Old Fiat Multipla Move over - New ugliest car here: Bentley Mulsane

[CarMadMike]

Those of you with young children may want to turn them around now.

 

 

It's an all-new Bentley, it's called the Mulsanne, and it's a vehicle that more than a few auto aficionados have been waiting for. Introduced this afternoon at Pebble Beach, the Mulsanne is a clean sheet redesign of Bentley's ever-enduring flagship and according to Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen, when they sat down to figure out everything they wanted to change on the Arnage, by the time they were finished, nearly nothing remained.

 

The Mulsanne is about eleven inches longer than the Flying Spur and rides on a new, bespoke chassis that sits so low on its wheels you can barely get a finger between the top of the front tire and the wheel well. The swelling line of the rear-quarter panel is reminiscent of the Brooklands. However, we were told that since Bentley had a good idea of what the Mulsanne was going to be when they were designing the Brooklands, they incorporated features that became aesthetic stepping stones to the Mulsanne.

 

The headlight arrangement is an homage to the historic 8-liter Bentleys from the brand's pre-Rolls-Royce days, that had their smaller lamps mounted slightly outboard from the mains. The central headlight element is ringed by daytime-running-light LEDs – when you see the car coming at you, it'll be unmistakable. In back, the taillight treatment is Continental series, but if you step away, it doesn't look like a Continental at all; the mass is broken up by gentle curves and accent planes. And get a load of that C-pillar...

 

Inside, the overhaul continues. Gone are the mid-century ergonomics and design of the Arnage, replaced by a cabin that showcases chrome-accented dials and modern switchgear -- like a joystick controller for the screen – among a forest of wood. Oh, and a brand new steering wheel.

 

Source: http://www.autoblog.com

 

Link to gallery: http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/monterey-2009-2010-bentley-mulsanne#2

 

Okay, so maybe it's not as bad as the old multipla, but those lights at the front are seriously ugly in my opinion. Although the whole car is growing on me every time i look at it. It certainly has presense, as it should do

[T1M]

What in gods name is that. :eek:

 

It's hideous! It looks like a Continental with retro-ish front lights :oook:

[HawkeyePierce4077]

:wtf:

 

End of story.

[adzian]

Well, it looks quite nice. It's not a car that looks like :omg: but i like it.

[macd79]

OMGWTFBBQ?

 

although I do like the exhausts.

[t.]

Coming to a hip hop video near you soon.

[CarMadMike]

Coming to a hip hop video near you soon.

 

:lol: Very true. It's already been "lowered" so the "gangsta's" don't have to do it themselves, i'm surprised the standard rims aren't chrome and the windows aren't limo tinted - Just so the people that will actually buy it won't have to do any more work themselves.

[Sponge]

If they do something with the lights, I think that looks like a very nice car. It just doesn't look right with the odd angle/levelled lights IMO

[Jacob]

I think if looks really nice. *flameSuit* Lol

But i really do like it.

[zo6dude]

Its ok, Its starting to look like a Rolls though.

[RedCarDriver]

I think the RR Phantom STILL looks far worse.

 

This isn't actually that bad. The Multipla's bulbousness added to the ugly factor.

[Brad_F430]

i think its a nice looking car except for those headlights, doesnt even look as if they are in the right place

[Car Freak]

If they do something with the lights, I think that looks like a very nice car. It just doesn't look right with the odd angle/levelled lights IMO

Agree 100%. The rear and side views are actually pretty good, if rather similar to the old Arnage. The front though, for some reason really reminds me of the Daihatsu Copen, except much squarer and, like every one says, uglier. Early facelift, methinks? And yeah I can just about imagine something like this getting the Pimp My Ride treatment. Would never have happened to the Arnage though... Much too grand and stately for that. This Mulsanne though, actually looks rather cheap...

[Kohan]

i too think its only the headlights that look bad, it looks good otherwise. BTW the phantom looks absolutely fantastic

[TDU 505]

Looks like they melted a Continental's front, and hot glued it to the front.

[CobraDBlade]

Very true. It's already been "lowered" so the "gangsta's" don't have to do it themselves

 

They'll still lower it, even with how low it already is.

[Baltoman]

[speach] Car lovers of this age, The time we most feared has finally come. We were sad enough when we saw how cars were becoming at the year of 2000, after that, things got uglier and uglier. Yes we miss vehicles from the 70s, 60s, 50s and even 40s-. Prepare youngsters to see what desingers call " luxury automobiles", I fear that in 30 years, every single car in this planet will be "green" tiny and... gay. [/speach]

 

We did have some life savers in the few years (GT, F430, Z06, SRT-10, DB9, XKR) but its still sad.

[Pherelas]

Looks like gorden brown trying to smile.

 

Picture - http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/21/article-1172398-0494362D000005DC-45_468x336.jpg

 

 

Wow that grill is horrid and the lights make me think i'm stoned, have to blink and its still wrong.

 

Oh yer and the exhausts look like the fat backside of the car has sat on them, terrible.

[gingervette]

I think the RR Phantom STILL looks far worse.

 

This isn't actually that bad. The Multipla's bulbousness added to the ugly factor.

 

+1 The Phantom is hideous.

 

I absolutely love this car, it is everything I expected it ot be and more.

[Cakeflour]

[Car Freak]

What he said :imwithstupid:

[tdu66]

The first Mulsanne is sold for 500.000! :eek:

[HawkeyePierce4077]

The first Mulsanne is sold for 500.000! :eek:

 

After marking its highly anticipated debut at Pebble Beach, it was straight off to the auction block for the all-new Bentley Mulsanne, where Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen and Richard Charlesworth, head of the Bentley Heritage Collection, joined auctioneers Gooding & Company in selling off chassis #1 to the highest bidder.

 

The Mulsanne is touted as the first Bentley designed and produced entirely at the company's Crewe headquarters in England since the legendary 1920's-era 8-liter Bentley, and to mark the occasion, Gooding wheeled W.O. Bentley's own personal ride, the second 8-liter chassis ever made, onto the stage before bidding began. Gooding opened the bids for Mulsanne #1 at $500,000, but after receiving no bids at that price, bidding quickly stepped down to $300k, only to climb back up to the half-million mark where it sold to an undisclosed collector over the phone.

 

Proceeds from the auction are earmarked towards the Phil Hill Foundation, the official charitable organization of the Concours, and you can watch the bidding (and hear oh-so-British auctioneering) unfold in the video after the jump.

 

Article: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/18/video-bentley-mulsanne-1-auctioned-at-pebble-beach-for-500-00/

[Baltoman]

I bet the phone guy was Jeremy Clarkson. He's probably planning in nuking this ugly horrid car.

[tdu66]

Or drop a caravan on it ;)