Consideration Bentley buyers: Tweed is now on the menu. The woolen cloth can now be specced in any of its fashions (Bentayga, Flying Spur or Continental GT) as inside door trim as a substitute for no matter wooden, metals or stone(!) you’ll have there usually. It’s so delightfully British in the absolute best approach.
You possibly can decide between 4 totally different tweed patterns. Right here’s how Bentley describes them: “Cheltenham, with its countryside greens, affords a extra conventional selection for patrons whereas Glen Plaid–Tolsta Seashore, named after the shores of the rugged Outer Hebrides, makes a assured assertion with its daring verify sample. Offering a extra refined, modern selection, the Charcoal and Sand Herringbone tweeds complement darkish and lightweight interiors respectively on the two-door and four-door Grand Tourers.”
The Glen Plaid-Tolsta Seashore is our favourite with Cheltenham coming in at a detailed second. Each Herringbone trims are nonetheless cool, however the checked sample actually pops. It feels proper at house in such a chic and opulent inside.
Bentley says it’s sourcing the tweed from a Scottish distributor named Lovat Mill. It’s made utilizing sustainable processes, furthering Bentley’s objectives of minimizing its carbon footprint. In order for you tweed in your new Bentley, you’ll have to order it by Mulliner, Bentley’s bespoke commissioning division. It’ll be costly, however what else did you anticipate?
This isn’t the primary time we’ve seen tweed featured in Bentley merchandise earlier than. The gorgeous Mulliner Bacalar used tweed extensively all through its inside, going as far as to apply it to the instrument panel, seats and bespoke baggage set. You possibly can’t get that a lot tweed in the remainder of Bentley’s vary, but it surely’s a beautiful contact nonetheless.
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