Bentley Batur Convertible: When Personalisation Turns into Sporting Theatre

Bentley’s Mulliner coachbuilding division has completed the first Batur Convertible—not a prototype, but a one-off built to a customer’s exact commission. The exterior is finished in shimmering silver Opalite, bisected by a gloss-black racing stripe edged in mandarin orange. Beneath the bespoke paintwork lies the same heart as the coupé: a hand-built 6.0-litre twin-turbo W12 delivering 740 horsepower, making this the most powerful Bentley convertible ever produced.

The commission’s defining theme is the “One plus One” cabin. The driver’s side is wrapped in black Beluga leather and Alcantara, while the passenger is cocooned in pale Linen beige. A colour divide runs through the centre console, door panels and even the bespoke luggage sets in the boot, each assigned to its respective side. Even the key cases are finished in two tones to ensure no one confuses “their” half.

No detail has been spared: titanium paddle shifters and air vent controls, mandarin-hued seat belts and stitching, a black satin-patterned dashboard—all crafted by hand. Bentley will not discuss the price, but given the figures commanded by previous Coachbuilt creations, it comfortably inhabits the higher reaches of the seven-figure euro bracket.

Production of the Batur Convertible will be strictly limited, with each car taking shape in a collaborative “studio” process between owner and Mulliner’s designers, where colours and textures can shift at will. The first example has already appeared at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and will move on to Monterey Car Week, where prospective clients can decide for themselves just how much personality a convertible can carry before it becomes a rolling interior design project.