Kilometer Magazine Preview - Bentley MulsanneI've only been standing here absorbing the new Bentley Mulsanne's design for fifteen minutes, but already I've picked my favorite line. It isn't the longest or the most flowing line—it's the one that cuts between the headlight and foglight before rising up to form the car's shoulder. From there, it runs rearward to carve out the lower limit of the Mulsanne's greenhouse before fading away. In those few feet where it runs along the hood, this line is able to single-handedly (well, two-handedly since there's one for each side) announce the grand Bentley's presence. It gives it a bold shoulder, separating this car from the soft design that defines the character of the smaller Continental. There's a lot of heritage in that line, too, as it harkens back to the sprawling front fenders of Bentley's early years. It also carves out a defined space for that controversial foglight to live, and without this line the front end surely wouldn't have the authority that it does...
