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Bentley's grand tourer unveiled.


THE wraps have come off Bentley's new flagship grand tourer A grand tourer (Italian: Gran Turismo), (initialised GT), is a high-performance automobile designed for long-distance driving. Any such car could be considered a grand tourer, but the traditional and most common body style is the coupé (two door) with either a , the Mulsanne.

Due to make its European debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the Mulsanne was recently unveiled in the US at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance A Concours d'Elegance (from French meaning a competition of elegance) is a competition between automobile owners to be judged on the appearance of their automobiles. These are commonly held at auto shows or after racing competition.  in Monterey, California.

Bentley says the Mulsanne is inspired by the company founder WO Bentley's crowning achievement in 1930, the 8-litre.

The Mulsanne is due to go into production at Bentley's headquarters at Crewe early next year.

Technical and performance details are expected to be announced To be announced (TBA)

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 at the Frankfurt show.

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Publication:The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Date:Aug 22, 2009
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