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More on the Mulsanne's hand-crafted interior

By • May 26, 2010

part 2 of the Bentley Mulsanne series The process of building each Bentley Mulsanne’s interior takes about 170 hours, approximately half of the entire vehicle’s build time. The Mulsanne*, which uses around 40% more handcrafted wood than the outgoing Arnage, took a cue from the past and framed the cabin—below the windows– with a ring [...]



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Riffs on riding the Bentley Mulsanne in Scotland

By • May 25, 2010

(part one of a series on Bentley Mulsanne) In the new Bentley Mulsanne, there’s a handcrafted wooden drawer that glides out as seamlessly as silk to hold your iPod. Then again, what else would one expect? The 2011 Mulsanne, Bentley’s newest entry to “British luxury motoring” is much more than a sports sedan. This Grand [...]



Kia rolls out 2011 Sorento at first US plant

By • Dec 21, 2009

“Our company sales are up 4.6% in an industry that’s down 27.4%,” Tom Loveless, VP of Sales for Kia Motors America, remarked at the recent launch of the 2011 Sorento, a CUV, in Atlanta, Georgia. “Value has become the new cool,” added Alex Fedorak, Director of PR for the company. Yes indeed, the corporation that [...]



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