2023 Mulliner Batur - Bentley's Aggressive New Face for Future Cars & EVs!

[@chadpurser]

Hate to say it, but I prefer the round headlights.

[@lllololoollollooolll8698]

They'll always exist

[@NarasimhaDiyasena]

I hate how here’s this trend for single strip lights going on in the automotive industry. It’s like all these brand names ditching their creative logos for bland font with dark blue coloring. Everyone’s getting in line with the WEF with the uniformity. As for Bentley, them ditching the circular lights is a travesty and a departure from the iconic and timeless design that made it unique. Porsche is doing the same with its Mission R...

[@floaty10]

Yes, totally agree. Round lights are part of the Bentley DNA. Recognisable to even casual admirers. Having said that; from the side profile I’m getting Aston Martin volante vibes.

[@epicon6]

I don't hate to say this but Bentley was stuck in 1999 with ugly designs. They finally came to their senses and took a step in design. That said i have to agree these headlights are ugly and the whole front of the car looks cheap.

[@fifteen8850]

@@NarasimhaDiyasena I love that trend lol. A simple, yet elegant design that can fit any vehicle

[@AljosaAsanovic]

Amazing new genesis 👌.

[@billsheehy1]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@fifteen8850]

I think you don’t know what your talking about lol

[@uik99]

A genesis can only dream lol

[@nastystew6942]

Looks like a certain Korean Car called Genesis!

[@PurgatoryPriest]

Go Genesis!

[@gt-c-]

Looks like CRAP !

[@Jamfogerty]

Not sure about the exterior, maybe it will grow on me, and the interior is so similar to the Continental, not sure of there is enough diference

[@blackmondayy1]

I actually prefer the front of the car of the old Continental with the round headlights

[@mrmathieson1632]

Same. Its not 1.1m better than a normal continental

[@cartoonfishfunvideos2223]

Not about to prance, I left it on the first mention, tigers don't prance, predators don't prance when attacking, they pounce!🐯

[@thierryngoyi3188]

Question: I'd be interested to learn how you manage to get the exact same camera angle for all cars...🤔 I've never seen that on YT !! Props to you and whoever helps you with that mate 👌🏾

[@mojojojo_BB]

It's a standard photography angle, most manufacturers use it; so he uses the same angle for his videos. He gets the images from the media site and adds the sparkle.

[@thierryngoyi3188]

@@mojojojo_BB oh really ? He even gets the engine etc...that's good to know thanks

[@imrankhaliq8992]

We ŵ

[@mohammedallkhowaiter1583]

Looks like a Genesis a little bit. I prefer the Continental even though I can only afford watching them on KZbin

[@smulepule3621]

I love you and your content, but did you just say us regular people whilst buying a Bentley haha 🤣

[@canecorsofamily4907]

Beautiful 😘 well done Bentley nailed it and took courage to change the design its much better looking

[@LALATE]

It looks like a $20K suburu.

[@DavidTehDude]

Doesn't look like a Bentley unfortunately. Needs round headlights.

[@johnstarks5323]

5:00 The grill looks like a smiling "Brian Griffin" the cartoon dog

[@AbdullahHood]

1:09 - not so sure “us normal people will buy” was the right definition 😅😆

[@BinaryBlueBull]

Lol yeah, had to pause the video and scroll to the comments when I heard that. I was not disappointed 😋out of touch with reality much? Cool car though

[@ardonjr]

Okay this is disturbing. At 13:38 it really seems that the golden ring is not in the top center of the steering wheel.. Maybe it's my display but it looked really offset.

[@merkerface]

I think it’s the angle of the camera

[@robin4046]

Doesn't look like a bently in first glance, looks more like a Chinese knockoff EV. I don't know how the front end is overshadowing the body shape which is still same and taking away its presence.

[@billsheehy1]

Agree

[@fifteen8850]

I think your completely wrong. The front end complements the rest of its body shape by being just as in-your-face and and just as “Bentley-like”

[@Don-pk2uy]

Definitely prefer the iconic round headlights, this just looks cheap and generic

[@محمودالنفراوي-ذ8س]

I think the separate rounded headlights would be better but still good looking car

[@rnrnrkrk994]

I cant believe they copied Hyundai Sonanta's window trim extending to headlight.. (or reverse of Kia k5 trim extending to rear)

[@CommanderKingpin]

Looks more like a Jaguar tbh.

[@lisayasminwarren1310]

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[@fireblade6756]

At last they have finally got rid of those ugly bug like head lights!!!! 100% improvement, now its a nice looking car!!!

[@madam9736]

Front looks like a jaguar with a Volvo grill. The rear end looks like a Camaro. The rear lights look like they are from Aston Martin. The old saying “Heaven is when the Germans are organisers of the picnic and the Italians are the chefs.” Not the other way around.

[@BulletproofGOAT]

Is the large black area at back plastic?

[@LiveTorsionParadoxTo]

What always distinguished the forerunners of this car was that, in certain ways, they looked like nothing else in this segment. This was down to some key proportion and characterising details in the design. Notably, these included very pronounced and proportionally substantial rear arches with strong crease lines and geometric relationships between details such as vents, surface lines and glasshouse shapes etc. Other essential identifying traits included Bentley motifs signature shapes in the rear lights and side vents - here, needlessly removed. This car not only changes the overall proportions from the side view, making it look much less low and long (not necessarily a bad thing but a radical departure from a key identifier of the car's linage) but critically brings in pastiche elements from brands that rank below it. It also fails to cohere these various changes in the relationships between lines shapes and proportions. The overall roof line is overtly taken from the last 20 years of Mercedes coupes and the rear is a, jarringly incoherent, pilfering of the rear end treatments of just about every Aston Martin coupe of the last decade. This produces a superficially arresting and attention grabbing design but at the expense of trading off key and unique brand-identifying elements. Don't get me wrong I like this - but I won't for long and I can't say its a cohesive or mature design when compared to others that made the brand so memorable. This is a, comparatively cheap, and ultimately sub-par design by Bentley standards (however superficially modish and fun). Add to that the aftermarket looking wheels, with none of the style-over-fashion design that usually distinguishes the brand, and the failure of this car to be a true modernisation, rather than a high street me-too pretender, is all too apparent. This puzzling bit of fashion signalling design will never be a classic. If it was a Hyundai Genesis product (or anything from the Audi stable) I'd think it was great - but it's not is it?

[@fifteen8850]

Nah I completely disagree. The overall proportions look very “Bentley” with the recognizable grille shape. The *only* difference is the headlight shape. Also how does the rear look anything like an Aston?

[@LiveTorsionParadoxTo]

@@fifteen8850 Nah, the differences I point out here are material and measurable. The grill is not one of them (neither does it need to be to significantly break from the Bentley design language). The omissions I pointed out in terms of detail are significant signature items such as the "b" side vents, the lights and their treatments in terms of shape and finish. These have been hallmarks of Bentley coupes and overall design for years and are easily capable of being updated in a modern way while retaining their unique features (here deleted). In terms of proportion, the car has had a breakaway (from all other Bentley coupes) with a shift of visual weight in the greenhouse area when viewed from the side. This effect is achieved by the use of a Mercedes design cue which consists of a more curved less stepped (front to rear) arch to the roof line and upper glass edge to the cabin from the side. All Mercedes coupes employ this detail / proportion combination - this is not used by any other Bentley and is a Mercedes signature that changes the visual sense of mass in the upper area compared to other Bentley coupe designs that have that upward kick in the bodywork to the rear of the glasshouse. The rear under-bumper blacked out graphic is a classic Aston Martin treatment, emphasising technical aerodynamic engineering over aesthetic refinement in terms of finish and material choice - which are essential Bentley design values. Again this stylish but crude design element has been a signature look for Aston Martins for 10 years or more and wholly absent from Bentley cars on the road. Our subjective response to a design is not the same as the objective and material changes made to it. These departures from the Bentley design language are objective and measurable and once you see them, you can't un-see them. I think the changes here run the risk of weakening and trading the cars brand identity, design integration and maturity for modish signalling and transient appeal. I still like it but I'm not sure it's appeal is pure Bentley or that it will last.

[@lamenamethefirst]

@@fifteen8850 It looks like a squashed SUV. Not like a continental at all. It's way too tall. More RR phantom like than a continental. It looks like cars are just getting bigger and heavier now.

[@fifteen8850]

@@lamenamethefirst squashed suv my ass

[@amiller2121]

I think it looks great!

[@waynenathan2608]

looks korean

[@wynhughes9072]

Prefer the Continental Speed. Nicer looking car from all angles

[@kreigerbailey3550]

Portland, JAMAICA in the Building !!!!!!!!!!!

[@nasrjibril3307]

We are still waiting for the 7 series review after many months of unveiling

[@aneebaba06]

Beautiful car...excited for the future aspect as well. Love that Rory is at Monterey Car Week, though that limited his time at the display area for this car, pretty sweet you got this access to it - in the UK somewhere, I assume? Need to make it there once in life - leaving California soon - bestie from HS is in the car industry (Linkage Magazine), so really feeling the desire to go with the photos he sends me each year.

[@amgonegaming9515]

It reminds me little bit of GTR 35, little Aston Martin and mostly continental GT

[@puttajay]

So mr mint the designer who came from audi i think he forgot to do his homework and just reused and audi design and added some blobs under the front lights From the side the squint test i seen an audi tt not a Bentley Sorry this isnt the right direction for Bentley for me but may be it will sell well in china

[@cigarjefe]

Jaguar inspired front and rear with a hint of Mercedes AMG GT. Try to unsee it.

[@fifteen8850]

Not hard to un-see

[@JacK-yr8ri]

i like tht there isnt a big ipad in the middle of the interior

[@KateUrchin]

Huindai, BMW, Mercedes, AUDI

[@macauPMF]

Thanks for your sharing

[@brandanzhu5304]

When I first looked at this car I was like, “ what the ****” but I think the design grown on me

[@naz.tanzeem5982]

Sleek elegant looking car,onley and onley wish they colour coated the back bumper,that huge diffuser left in black is like the paint shop guys run out of paint,a lot of new cars coming out now with half the bumper painted.

[@haraldbirk964]

Looking really good. It also has an attractive elegance

[@PKPhoenix83]

The exterior is absolutely terrible.

[@SimonHarrisAdDope]

Great video as always but I think you mean pounce 🐅 not prance 💃🏻👯🕺

[@MC-di7op]

looks like a korean car. in no way is that a bad thing but i don’t get why bentley would get rid of their identity like that

[@DJAllOut]

I don't like the headlights, the round ones have always been the signature design. The rest of it is ace though. I'm not looking forward to EV everything. A car like this should ignite all the senses, the looks, the smell of the leather, the feel of driving it, you could even taste it if you want. But the sound is such a huge part that I feel is lost with EVs. Steals so much character away from a car.

[@bitcoin.crypto]

outstanding, but doesn't it resemble jaguar a bit??

[@hby7768]

Normal people don’t buy Bentleys, they buy Hondas

[@stephenlane9168]

Looks a fantastic beast. Great future setting 👌

[@EdwardVarner]

Jag front and a Camaro rear qtr. I do think it looks good but it doesn't scream Bentley aside from the grill.

[@lfrrealtors7623]

I don’t like the rear tail lights and the entire rear view though.but the front is superb

[@largec]

Luxury at it's finest, I honestly think, it's got a little too much horsepower for a luxury vehicle, but hey it is what it is, I definitely wouldn't mind pushing this!

[@frederickhalljr8947]

YES YES THATS WHAT IM TALKIN ABOUT KEEPING UR DESIGN, YOU DONT COPY SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIGHT LIKE BMW YES,THEY SCREWED UP BIG TIME WITH BUCKTEETH GRILL AND LIGHTS ALL SCREWED UP I HAVE GIVE IT THESE GUYS BENTLEY GROUP KEEP UR DESIGNS ALIVE

[@rosendosolesainz5059]

A BENTLEY....LIKE A TRUCK???? THE MARKS ARE GETTING CRAZIES????

[@sidbigman8567]

The paint choice looks amazing

[@justinmoorenyc]

It’s a no for me. 😂

[@whatthe6532]

Brings the car into the future.

[@-Sirens-]

Not worth $2 million, not a chance in hell. Its worth that much simply because Bentley says so, not because you get something on par with other multi million dollar cars.

[@DaleSteel]

Where did you get that wallet from bud the looky looky man from benidorm Beach?

[@latoniathomas5051]

😭😭😭 Why did they make only 18 then they're sold out already.

[@lampard9512]

Continental gt exterior is prettier than this

[@fabricedesouza2466]

Not sure about that design (taillight and headlight look awkward).. and I'm pretty sure it's one of those reasons why this thing cost 1.6 millions 😅

[@arthurn8952]

HAve you ever noticed how when a new car model is released, the previous edition immediately becomes old and slightly undesirable? LOL. Good thing for us ordinaries they become cheaper too

[@Noexcuses00]

Yes I agree. Mercedes S Class comes to mind lol

[@lisayasminwarren1310]

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[@donwon1914]

The lights got it look like a Mazda

[@oneeleven9832]

Not sure on the back but I guess you have to make it stand out if your wanting people to pay £1.6m

[@udoluc]

Buying this

[@adriaanbertdeveldeharsenhorst]

Inflational exuberance.

[@superman-yz5vt]

I feel like the design mimics the Genesis, but it's too fat to be as cool as the Genesis

[@planetstar524]

No back seats!? Almost $2Mill on a bulky hatchback that resembles a ‘Hyundai GENESIS’. With no backseats!!!?? I’m confused as hell. 🤔😤

[@josephalba978]

It may resemble a Genesis. Not sure about the Hyundai Genesis though🧐

[@planetstar524]

@@josephalba978 it’s the same damn thing

[@josephalba978]

@@planetstar524 not at all. Hyundai Genesis were a sedan and a coupe model part of the Hyundai lineup. Genesis Motors is a separate brand part of the Hyundai Motor Group

[@p.o.4339]

If you had told me some years ago, starting with Dodge Ram pickup trucks, that, what I call "The Petebuilt" front end would become popular...well, I'd still be laughing. But looks like others get the last laugh.

[@DuulHomes]

This is a beauty.

[@sagorkhan5391]

It is a electric car or not.... Pls someone answered me?

[@DonOneDemarco]

This is beautiful 🥰❤️‍🔥

[@russ6362]

Prefer the continental

[@mrmoralman1]

It's like a car from a cartoon

[@theronnelson3617]

It’s very nice

[@harraisingh]

Think it would benefit from different headlights

[@Maraxusofk]

>Bentleys that us normal people buy Haha yea about that...

[@DoctorSkillz]

Cool Mustang. 👍

[@Gaduscha]

Bentley portofino?

[@mausplan3890]

Looks like they went to West Coast Customs to get the car Pimped.

[@WendellBreretonbbmg]

Looks like a Charger. They made something special look regular.

[@臺灣是國家臺灣是國家]

Suits you my bro

[@edouarddanax9145]

I like bentley cars

[@end-game2030]

Reminds me a bit of a Jag.

[@Erlingmid]

"that us normal people can buy"

[@rezabrarti5985]

MIRACLE

[@jasondarrell3335]

im glad they got rid of the bubble eye... new lights make it look more premium

[@axzman22]

Looks like a Jag TBH

[@real_losfidante]

It looks a little bit like a Polestar 1

[@aviator-kn8zq]

its sharp fr

[@joephantom8288]

Look like a Mustang, with a souped-up kit.

[@maxchronicler]

Looks like a Mazda.

[@piotrdivineacoustics5754]

Yeap, like new mazda 6 and half

[@erp123naruto]

A GT car with no trunk?

[@mcaldlnr]

They should be sued by jaguar for basically copying the rear of the s-type and by Mazda for copying the front...now you'll never be able to unsee it😂

[@clocksr]

Nice jaguar lol

[@alanb9504]

Very Volvo-esc from the front 🤔

[@kingred21]

The side of exterior is giving me kia / Toyota vibes

[@pereldh5741]

Oh dear Bentley.

[@thanifr8698]

Nice 👍

[@cartoonfishfunvideos2223]

All that money for a Continental in a slightly different body, VW really do make peoples cars

[@implntd_kid1864]

I think it's for electricity, but seriously it's not a "Bentley." Keep the traditional w12 and give up electricity The customers would rather like it

[@MuppetsSh0w]

Holy fuck when will you people understand it's not about personal preference

[@billsheehy1]

Did you forget to take your meds?

[@implntd_kid1864]

So do you guys think that piece has a good look? From an aesthetic point of view, do you think that the proportion and design language of that batur inherit the existing Bentley's own Heritage? It's pure curiosity. also giving up EV and keeping w12 is not a clueless thing. The actual owners are still in demand for 12 cylinders If you've never experienced flying B, just go away with your civic pls

[@implntd_kid1864]

@@billsheehy1 maybe took 2much ✌️

[@ositaozed2252]

@@implntd_kid1864 it's not about demand is about laws 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@markwick7898]

The car company killer … if they look like that it’s game over …. 2 mil genesis knock off

[@ariprasetyo1632]

one of MY DREAM CAR 🙏 AMEN