Bentley planning Mulsanne ‘Azure’ Convertible alongside forthcoming Mulsanne Speed

By Nick Jaynes August 30, 2014

bentley planning mulsanne azure convertible alongside forthcoming speed — Bentley Azure Image used with permission by copyright holder

Last week, we reported that Bentley confirmed it would soon be unveiling a Mulsanne Speed with more torque than the San Andreas Fault.

Now Automotive News is reporting that Bentley has also confirmed that it is working on a Mulsanne Convertible, which it will call Azure.

Related: 2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed first drive

The Mulsanne Convertible concept isn’t new. In fact, it was originally shown to an exclusive group of Bentley owners at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. However, after then-Bentley head Wolfgang Duerheimer left to work for Audi, newly appointed Bentley CEO Wolfgang Schreiber put the project on ice.

Bentley-Mulsanne-Convertible-concept-cropped-3-2 — Image used with permission by copyright holder

Once again, however, one Wolfgang has been replaced with the other Wolfgang. And now Duerheimer has once again green-lit the range-topping ‘vert, in order to compete with the likes of the Rolls-Royce Ghost Drophead and the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Cabriolet.

Without having driven or even seen the Azure, I can already tell you it’ll be the best looking one in the bunch and perhaps, if paired with the Speed’s cornucopia of torque, also the most fun to drive. We’ll have to wait and see, though.

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