Bentley ’s Mulsanne & Series 51 Continental GTC Make U.S. Debut at NAIAS

By James Rothaar Jan. 18th, 2010

Luxury Car News: The Motor City is revved up into overdrive over the U.S. debut of Bentley Motor’s Mulsanne and the new Series 51 Continental GTC convertible. The Bentley Mulsanne sedan brings out the green in the ultra-luxury automaker. Its lighter V8 engine reduces both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions while improving upon overall performance. The Mulsanne goes on sale this fall in the U.S. priced at $285,000.

The new Series 51 package will be available on the Continental range’s GT, GT Speed, GTC and GTC Speed models. The price of the GT coupe model will be $192,750. The color combination on the show car’s interior is the called Imperial Blue Series. The name, Series 51, is in honor of the company’s styling department, which was established in 1951.

James Rothaar

James has written content for Justluxe.com and other leading online luxury lifestyle magazines. Rothaar previously served as the senior-tenured staff writer for JustLuxe, having worked with the digital magazine since 2005. He resides in Jacksonville, Florida, and works as an independent marketing consultant and freelance writer and copywriter. He is the co-owner of Wild Owl Digital, a boutique mar...(Read More)