If you haven't been to the 2015 New York Auto Show (NYIAS), one thing you will note if you attend is that Bentley decided NOT to invest in a presence on site this year. Considering the Volkswagen Group-owned company has had an ongoing presences as far as I can remember back, this was an interesting move.
Rather than pay up for a booth and show space, the company opted to rent out a space in an ultra trendy Soho location on West Broadway. Turned into the Bentley Studio, it became home to the EXP 10 Speed 6 that debuted at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show.
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**Read Bentley's press release on the EXP 10 Speed 6 HERE!
Essentially, the purpose of the space was to provide a home to Bentley to showcase the concept as well as display just how far it can go when it comes to personalizing a customer's Bentley. As you can see in the pictures below, there was a configurator on site as well as a vast selection of hides, stitching and veneers.
If you can think it up, Bentley can execute it for you.
For me, I just made the trip downtown to get a closer look at the EXP 10 Speed 6. I wanted to better understand what this vehicle is about. In person the first thing you'll pick up is that it seems to have a smaller footprint than the currently existing Continental GT. So, when Bentley says this is likely to complement the Continental GT, I can understand why. It's definitely not big enough to fit another two seats, even if they'll ultimately be useless.
What I can tell you is if you think it looks brilliant in pictures, just wait until you see it in the flesh. When painted in this dark metallic green and fitted with that peanut butter color interior, it just looks the tops. Of course as of now it's a concept, but it will be interesting to see if the flying B actually puts something of the sort into production form.
All that said, scope out the pics from this week's event. I am pretty sure you'll get a kick out of the company-hosted event.
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The 2015 New York Auto Show Photo Galleries are sponsored by Lexus.
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