The Queen’s Special Mulsanne Joins The Bentley Heritage Collection For Retirement | Carscoops
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Equipped with a bullhorn, police lights, and a place to put the queen’s handbag, this Mulsanne is something special
November 23, 2023 at 16:15
Apparently King Chuck doesn’t want his mom’s Bentley, because the Mulsanne built especially for the late Queen Elizabeth II is going home. The modified luxury sedan went back to Bentley and is now the latest addition to the automaker’s heritage collection.
First introduced at Pebble Beach in 2009, the Mulsanne remained in production for more than a decade. When it finally wrapped up its run in 2020, the last build slot was saved for none other than the Queen.
Finished in solid Barnato green paint, its interior pairs Twine and Cumbrian hide leather with Burr walnut wood veneers and deep lambswool carpets. Privacy curtains were also added to the car, as was the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, which was inlaid into the door waist rails.
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On a more functional level, the front center armrest was removed to give Her Maj a place to put her handbag. Just ahead of that, a trap door hides a quintet of buttons that control the blue police lights, the sirens, and a bullhorn.
Under the hood, the Queen (or rather her chauffeur) benefitted from a 6.75-liter V8 that makes a healthy 530 hp (395 kW/537 PS), the same specification as the last 30 examples of Bentley’s then-flagship model. Dubbed the “6.75 Edition by Mulliner“, these limited-edition models weren’t just designed to bid farewell to the four-door model, but also to say goodbye to its V8 engine as well.
The Queen’s Mulsanne will take its place among Bentley’s 45-car heritage collection. The special limo is the third Mulsanne in the collection, joining VIN 0002 and a 2019 Speed model that served in the automaker’s press fleet.
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