CNET On Cars - 2012 Bentley Mulsanne

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Bentley's top of the line is the coolest tech den on wheels. Take a ride in the Bentley Mulsanne, the most expensive car we have ever reviewed.

[@MonteOlsen]

The best line in a video yet when talking about the heat emitted by the engine: "If you hit a pedestrian, I don't know if you'll kill them or cook them." Also a nice look into a different world. Thanks much.

[@MrMiamiswaggz305]

Brain is hilarious, dude say if you hit a someone you'll cook them illustrating how hot the engine compartment is LOL....

[@aayonce4]

MrMiamiswaggz305 Brian !

[@zunedog31]

This was peak Cooley. Car has lost 320,000 in value since this video was posted btw.

[@bernini995]

buy the dip !!!!!

[@AbzAden]

Just sit back and wait....and let depreciation do it’s job 😂

[@wholeNwon]

its

[@jordanbanko5347]

Abdul Aden yeah you can get these as a steal rn

[@wholeNwon]

@@jordanbanko5347 The market has priced them appropriately but note the velocity of depreciation as well.

[@emekaiheanacho6971]

@@wholeNwon they are still expensive

[@wholeNwon]

@@emekaiheanacho6971 It's relative. The point is the depreciation has been enormous. There are reasons for that.

[@dkm8974]

This is the definition of success, wow I'm in love with this.

[@CarsofGlasgow]

Can't believe this was 8 years ago!

[@lowlow643]

Great Classic BC review as always

[@googleuser5343]

very good review thank you! the integrated mac Mini sold it for me! A car where I can work from at a very short notice is a must.

[@Lucky8s]

I really don't understand how an automatic picnic table, 2 iPad's and 2 wireless keyboards can be worth north of 33 grand. Unless Bentley owners are stupid with their money, no one should be paying for that option.

[@vpkeremedchiev]

And 25 or so inch TV 58000 dollars :)))

[@blues03]

The 58k Theatre Spec is price of a midrange BMW..

[@JacintoReign]

that the thing dont compaire it to BMW its a Bentley...

[@goo6]

Jacinto Reign i still like bmw way better than bentley any day

[@duranamo4297]

58k will get you a new fully loaded 328i.

[@speedtime2834]

58k for a 328 just go with a m3 thanks cuz i was about to buy one

[@duranamo4297]

M3 start at the low 60's

[@jsingh1112]

I love the way he wore a suit to introduce the Bentley!!

[@grantgrant1968]

I'm getting one of these one day...

[@TheRevolutionary465]

same. the day seems far.

[@panamera53]

I will too Lex once I get to the pinnacle of my career lol. :)

[@ismaeluri]

I'm getting a bugatti veyron vitesse, im getting tired of my laferrari.

[@wholeNwon]

You shouldn't have to wait long considering the depreciation rate.

[@ItsthekingG]

Have you gotten it yet 😁

[@AskJeeves17]

HAHAHAHA I just shit my pants... "What is this? A UPS truck?"

[@s.i2898]

This in begie or silver, add a exotic supercar car like a 488 or 720s and thats a nice combo for me personally . My favourite sedan Bentley has made.

[@Lepsaeus]

I love the scenery.

[@game2heart]

The table that they sit on is made of real chrome and leather. Exquisite materials and executed flawlessly in an electronic module.

[@YanaTheFlash1]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! This car review most definitely changed my mind about the Mulsanne. I thought it would be worth the money to buy it but after watching this review, im going to look else where. Im subscribing! You guys do some really great work!

[@rocaho001]

Princeston Mitchell Me too. I was gutted when they want to charge 15,000 dollars extra for two iPads. I'm gonna look elsewhere as well. I'm thinking Rolls Royce. I'm planning to live in the car and putting my college tuition into it as well, oh and the retirement fund too.

[@detroitdiesel-vu3ig]

What the hell? Who crotch were you pulled out of!?

[@kalpeshshelat]

Damn, much hasn't changed in 5 years!

[@senorkaboom]

Nice. Can I get it in blue with tan interior?

[@davidbolus5742]

2012: I have 3g! 2021: .......... aren't you pretty.

[@wholeNwon]

Twin turbos? My guess is that the head gaskets won't last any more than 50K. Drove one a few years ago (friend bought it) and the "porpoising" the reviewer described was very real and more annoying than one might expect. He sold the car after less than 2 years and was VERY happy that he could even find a buyer.

[@VanSensei]

$409k... that's a decent mortgage here in Minnesota. In LA, that's a cardboard box lol

[@SujeetGT]

Get this man to review the cars that's in the market now

[@charlesgomesbr]

Can't wait for the XJ review..

[@HenryKing679]

Which is the Best out of the Mulsanne or Phantom in terms of Luxury,Power and Craftsmanship, what would people go for between the two.

[@BeeABaw]

he wasent kidding when he said you better sit down, god damn. it makes a rolls royce feel like a fiesta.

[@ThomasWilliams89]

lol I love this guy. "If you hit a pedestrian I'm not sure if you're gonna kill em or cook em!"

[@DJPleasureSeekingMissle]

Lol "Old Steve Brown put this one together" I love Brian Cooley (:

[@hiian123]

Good job apple! Now I have to buy a new Bentley cuz u changed your dock!

[@frankburns8871]

Now THAT'S a car. I like coupes way more than sedans, but if I were super rich, I might have to choose this over a Continental GT just because you get two more doors. Two more BENTLEY doors, and more of anything Bentley is never a bad thing.

[@3232schmitty]

+Frank Burns Or you could get the Flying Spur

[@BibtheBoulder]

The Mulsanne makes every journey an occasion. Only Rolls Royce achieves the same feeling.....

[@MatthewSkrz]

It comes with an iPod Touch?

[@Romashka8706]

I live in Europe and never heard of Destination Charge. What is it? Is it a shipping cost for a car from Crew, England?

[@toms_garage]

I love my 2012 Mulsanne, I dont have the trays, just the tv screens in the rear

[@baronvg]

A few seconds in I realized this car reminds me of the Cognoscenti from GTA IV.

[@CarsofGlasgow]

so it does!

[@manuelva1160]

WOW!!! IMA GO TO THE DEALERAHIP RIGHT AWAY. TY TY CANT WAIT TO GO BUY

[@megadelorix6652]

Manuel Va buy me one please !

[@mohammedal-shingy7369]

Love it

[@3dRoma3d]

for 150,000 you could have a fully optioned out and even put your own extra's on s class. AND you wouldnt have to worry about people constantly staring at your car because its so unique.

[@projectjt3149]

how come?

[@0dickson]

I will love to have that car on my garage

[@MrSiyamson]

most of the cost is for that mechanical picnic table thing im assuming

[@Fussinated]

where are the cup holders?

[@mr.butterworth4216]

You can't fault Bentley for supplying a silly option and charging almost $60k for it. Anyone with any business buying a new Bentley can afford that stuff easily, and some would likely buy it. Nobody said it would be a sensible purchase.

[@mbsta14]

this is so baller

[@alcaponed16]

This or the Ghost? One of the toughest questions in the car world.

[@NikoBell12]

The reason it costs so much is because just about every single part of the car has great detail, especially the interior. Polished steel, special leather, special wood trim, there is just so much attention to detail.

[@wholeNwon]

Ah, you drank the Kool-Aid.

[@gggggggpppppp]

I love cars!

[@Preluding99]

A car that costs north of $400K better make breakfast, wash clothes, pay my mortgage, and never need any maintenance. That's a boat load of dough. Even if I could afford one, I would never justify spending that much on a car. However, this CNET vid was fun to watch as I'm impressed with what comes on a car at this price segment.

[@G00g284]

this guys awesome

[@TheSmartPresenter004]

In an Audi A8L, you can stretch out your legs completely in the rear seat along with a footrest. I wish Bentley Mulsanne and Rolls Royce Phantom had the same option, because someone stepping up from the A8L to the Mulsanne or Phantom wouldn't feel as settled up like on the A8L but would definitely feel more comfortable...

[@savecolaclibrarynow]

Good review but would have preferred to hear the cabin noise levels when driving instead of outdated Drum music machine. Reviewers need to understand that these Luxury cars are never meant to be Sport cars and it would be much better if Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) tests were done.

[@T.A.C.S.94]

This guy is a ducking legend

[@FeintMotion]

North America is a big place. It costs a buttload more to get a car from it's port of origin or place of manufacture to a dealer on this side than it does over there.

[@hotgirlsarehot]

OWNED.

[@JxTPB]

what a lovely motorcar

[@MrTONYTONYM]

The back seat is like a hotel LOL

[@mobeen1982]

theater spec = BOSS

[@NW214]

Ole Steve Brown!

[@TheDeadlyxRocker]

One word: Genius

[@preshpat]

why am i even watching this? its not like i have the money to buy just one tyre....hahahahahahaha....

[@ChrisMacri376]

If its 58,000 for a drop down screen, cooler and 2 ipads... i gotta wonder how much car is in the 350k base price!! Maybe the deprecation shows the true value compared to other 350/400k cars that dont depreciate anywhere near this (Which you can buy for under 50k in the UK now) [2019]

[@Aaronthm1]

Can you take out the iPad and put anAndroid ?

[@johnmick82]

Wow, one day! When I can ever win a bet at the bookies

[@wpsninja5683]

muito loco esse carro

[@projectjt3149]

I believe the fridge is actually part of the $58,000 theater package.

[@musiclover19214]

is this mulsanne mulliner

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

Was that a coyote at 6:35 ?

[@thearpit1995]

Why a mac mini..?

[@jamalwalker8352]

I love cars.

[@coffeeblak86]

Jamal Walker I love trains...

[@sainteustatious]

you can see some of the audi influence in this car especially with the technology

[@Yarmayn]

check out the lightning adapter from Apple. if you are considering purchasing this Bentley I am sure 30 extra bucks wont hurt. Happy Hunting

[@kichansilva]

There is no way in hell that tech option can be worth 58K!! That's insane even for a car of that stature!!

[@TheCorrectionist1984]

it's named after the straightaway not the corner.

[@wholeNwon]

Thanks. Didn't know that.

[@theiceman9081]

With a champagne fridge, sir. With a champagne fridge.

[@keruamg]

Cant believe this car shares similar wheels with the likes of golf r and some s line or quattro audis. Also, that screen? Out of an audi a4 from the looks of it? Wish i could understand what justifies the price of this car, a lot of the tech is shared from the vw group.

[@nigelcoe4736]

it makes me proud to be British!

[@faizalm23]

The price of it makes it sound like Bentley Insane !

[@04smallmj]

I think wood grain looks old fashioned :P

[@rockhopper123452]

*Sarcasm* Its the revolutionary designed keyboard that gives you a 30,000$ work pricetag.

[@projectjt3149]

Just curious, since CNET already did a review on the Bentley flagship car, why not do a review on a Rolls-Royce?

[@NLT624]

Did he say 16ft?????

[@pcbackupreview]

I can't even afford that type of tech on its own, let alone in a Bentley!

[@Mahmoud1987Hamada]

what does CHP means??

[@tolisvasco5868]

Review proves my inner thoughts. Bentley and Rolls are inappropriate for Yankoons despite the sales by them, purely as a showoff. Its the only gigantic limousine I cannot take my eyes off. Its NOT the electronics, NOT the power. Its the gracefulness. Devour every line from photos.

[@detroitdiesel-vu3ig]

I would be much happier with a brand new CT6. Now, that's assuming ID have the money for either.

[@smoshfan47]

Yeah besides the fact that its going to be on every driveway of 1m dollar houses and in the lots of many limo companies.

[@ACURACALABAR11]

u need to watch the video again..this time listen

[@smoshfan47]

As well as your Camry

[@TheFamousDigital]

CNET reviews the tech, Jeremy Clarkson or well, Top Gear review the car performance.

[@MRTGDS]

WOW. ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS. COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MJJSmoothCriminal]

nice

[@kurt7536]

BEST CAR EVER

[@TheGtracer1994]

What the hell? I thought Jeremy Clarkson tested the Mulsanne in Albania and said it was crap :P

[@targetegrat]

Was that a fox at 6:35

[@lllllllillllllilllll]

amazing review !

[@JamesBrown059]

Actually the champagne fridge comes with the $58,000 theater package, not with the $33,000 ipad package.

[@tgkg]

Do Want!

[@ryanflippin1243]

Gas guzzler tax! BS! Thanks a lot uncle sam!

[@G0Far]

Of course you wouldn't. Might be ugly, but somehow they did something right because they're selling more than the Azure and Brooklands combined, and those cars looked HOT!

[@Samson44444]

i bet steve would have loved this car(so would jony ive!)..

[@Maky313]

Does the Mulsanne compete with the Rolls Royce Phantom or the Ghost?

[@Coconutballsack]

Phantom. The ghost should compete with the flying spur.

[@Maky313]

Royson Tong Thanks : )

[@Coconutballsack]

You are most welcome :)

[@danielbayer5412]

It would compete with the phantom in a way because the flying spur would be the ghost but then size wise it could very well compete with the ghost... but it would probably be the phantom due to the price tag

[@danielbayer5412]

ok