The interior of each Mulsanne has a total of 33 hand crafted panels of Walnut Burl veneer that have each been exquisitely fitted into place.
It takes an average of 7 hours to craft each panel, largely because Bentley's quality standards are such that the grain pattern of the entire car is perfectly center matched. In other words, the grain pattern on the door panel on the left side of the car will be the exact mirror opposite to the corresponding panel on the right.
One of the things I enjoyed most about the following video is the way in which Bentley has integrated advanced manufacturing technologies (i.e. CNC and laser) with many traditional Old World techniques of hand craftsmanship.
In many ways this emulates what Philippe Dufour is also doing with respect to his hand crafted watches, although in Dufour's case he limits his use of technology to the CAD (computer aided design) end of the spectrum.
Please enjoy the following video:
Ultimate Factories - BENTLEY MULSANNE - by National Geographic TV. from Colaps T on Vimeo.
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