It’s late in the evening in San Francisco, and I’m singing along to Blondie’s “Atomic” at the top of my lungs in a $400k Bentley Mulsanne Speed when I realize people have stopped walking to watch me at the lights. Then again, when you’re driving eighteen feet of British hyper-luxury sedan, it probably doesn’t matter much what you’re doing. You’re going to get attention either way.
In the strata of astonishingly expensive cars, the Mulsanne Speed is a niche within a niche. Forget Bentley’s Flying Spur, which is as “entry-level” as the automaker’s sedans get: that’s a mere $200k or thereabouts. Even the regular Mulsanne is eclipsed by its faster, pricier sibling.
I suspect you don’t need a review of the Mulsanne Speed. If you’re one of the very, very small number of people – a fraction of a fraction of the one-percent – considering buying this very expensive, very exclusive car, you probably don’t require my opinion on it first. You’re probably cross-shopping against the Rolls-Royce Phantom, which might strike you as a little buttoned-up even in Black Badge form, or the Mercedes-Maybach, a car that I fear may be too similar to the S-Class ‘Benz it hails from to stand out in this rarified company.
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