Bentley is launching 4 tweed inside choices for the Continental GT, Flying Spur, and Bentayga. The choices use sustainably sourced supplies, the automaker mentioned in a press launch Monday.
The tweed inserts are supplied as a part of Bentley’s conventional leather-based interiors. Patterns embrace Cheltenham (inexperienced), Glen Plaid–Tolsta Seashore (a test sample), and Charcoal and San Herringbone, that are designed for darkish and light-weight interiors, respectively, Bentley mentioned.
Tweed is sourced from Scotland’s Lovat Mill, which was chosen for its environmentally pleasant manufacturing course of, based on Bentley. The mill is a “dry” facility with no industrial chemical compounds used on web site, and it makes use of “environmentally conscious” versatile rapier looms, based on the automaker. As well as, 90% of native electrical energy comes from renewable sources, Bentley mentioned. This emphasis on sustainability is a part of the automaker’s Bentley 100 plan, which also includes electric powertrains for future manufacturing autos.
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Availability of tweed as a regular-production inside choice follows using the stereotypically British woven-wool cloth on the Continental GT convertible’s roof, and on a number of particular editions.
Bentley’s Mulliner personalization division beforehand collaborated with Savile Row tailor Hunstman on the Sportsman Bentayga, which used Peck 62 tweed on the dashboard fascia. Mulliner additionally used diamond-quilted tweed on the door panels and rear quarter panels of the Continental GT Equestrian Version.
The Bentley Bacalar speedster additionally acquired a little bit of tweed. The fabric was used on the middle console, dashboard, door panels, and seats, as effectively for an identical baggage set. Unveiled earlier this yr, the Bacalar is a Continental GT-based two-seater with a manufacturing run restricted to simply 12 vehicles, and a rumored value of $1.9 million.