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Bentley Mulsanne Convertible Concept Realistically Imagined

About a month ago, Bentley showed a Mulsanne Convertible Concept to a select few at the 2012 edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The automaker did not allow anyone to take pictures and simply told us about the special unveiling sharing a few sketches in the process.

The reason why Bentley is holding back remains a mystery but it may have something to do with all the negative press it received with the EXP 9 F SUV Concept.

An unnamed Bentley source has told Car and Driver that the company plans to present an all-new sports car concept at the 2012 Paris Auto Show later next month.

No other details were released about the study, though the magazine points out that it is designed to "underscore the brand’s sporting aspirations," adding that it will likely be the sportiest model to wear the British company's badge since the 1999 Bentley Hunaudières concept.

Some three years after the all-new Bentley Mulsanne marched into the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2009, the VW Group-owned automaker returned to this year's edition of the classic car show in California with a new conceptual model for an open top version of the Mulsanne.

While Bentley showed the Mulsanne Convertible Concept to a select number of people at this past weekend's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the company did not allow any pictures to be shot of the car.