This 2001 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R MULLINER Wide Body Model is a luxurious modern classic Coupe Grand Tourer, offered with and benefitting from significant recent mechanic maintenance.
It is powered by a 6.75-litre turbocharged V8, producing around 420 bhp, driven through the rear wheels via a four-speed automatic transmission.
The car has been with the seller for more than four years, and the odometer shows 78000 miles from new.

This Bentley is believed to be one of only 46 RHD examples produced.


This Bentley finished in the wonderful shade Le Man Red Metallic with a Black full Leather quilted leather-trimmed interior highlighted by It rides on a set of 18-inch alloy wheels, shod with Avon Just had a serviced and also new Rear Springs fitted.
The desirable factory specification includes dual-zone automatic air conditioning an Alpine cassette stereo with a CD multichanger, an electric bonnet and boot lid, electrically adjustable heated front seats with three-position memory, and an external temperature gauge.
The car is accompanied by all of its owner’s handbooks, with a black leather Bentley-branded document wallet, and tools.

SERVICE HISTORY

This Bentley most recent maintenance was carried out in December 2018 at
73 ,970 miles by Bentley main dealer Jack Barclay, London at a cost of This consisted of extensive maintenance including as well as a new thermostat, adjustments to the parking brake, the fitment of all new drive belts, a hydraulic service, an air conditioning recharge, new coolant, front brake discs and pads, right hand side front lower rearward bearing pin rubber, and a new steering rack. A new rubber sealing tube for height control was fitted, alongside a new fuel filter, a stripped and repaired offside rear drive shaft, as well as repairs to the roof lining and the left-hand rear cables.


The car will be supplied with a history folder containing supporting invoices and other documentation. MOT Test Dates and Mileages:

MODEL HISTORY

When it was introduced at the 1991 Geneva Motor Show, the Bentley Continental R was intended to emphasise the company’s profile as a standalone performance brand. It was therefore the first Bentley since the 1960s not to share a body with a contemporary Rolls-Royce. Styled by John Heffernan, Ken Greenley and Graham Hull, it offered effortlessly fast motoring for four people and their luggage – a Grand Tourer in the finest sense.

The even more exclusive Bentley Continental R Mulliner was offered from 1999 onwards. HJ Mulliner had been founded in the late 1800s and specialised in automotive coachwork. It formed an early relationship with Rolls-Royce, which took over HJ Mulliner in 1959 and two years later merged it with Park Ward to create Mulliner Park Ward. Before its closure in 1991, this division built bodies for a number of Bentley and Rolls-Royce special models.

The Mulliner name was retained by Bentley when the latter was acquired by Volkswagen in 1998, and has since been used on limited-edition and bespoke models. In the case of the Continental R Mulliner, the intention was to ‘offer an intense experience for the keen driver’. It therefore used the more powerful engine from the short-wheelbase Continental T. This 6.75-litre turbocharged V8 kicked out 420bhp and an outrageous 650 lb ft of torque at 2200rpm.

Other modifications included uprated anti-roll bars, a steering rack that was 20 percent quicker than on the Continental R, and low-profile Pirelli P-Zero tyres on 18-inch alloy wheels. The ‘wide body’ exterior featured fully flared wings and wheelarches, and the bumpers featured wire mesh inserts to match the radiator grille. Even so, the brochure emphasised that the Bentley Continental R Mulliner was ‘a motor car which exudes singular intent without courting aggression’.

Performance was immense, the big GT surging to 60mph in 5.8 seconds and going on to a maximum speed of 170mph – all while cosseting the driver and passengers in extreme comfort and luxury. It was a combination of qualities that have long been synonymous with the marque, and the Bentley Continental R Mulliner has rightly become a modern classic.