2008 bentley azure Reviews and News - Automobile Magazine
Even at the very summit of Prestige Mountain, there exists a clear distinction - the Bentley Azure looks just as unattainably expensive as the open-air Rolls-Royce, but in real life, its flash factor is literally dwarfed by the Phantom Drophead... It has German genes and an English tailor, which makes it cosmopolitan enough to attract a truly global clientele. The Azure - along with its donor car, the Arnage - is the last surviving descendant of olde England. It has emphatically British genes but was recently adopted by German parents, so this latest iteration is both uncommonly well put together and still absolutely timeless. Its aluminum spaceframe construction yields a curb weight of 5776 pounds, which undercuts the smaller Bentley by 165 pounds. Its normally aspirated V-12 engine epitomizes refinement and is actually more environmentally friendly than the twin-turbocharged, eight-pot Bentley powerplant. The Bentley V-8 wins the sprint to 60 mph by a thin margin (5. 6 versus 5. 7 seconds, according to their makers). The V-8 also propels the Azure to a notably higher top speed. Source: www.automobilemag.com
