Mansory Carbon Fiber Body kit set for Bentley Mulsanne II

MANSORY Carbon Body Programme for the Bentley Mulsanne II — Crewe's final hand-built 6.75-litre L-series V8 flagship saloon before the 2020 end-of-production closure

The Bentley Mulsanne II (third-generation Mulsanne, internally 3Y) launched in 2010 as Crewe's flagship saloon built at the Crewe factory on the last Bentley-specific chassis programme — a body-in-white and chassis entirely distinct from any VW-era MSB / MLB product. Production ran 2010 through 2020 across three body variants: Mulsanne (505 hp / 1,020 Nm, 5,575 mm length), Mulsanne Speed (537 hp / 1,100 Nm, tuned exhaust tract, suspended between sporting saloon and chauffeured limousine positioning), and Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase (+250 mm rear-passenger stretch, right-rear power recline, champagne cooler standard). The final run was the '6.75 Edition', a 30-unit collector's series commissioned at the end of 2020 to commemorate the retirement of the L-series V8. The Mulsanne II ran the 6.75-litre hand-built L-series twin-turbo V8 — the engine's lineage traces to 1959 (Silver Cloud II). Over six decades it powered Silver Shadow, Silver Spirit, Turbo R, the first-generation Mulsanne (1980s), the Arnage (1998-2009) and finally the Mulsanne II. Production ended 2020 and no Bentley has been built with the 6.75 L-series V8 since — making the Mulsanne II the terminal expression of the 6.75 flagship-saloon lineage.

Why the Mulsanne II sits in a different corner of the Mansory Bentley book

The Mulsanne II is the only Mansory Bentley donor that is not on VW-group architecture. Every other Mansory-covered Bentley — the Bentayga, the Continental GT, the Flying Spur — sits on VW-group shared platforms (MLB Evo for Bentayga, MSB for Continental GT and Flying Spur). The Mulsanne II chassis is Crewe-original. That architectural standalone-ness is specifically why the Mulsanne II commission book is distinct: buyers who commission a Mulsanne II Mansory programme are typically collectors who specifically chose the hand-built Crewe saloon over the VW-era Flying Spur MSB. The Mansory programme respects that chosen identity — the kit is designed to enhance the Mulsanne II's Crewe presence rather than modernise it toward the MSB visual language.

Mulsanne II kit — full parts catalogue

• Front bumper — full carbon replacement bumper retaining the factory Mulsanne grille frame and vertical bar graphic (dimensioned against both pre- and post-2016-facelift front-end geometry)
• Carbon bonnet — long-bonnet carbon replacement preserving the flying-B mascot mounting
• Front fender air-extractor vents — carbon bezels
• Side skirts — carbon rocker extensions (standard Mulsanne and +250 mm Extended Wheelbase geometries both supported)
• Mirror caps — dry-carbon pair
• Rear bumper with diffuser — carbon rear bumper with integrated diffuser surround (twin oval exhaust bezel on Mulsanne and Mulsanne Speed)
• Boot-lid lip spoiler — subtle carbon duck-tail preserving the saloon silhouette
• Rear window-frame carbon inserts — accent trim on the C-pillar surround (optional)

Material: PU-RIM with visible carbon weave as standard; full dry-carbon upgrade available. Install runs six to seven shop days on standard-wheelbase, seven to eight on Extended Wheelbase. The programme preserves factory flying-B retractable mascot housing, factory air-spring ride-height calibration and factory rear-seat executive-passenger package including the right-rear power-recline / champagne-cooler module on EWB.

6.75 L-series V8 — the terminal hand-built Crewe engine

The Mulsanne II runs the 6.75-litre L-series twin-turbo V8 — pushrod OHV, cast-iron block, hand-assembled at Crewe with the assembler's signature on the valve cover. This engine is the direct lineal descendant of the 6.75 V8 that entered production in 1959 for the Silver Cloud II (Rolls-Royce / Bentley shared the engine before the two brands split in 2003). Six decades of production life across Bentley / Rolls-Royce flagships ended in 2020 with the last Mulsanne II '6.75 Edition' unit. Output: 505 hp / 1,020 Nm on Mulsanne, 537 hp / 1,100 Nm on Mulsanne Speed. Transmission: ZF 8HP eight-speed torque-converter. The Mansory programme is bodywork only; no Mansory stage-1 tune is published for the 6.75 V8 — the L-series is not modified in the workshop catalogue out of respect for the engine's terminal-heritage character and the owner demographic's collector-preservation preference.

22" forged — the Mulsanne II wheel upsize

Factory Mulsanne II ships on 20"/21" wheels. Mansory's forged offering extends to 22" (standard Mansory commission choice); 24" is available on request but rarely specified — the Mulsanne II's air-spring calibration is optimised for the factory 20"/21" tyre aspect ratio and the 24" upsize degrades ride character. Tyre spec: Pirelli P Zero, Continental SportContact. Full range at Hodoor forged wheels.

Geography — flagship-saloon collector corridor

The Mulsanne II Mansory commission book tracks the Crewe-flagship collector geography — concentrated, small-volume, and disproportionately weighted toward long-standing Bentley households:

UK home-market. London (Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Chelsea), Surrey / Berkshire country-estate belt, Oxfordshire, Cotswolds. UK Mulsanne II commissions predominantly specify the EWB chauffeur configuration with restrained visual spec (carbon bonnet, mirror caps, boot-lid lip only) — retaining factory bumper geometry. The UK commission book is Mulsanne II-heavy relative to any other Mansory Bentley programme.

Gulf royal-household cluster. UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait. Gulf Mulsanne II commissions are EWB-dominant, often specified in multi-car royal-household fleets alongside Phantom VIII and the Cullinan. Gulf spec tends toward full-scope kit with dry-carbon across all items.

Russia / CIS. Mulsanne II Mansory commissions route through the Tsar programme and are EWB-dominant (the chauffeured-limousine configuration aligns with the executive-mobility use case in Moscow / St Petersburg). Standard-wheelbase Mulsanne Speed commissions are rare but notable.

USA — Palm Beach, LA, NYC. USA Mulsanne II commissions are small-volume but high-value, concentrated in Palm Beach (winter-season use alongside Rolls-Royce Dawn), the LA / Beverly Hills corridor and NYC-metro. US buyers tend toward Mulsanne Speed standard-wheelbase rather than EWB. China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan run small, steady Mulsanne II orders.

Sister Mansory Bentley builds

The Mulsanne II programme sits alongside the VW-era Bentley donors: Continental GT (MSB platform), Flying Spur (MSB, effectively the Mulsanne II's successor in the four-door Bentley saloon slot), Bentayga (MLB Evo SUV). Buyers progressing from a Mulsanne II into a newer Bentley typically specify a matched-weave Flying Spur commission for the replacement saloon — the Mansory catalogue cross-references Mulsanne II to Flying Spur specifically for this transition pattern.

Ordering & lead time

Full Mulsanne II kit: six to eight weeks from the workshop (EWB adds one week for panel alignment). Dry-carbon upgrade: adds one to two weeks. 22" forged wheel set: four weeks. Email [email protected] with your VIN, the body variant (Mulsanne / Mulsanne Speed / Mulsanne EWB / 6.75 Edition), the kit scope, material tier, wheel size, and the OEM Bentley Mulliner commissioning paint code.

FAQ

Is the programme available for all Mulsanne II production years including the 6.75 Edition final run?
Yes. The Mansory Mulsanne II kit is calibrated against 2010-2020 production geometry across Mulsanne, Mulsanne Speed, Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase and the 2020 6.75 Edition final-series 30-unit collector's run. The 6.75 Edition's specific brightwork accents are preserved with the Mansory kit installed.

Does the kit fit the Extended Wheelbase (+250 mm) body variant?
Yes. The front bumper, bonnet, rear bumper and boot-lid lip are geometrically common with standard-wheelbase. The side skirt has a dedicated EWB part number to accommodate the 250 mm rear-door-to-C-pillar stretch.

Is a 6.75 V8 Mansory tune available?
No. The workshop catalogue specifically does not publish a stage-1 programme for the L-series 6.75 — the engine's hand-built Crewe heritage and terminal-line status have led Mansory to leave the 6.75 V8 unmodified in the workshop SKU list. The programme is bodywork only. Mansory sport exhaust is available as a separate SKU if requested.

Is the flying-B retractable mascot preserved?
Yes. The carbon bonnet includes the factory flying-B retractable-mascot housing cutout and preserves the electric retraction mechanism. The mascot deploys and retracts at factory function with the Mansory kit installed.

What replaces the Mulsanne II in the current Bentley line?
The Flying Spur MSB third generation (2019+) — see the Flying Spur programme. The Flying Spur is smaller than the Mulsanne II (5,316 mm vs 5,575 mm on standard wheelbase) and is built on VW-group MSB platform rather than Crewe-original chassis. The Mulsanne II's flagship-saloon top-of-Bentley slot effectively went vacant with the 2020 end-of-production closure; Bentley has not confirmed a successor at that size point.