Bentley’s new and exclusive ‘Ombré by Mulliner’ paint finish, which blends two separate colours over the length of a car, has been applied to a four-door sedan for the first time. The new Flying Spur’s paint transitions from vibrant Topaz Blue at the front, to the darker Windsor Blue rear, with the fade occurring through the mid-section of the car across the doors, sills and roof. The process takes nearly 60 hours for two highly skilled paint technicians to complete, and starts with the spraying of the individual colours at the front and rear of the body.
The Ombré technique is available in two additional colourways – Sunburst Gold to Orange Flame, and Tungsten to Onyx. Due to the complexity of how the two paints combine, the choices of colours that that are available have been specifically curated, to ensure a uniform and gradual transition between the two and to avoid a third separate colour appearing during the transition (for example, yellow to blue would yield green).
The Ombré Flying Spur makes its debut as part of Bentley’s presence at the upcoming Southampton International Boat Show, which starts tomorrow and runs until 28 September. The car succeeds the first to be sprayed using this new technique – a Continental GT that debuted at this year’s The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering as part of Monterey Car Week. Further colour combinations will be released in due course.
