United Kingdom (Commonwealth Union)_ Equipped with a place to put the queen’s handbag, police lights and a bullhorn, this Mulsanne is something special.
King Charles apparently does not want the Queen’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 at present the latest addition to the automaker’s heritage collection.
The Mulsanne which was first introduced at Pebble Beach in 2009, remained in production for more than a decade. The last build slot was saved for none other than the Queen, when it finally wrapped up its run in 2020.
Finished in solid Barnato green paint, its interior pairs Twine and Cumbrian hide leather with deep lambswool carpets and Burr walnut wood veneers and. 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.
The front center armrest was removed on a more functional level, to give Her Majesty a place to put her handbag, while just ahead of that, a trap door hides a quintet of buttons that control the sirens, the blue police lights, and a bullhorn.
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Under the hood, the Queen’s 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. These limited-edition models Dubbed the “6.75 Edition by Mulliner“, were not 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 limousine is the third Mulsanne in the collection, joining VIN 0002 and a 2019 Speed model that served in the automaker’s press fleet.
