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BENTLEY Motors celebrated its 100th birthday this week by gifting the world its vision of “the future of luxury mobility”.The concept EXP 100 GT showcases the high-end British brand’s projection of what electric motoring will be once battery technology has suitably improved to get get on board.
Bentley unveiled the sleek and muscular two-door coupe at its headquarters in Crewe, England, on Wednesday, the day marking the 100th anniversary of its founding.The look and feel of the EXP 100 GT provide a vision of Bentley’s future design direction while remaining true to its heritage. The vehicle’s exterior harks back to the long fastback shape of the 1952 R-Type Continental along with its rear haunches, sweeping lines and round headlights overlapping the grill.
The company says it’s taking a new approach to enhancing wellness on board the use of natural light. It will be “harvested” via prisms in the EXP 100 GT’s glass roof which transfer it into the cabin using fibre optics.
Adaptable Bio metric Seating can be configured in a few different ways depending on who or what is driving on the day, and include sensors which monitor and adjust temperature, passenger position and environmental conditions to suit whoever’s in the car. For example, reactive seat surfaces respond to passenger position on the road, automatically adjusting support when the need is sensed. Biometrics are also used to track eye and head movements, even blood pressure, as demonstration of the future of customized, in-car comfort. The car even has its own special scent created in collaboration with an ethically-aware fragrance house featuring notes of sandalwood and fresh moss.
As you approach the EXP 100 GT, its grill, the Bentley “flying B” badge and interior all light up. “The car literally comes alive,” Bentley says.Bentley chairman and CEO Adrian Hallmark describes the Bentley EXP 100 GT as a modern and definitive Grand Tourer “designed to demonstrate that the future of luxury mobility is as inspirational and aspirational as the last 100 years”.
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