LUXURY car company Bentley has announced a new flagship model to be made in Cheshire – the 190mph Mulsanne Speed.

To be made at the company's headquarters in Crewe, the 6.75-litre car will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show at the beginning of next month.

No prices have yet been announced for the new car, which will be available for customer delivery this winter.

But it is expected to be pricier than the £224,000 existing Mulsanne model, which is being updated for 2015.

Capable of reaching 60mph in just 4.8 seconds, the Mulsanne Speed will come in as many as 25 standard colour shades, with options of more than 100.

Crammed full of refined gadgets, the new vehicle is more environmentally-friendly than the existing Mulsanne and also has better fuel efficiency.

Bentley Motors chairman and chief executive Wolfgang Durheimer said: "The new Mulsanne Speed is the car that defines Bentley, as a flagship for driving luxury performance.

"Our customers don't compromise, and we've adopted the same approach in the design, engineering and crafting of our new flagship.

"The Mulsanne Speed is distinguished, calm and relaxing, but always with a connection to the road and relentless dynamic performance on demand. In this car, every journey becomes a drive.”

Bentley, which has a 3,700-strong workforce at Crewe, delivered 10,120 cars worldwide last year – a 19 per cent rise on the total for 2012.

At the half year point in 2014, the Americas remained Bentley’s largest sales region, with 1,388 cars delivered.

China continued its position as the second biggest market with 1,318 cars, while in Europe, deliveries reached 825 cars. Sales in Bentley’s home market, the UK, were 713 and in the Middle East, Bentley delivered 502 cars. At that stage of 2014, Bentley had nearly 200 dealerships in 54 countries.

Bentley Motors’ headquarters in Crewe is home to all of its operations including design, R&D, engineering and production of the company’s three model lines, Continental, Flying Spur and now the Mulsanne.