Crewe – Bentley has never been shy about luxury, but with its first-ever Batur Convertible, Mulliner has gone full couture-on-wheels — and then cut it in half. Not literally, of course, but visually. The “One plus One” design theme makes sure the driver and passenger live in two completely different worlds, separated not by mood, but by colour. It’s a car that’s part mathematical equation, part design manifesto, and all 740 bhp of handcrafted thunder.
Finished in a shimmering Opalite silver that could make a moon jealous, the Batur Convertible flaunts a Beluga gloss racing stripe running nose-to-tail, flanked by Mandarin pinstripes for extra visual spice. Even the grille and five-spoke alloys get in on the colour coordination, giving off the kind of confidence only a hand-built, limited-edition Bentley can muster.
Inside, things get even more theatrical. The driver’s “capsule” is draped in Beluga black hide and Alcantara, stitched with Linen and Mandarin accents. A band of Mandarin hide wraps around the driver like a luxury safety blanket, sweeping across the dashboard before disappearing under the waistrail. Meanwhile, the passenger sits in an entirely different reality — Linen hide and Alcantara, with the same Mandarin highlights, as if Bentley decided to create a split-screen interior in real life. Even the luggage area plays along: Beluga on one side, Linen on the other, because symmetry is overrated.
Every inch screams obsessive attention to detail — from the satin black engine spin fascia to the titanium gearshift paddles, organ stop air vents, and a steering wheel so meticulously trimmed it might qualify as wearable art. And yes, even the key cases are colour-matched to each side of the car, because apparently, Mulliner doesn’t believe in “just one colour fits all.”
Underneath the couture styling lies Bentley’s most powerful open-top Grand Tourer ever — a 6.0-litre, twin-turbo W12 with 740 bhp, ready to catapult you (and your very differently dressed passenger) into horizon-chasing bliss. Limited to a very small number of builds, each Batur Convertible will be entirely co-created with its owner via Mulliner’s digital visualiser, ensuring no two will ever be alike.
Fresh from its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Batur Convertible is now headed for Monterey Car Week, where it will no doubt cause as many neck injuries from double-takes as it will from its acceleration. One plus one, it turns out, doesn’t just equal two — in Bentley’s case, it equals pure, unadulterated drama.
