Bentley unveils $2 million Bacalar - and it features trim made from 5,000 year-old wood!

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Get ready to drool because the highly anticipated Bentley Bacalar has been revealed! The all-new model is the rarest two-door Bentley of the modern era, and the ultimate expression of two-seat, open-air luxury. This definitive Grand Tourer spearheads a return to coachbuilding by Bentley Mulliner - the oldest coachbuilder in the world. Image Credit: Bentley

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Just 12 examples of this striking, limited edition model are being created with each model handcrafted in Bentley Mulliner's workshop in Crewe. If you want one, sorry, you're too late - they have all already been sold! Image Credit: Bentley

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It is named after Laguna Bacalar in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, a lake renowned for its breath-taking natural beauty, continuing Bentley's strategy of naming cars after remarkable landmarks which started with Bentayga in 2015. Image Credit: Bentley

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The Bacalar has been brought to life by Bentley Mulliner, reviving its specialism in providing rare coach-built cars to only a few discerning customers. Image Credit: Bentley

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Adrian Hallmark, Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors, comments: "The Bentley Mulliner Bacalar is our ultimate expression of an open-top, luxury grand tourer, and of the immense capabilities of our team in Crewe." Image Credit: Bentley

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Its core underbody structure is the same as that of the Continental GT convertible, and the two cars share an identical wheelbase. But Bentley’s design team has been able to make nearly total changes to the exterior appearance. Image Credit: Bentley

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It a very different proposition from the relatively understated Continental GT, with a new design featuring single headlights rather than the brand’s long trademark twin elements and with vast mesh-covered intakes that make the front end more hole than car. Image Credit: Bentley

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In back, the Bacalar's lengthened tail tapers inward when seen from above. The design team refer to this as a barchetta look, highlighted by the length of the rear lighting elements. Image Credit: Bentley

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There is only room for two, and occupants lack the weather protection of the ragtop Conti. Unlike the Ferrari Monza and the forthcoming McLaren Elva, Bentley has opted to keep a windscreen and side glazing, although this has been cut down from the one in the Conti. Image Credit: Bentley

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The concept’s trim includes natural British wool, hand-stitched materials, and trim paneling formed from 5,000-year-old petrified wood from the East Anglia region of England! Image Credit: Bentley

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It has the same 6.0-litre W12 turbocharged engine which is used in Bentley's other range-topping models but it has been turned up to deliver 650 horsepower. Image Credit: Bentley

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It has an eight-speed twin-clutch transmission and all-wheel drive, as well as a 48-volt electric anti-roll system. The car's basic price is the equivalent of $1.9 million but like we said, if you're tempted, you’re too late... Image Credit: Bentley

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