Bentley Bentayga EWB Mulliner model boosts limousine luxury for SUV

Bespoke English automaker Bentley has given its Bentayga EWB a Mulliner makeover, adding to the SUV a double-diamond grille, badged interior materials upgrades and special wheels that feature self-leveling badges with the brand's distinctive "B" logo.

The Bentayga EWB Mulliner made its debut Friday during Monterey Car Week in California. It builds on the Bentayga EWB, which stands for extended wheelbase, introduced in late 2022.

The EWB model added 7 inches (178 mm) of length to the SUV — all of it behind the front-row seating — to provide rear-seat passengers a more luxurious ride. Mulliner is Bentley's in-house luxury upfitter, which the brand says traces its coachbuilding roots to 1760, and represents the pinnacle trim of each of the brand's model lines.

The Bentayga EWB Mulliner's cabin is designed with a choice of eight curated tri-color themes, or a color combination of the customer's choosing, featuring "Mulliner" badging throughout. Four-seat or 4+1 seating configurations are available. Bentley's exclusive airline seat, with 22-way adjustments, are standard in the Mulliner edition, as are the branded 100 percent wool floor mats.

The leather is tanned using a byproduct from the production of olive oil. The cabin is trimmed in grand black veneer with overlays of silver Mulliner lettering, the brand says. The center console receives a 3D diamond-milled finish.

In terms of exterior styling, the Bentayga EWB Mulliner features the double-diamond grille to set it apart from non-Mulliner versions, as well as what the brand says are "Mulliner 22-inch wheels in polished or grey painted and polished finishes, with self-levelling wheel caps that remain upright as the wheels rotate." Two-tone side mirror caps in Satin Silver and body color are also featured.

At launch next year, Bentley will make available a Mulliner Blackline spec version, which swaps out the exterior chrome and mirror caps for gloss black substitutes, including gloss black 22-inch Mulliner wheels.

The Bentayga EWB Mulliner starts at $339,150 (311,000 euros) including shipping.