You can’t buy enjoyment but you can take a ride on it, so as to end up with a big smile on your face, a simple expression of sheer joy. Joy is now available across the range and street. It is also efficient and dynamic, joy is creating from more or less and it doesn’t compromise. This is the joy that no other than a Bentley could bring.
Bentley is continuing the striptease approach with its Arnage replacement by releasing another partial image of the big limo and announcing that it will be revealed — and named — in August at the Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance in Monterey, California, where the company is a featured marque.
Shimmering Bentley
Buy a Bentley car and be in with the latest trend in the market. The all-new ‘grand Bentley’ captures the 1920s “grand touring spirit of the Bentley Boys”, says the company, adding that the newcomer will deliver “the effortless driving, exclusivity and adventure desired by the real motoring enthusiast”.
As such, the exalted marque claims its next-gen flagship sedan will embody elegant design, hand craftsmanship and technological innovation. Euro sources, including UK’s respected Autocar magazine, suggest the Arnage successor will feature eye-catching proportions and a novel twin-headlight arrangement.
“A pair of large circular LED headlamps is positioned high and close to the expansive chromed grille surround. Sited lower down and towards the outer edge of the nose is a pair of driving lamps, a layout that nods towards Bentleys from the past,” reports Autocar, a famous car magazine.
Buy a Bentley car among a range of Arnage models that get power increases for their 6.75 liter engines. The R and RL are up to 450 horsepower, while the T is up to 500 horsepower. All three are mated to a new 6-speed automatic transmission with Drive, Sport and Semi-Automatic modes. The Arnage exterior, interior and underhood areas get subtle styling updates, and changes to the steering column should make drivers more comfortable. RL gets additional standard equipment including a rear armrest bottle cooler and a backup camera.
The Four-seated Bentley Continental GTC
Buy a Bentley car such as a new GTC four-seat convertible which joins the coupe and sedan. Like the GT coupe, it features a twin-turbocharged 552 horsepower W12 engine, 6-speed automatic and all-wheel-drive. Compared to the Azure it’s a relative bargain at $189,990. The Flying Spur sedan gets standard Bluetooth phone integration and a DVD-based navigation system in place of last year’s CD-based system. Veneered picnic tables integrated into the front seatbacks are now optional. A Mulliner Driving Specification trim package, available on the GT coupe since 2004, is now available on the Flying Spur sedan.
Buy a Bentley car like an Azure with an interior that is as customizable as a buyer could want. The primary leather is available in 21 colors, with 11 secondary leather colors to choose from, plus eight wood veneers are available. The exterior comes in 41 shades with six available 19″ wheel styles. But if Fountain Blue with Costwold leather and Vavona veneer isn’t exactly what you were after, Bentley Mulliner can match paint to any color you choose, offer chrome exterior bits for a little bling, and custom color the leather for the interior.
The Bentley Azure
The Bentley Azure’s top retracting system lowers the roof and stows it in the trunk at the touch of a button. I’d like to see the Arnage try that. Having a retractable roof necessitates a bit more precaution in the safety department, which Bentley naturally covered. A rollover protection system behind the rear seats deploys as soon as the car’s sensors detect an imminent rollover. (Though how you get a low-slung, 6000-pound car to rollover is a feat in itself.) The Azure also has safety systems that are pretty standard these days, even on less expensive cars, like ABS, traction and stability control, and a slew of airbags.
The Bentley Azure T has few differences from the “base” version, but those differences come in where it counts: under that long, squared-off hood. The sportier T has an extra 50 hp (for a total of 500) and a whopping 738 lb-ft of torque from the 6.8L V8. It’s the same engine specs as in the Arnage coupe.
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