Have you ever been luxury car-shopping only to discover that there’s nothing out there which lets you take your hunting falcon with you?
Of course you have, and Bentley has finally come up with the solution we’ve all been waiting for: the Bentley Bentayga Falconry by Mulliner.
This latest take on Bentley’s challenging-looking offroader comes from the company’s in-house personalization division, Mulliner. It builds on the rather opulent “standard” car (all $230,000 of it) with a rather unique verve.
In the cabin you’ll find a removable perch and tether for your falcon, which fits to the central armrest. There’s also a desert scene, featuring a falcon, picked out in 430 pieces of wood from all over the world. It takes nine days to make this piece alone, using chestnut, eucalyptus, holly, lacewood, maple, olive ash and ripple sycamore.
You’ll find the real treats around the back though. Lift the tailgate and you’ll find two individual cork-fabric-trimmed cases, sitting on a movable tray. One is a mere refreshment case, with three metal flasks and durable cups, a blanket and refreshing face cloths. Bentley refers to the other as “the master flight unit”.
Inside the master flight unit is drawer for holding all the equipment required for falconry. It is, of course, embossed with a falcon crest.
Beneath the drawer is a stowage tray with individual compartments for a GPS bird tracking unit, binoculars and hand-crafted leather bird hoods and gauntlets. If you don’t already have your own, these are all available from Bentley as optional extras.
There’s two more individual perches stored in a hard pocket at the rear. These lock into the floor and allow the falconer the facility to prepare his bird in comfort and shade.
Geoff Dowding, director of Mulliner, comments:
“The Bentayga Falconry showcases what’s possible with our skilled craftspeople. They can devise elegant and exquisitely executed bespoke solutions to complement any lifestyle or hobby. Falconry is regarded as the sport of kings in the Middle East, so it was vital that the kit we created was as luxurious as it was practical and durable to appeal to our valued customers there and around the world.”
A Saker Falcon, the hunting bird often used in the Middle East and inspiration for this car, costs $1,000,000 a time. The price of the Bentley? Well, if you have to ask, you can’t afford it!
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