(Crewe. 24 January 2012). Bentley Motors has started 2012 with four more honours, from China’s highly-influential Hurun Report, The World Luxury Association as well as The Detroit News, maintaining the company’s award-winning form in 2011.
The Bentley Continental GT coupe triumphed in China winning the Best Super Luxury Car at the Hurun Report’s Best of the Best 2012 awards and the Bentley Continental FlyingSpur saloon secured the coveted Limited Edition Super Luxury Car title.
The Award Winning Bemtley Mulsanne
In a unique collaboration with the famous British design company Linley, Bentley created 10 Continental Flying Spurs, exclusively for the Chinese marketplace, which feature specially selected veneers in Santos rosewood applied to the fascia, console, waistrail and roof console.
Widely recognised as the foremost authority on the rapid changes taking place amongst China’s high net worth individuals, the Hurun Report produces 20 magazine issues a year, made up of a monthly main book and supplements that target the special interests of China’s wealth creators.
The World Luxury Association also confirmed Bentley’s place amongst the world’s Top 100 Most Valuable Luxury Brands at their recent awards ceremony in Beijing, dubbed the Luxury Oscar Awards. Bentley lined up alongside Prada, Cartier, Chanel, Bugatti and Harley-Davidson in the exclusive rankings.
In the United States, for the second time the Bentley Mulsanne received the annual Readers’ Choice award for the Most Luxurious vehicle from The Detroit News. Each year, the newspaper takes 100 readers to Detroit’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) and asks them to select the most appealing vehicles in a variety of categories.It is also the only NAIAS award chosen by consumers.
The award maintains a rich vein of form around the world for the Mulsanne. Bentley’s flagship is the current holder of the Robb Report magazine’s Best of the Best award (secured at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show) and also was chosen by Centurion Magazine readers as their outstanding Best Limousine/Saloon Car. Centurion is the international luxury lifestyle magazine for holders of the most exclusive charge card from American Express®, the Centurion® Card. The Mulsanne has also secured awards from Gulf Connoisseur magazine as well as CAR Middle East.
The Award Winning Bemtley Mulsanne
