotary control on the centre console, the organ stop air vent controls and the inner ring of the bullseye air vent at either end of the fascia. The illuminated outer sill treadplates carry the Batur nameplate and the number in the series signifier.

Within the rear luggage compartment is another delightful bespoke element: a 2-piece luggage set with one set corresponding to the driver’s colour scheme in Beluga and the other in Linen. As a finishing touch, Mulliner also created two bespoke key cases in the two colourways.

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