Bentley Debuts Faded Paint Finish For The Ultimate Ombre Look

Date:2025-08-17 03:10:12 Category:tech Views:1 Comment:0

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Bentley Reveals New One-Off To Show Off

Monterey Car Week is in full swing, and Bentley is joining the festivities by revealing a new one-off creation at The Quali, A Motorsport Gathering. After the Mulliner Bespoke Studio launched a new color palette a little more than a month ago, it is now showcasing a new Ombre finish on a Bentley Continental GT, with this example transitioning from Topaz paint at the front to Windsor Blue at the back. On paper, it sounds simple, but the process for each car painted like this requires immense skill and precision.

A Long Paint Process Creates A Gorgeous Effect

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The car is sprayed in contrasting colors front and rear, with the blend applied in stages using tinted paint mixed using traditional methods. Layer by layer, the overall fade effect requires two paint technicians working for approximately 56 hours per car. To ensure a uniform and gradual transition with paints that behave differently on application is a finicky process, and each car will be slightly different. Because of the complexity involved, Bentley Mulliner is only offering three color combinations at this point.

This first example features Topaz paint at the front, gradually fading to Windsor Blue at the rear. Where they meet in the middle, the angle of the fade has been lined up with the shape of the rear haunch, and the front and rear wheels have been painted to match the end of the car they're on to maximize the effect.

Graded Color Effect Inside, Too

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The color-splitting theme continues inside with Topaz leather on the front seats, steering wheel, instrument panel, and center console, and a darker Beluga hide in the rear of the cabin. Dragonfly is used as an accent color for the piping and stitching on the seats and doors, while Satin Beluga painted veneers have been applied to the center console, parts of the dashboard, and the treadplates. Bentley's trick Rotating Display has been specified on this commission, along with Naim for Bentley audio and Dark Chrome interior accents.

The Ombre finish is now available to order in three color combinations, but it has not revealed what those options are. Presumably, we'll see the alternatives as customers order them.