{"id":13617,"date":"2021-07-19T08:39:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T22:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/?p=13617"},"modified":"2021-07-19T08:39:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T22:39:11","slug":"two-of-the-most-beautiful-cabriolet-speedsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/makes-models\/two-of-the-most-beautiful-cabriolet-speedsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Two of the Most Beautiful Cabriolet Speedsters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aston Martin V12 Speedster<\/p><\/div>\n

Two of the most beautiful cabriolet speedsters of recent times cost a king\u2019s ransom and go like stink.\u00a0 Because most of us will only ever get to read about them, I thought I\u2019d give them a plug here just so we\u2019re all aware that there are still some very extraordinary cars being made.\u00a0 Arguably, and rightly so, these two cars may in your opinion not be quite as exceptional as a McLaren Elva, Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, a BMW Z4 convertible or even a Ferrari SF90 Spider, however if I had a Bentley Mulliner Bacalar or an Aston Martin V12 Speedster parked in my garage I would be especially pleased.<\/p>\n

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Bentley Mulliner Bacalar<\/p><\/div>\n

Only 12 of the Bentley Mulliner Bacalars will ever exist, so, as you can imagine, the price tag of one of these is eyewatering (2.8 million AUD).\u00a0 Eighty-eight Aston Martin V12 Speedsters aren\u2019t that many either; they fetch close to 1.5 million dollars new.\u00a0 It is almost inevitable that these two cabriolet cars will sell for more on the second-hand car market just because they are so rare and desirable.\u00a0 However, if you happen to be reading this, and are a squillionaire, then here are two of the most attractive cars on the planet.<\/p>\n

Born out of the Bentley Continental stable, under the hood of the Mulliner Bacalar lies a W12 engine that has been fettled to produce 485 kW of power.\u00a0 It sits hunkered down on wider tracks and mesmerizing new wheels, and it boasts carbon-fibre front and rear wings, new light clusters (which look really cool) and a super glitzy centre console.\u00a0 Inside the Bentley Bacalar is a world of luxury and fine materials, as you would expect.\u00a0 Exclusive patterns on the switchgear knurling, for example, are only ever found on the Bacalar models.\u00a0 Then there are the uniquely quilted seats, where each seat boasts as many as 144,199 stitches.\u00a0 The veneer inserts that are used in the wrap-around cabin are from old river-wood trees from East Anglia peat bogs and are 5,500 years old (don\u2019t tell the greenies this!).<\/p>\n

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Aston, on the other hand, has created a sweeter front end that looks sharper than the more muscular Bentley.\u00a0 Seated down low in the cockpit, the Aston also has the more futuristic dash design, with the chrome-rimmed air vents on the vertical either side of the digital driver\u2019s display.\u00a0 3-D printed rubber is used throughout the cabin, and then the bar that runs between the seats is a superb feature that looks exciting as well as ensuring strength to the open-top speedster\u2019s on-road rigidity.<\/p>\n

Aston\u2019s V12 Speedster uses a potent 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 that produces 515 kW and 752 Nm of torque. \u00a0This power is sent to the rear wheels via an eight-speed automatic gearbox and a mechanical limited-slip differential. \u00a0A 0-100 km\/h sprint can be completed in around 3.6 seconds and the top speed arrives at a limited 186 mph (298 km\/h).\u00a0 It sounds stunning when the throttle opens out.<\/p>\n

The stats are that the Bentley Bacalar can run through the 0-100 km\/h sprint in less than 4 seconds, and the 6-litre W12 twin-turbo engine packs 900 Nm of breath-taking torque, capable of hurling you to speeds well in excess of 200 mph (320 Km\/h).\u00a0 AWD ensures maximum grip for all occasions, of course.<\/p>\n

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Two of the most beautiful cabriolet speedsters of recent times cost a king\u2019s ransom and go like stink.\u00a0 Because most of us will only ever get to read about them, I thought I\u2019d give them a plug here just so we\u2019re all aware that there are still some very extraordinary cars being made.\u00a0 Arguably, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5120,86,54,57,6648],"tags":[692,7028,840,7027,7029,7026,16],"class_list":["post-13617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automotive-design","category-blog","category-makes-models","category-manufacturer-news","category-supercars","tag-aston-martin","tag-bacalar","tag-bentley","tag-cabriolet","tag-speedster","tag-supercar-convertible","tag-supercars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13622,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13617\/revisions\/13622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}