Bentley Azure is #6 in Top 9 Most Expensive Cars In The U.S.
Available since spring 2006, the latest Azure convertible is Bentley's premier model, exceeding its siblings in price and excessively opulent appointments. But the Azure does share its deep thirst for gasoline with other Bentleys. This high-roller's "drophead," as the say, is based on the stately Arnage sedan (also on this list) and shares its front end, suspension and running gear while using two doors instead of four.
There are seemingly two rather different types of Bentley Azure buyer. The first is the more traditional country club set, probably wearing tweed, possibly English and without question worth somewhere between 4 million and 1 gajillion dollars. The second is more of the young-blood, showbiz-money set, probably in search of 22-inch wheels, in the mold of Ja Rule and without question worth somewhere between 4 million and 1 gajillion dollars. At least they have something in common. Well, that and their mutual admiration for 6,000-pound, 18-foot-long ultra-luxury British convertibles.
There have been two generations of Bentley Azure, neither of which has represented anything close to cutting-edge automotive design. Yet, for the rare few who take an Azure home to their presumably multicar garage, this lack of engineering innovation will be an acceptable trade-off for owning something so unabashedly large, quintessentially British and bejeweled.
Current Bentley Azure
The Bentley Azure was all-new for 2007, although that's a relative term considering its architecture dates back to 1998 and its engine to the 1950s. The Azure is a four-seat, soft-top convertible available in only one trim and with one engine: Bentley's venerable 6.75-liter V8, twin-turbocharged to make 450 horsepower and 685 pound-feet of torque. Bentley says the Azure can go from zero to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds and hit a top speed of 171 mph.
Bentley Azure
