Bentley unveils $2 million Mulliner Bacalar sports car with 5,000-year-old wood

Bentley on Tuesday exposed the all-new Mulliner Bacalar, a roughly $2 million two-seat, open-air luxury sports car that features 5,000-year-old wood in its internal dashboard.

The iconic British automaker, which is owned by Volkswagen, is describing the car as the “rarest two-door Bentley of the modern era.” The partnership is only producing 12 of the vehicles, all of which have been pre-sold.

The all-wheel drive car is powered by a 6.0-liter V-12 machine capable of 650 horsepower and 667 pound-feet of torque, and it has an eight-speed transmission.

The wood used for the vehicle’s wraparound dashboard, go together to Bentley, is made of wood that had been naturally preserved in peat bogs, lakes and rivers of East Anglia in Eastern England.

The car’s expenditure is 1.5 million pounds, or $1.9 million, excluding taxes and options. Bentley is expected to deliver the vehicles, which resolution each be tailored based on customers’ preferences, starting next year, according to Adrian Hallmark, CEO and chairman of Bentley.

“Bacalar is a rare and marvellous Bentley, and whilst clearly defined, will be an extraordinary and collaborative experience for just twelve discerning people who inclination now co-create, collect, drive and treasure one of twelve being built,” Hallmark said in a release.

The Bacalar was unveiled at Bentley’s U.K. headquarters via an online video. The car was meant to make its global debut at the Geneva International Motor Show, which was canceled last week due to coronavirus concerns.