The fabulous Bentley Brooklands, the car that is based on the body of the Bentley Azure, the convetable car that all the stars like to be seen driving around in, has seen it allocated number of cars for the year snapped up in record time. All 550 scheduled cars have been sold, which is good business considering the they have a price tag of $300,000! Here are the specs of this fantastic machine, judge for yourself as to why it has sold out so fast.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - MODEL TYPE Two-door pillarless coupe
ENGINE
Type Twin-turbocharged V8
Installation Front, longitudinal, rear-wheel-drive
Construction Alloy heads and block
Bore/stroke 104.1 x 99.1mm
Capacity 6761cc
Compression ratio 7.8:1
Valve gear OHV, 2 valves per cylinder
Power 530bhp/395kW/537PS @ 4000 rev/min
Torque 774lb ft/1050Nm @3250rev/min
Fuel 98 (95) RON
TRANSMISSION
Type Rear-wheel-drive
Gearbox ZF 6-speed automatic with tiptronic feature
Ratios 1 st: 4.279
2 nd: 2.388
3 rd: 1.507
4 th: 1.134
5 th: 0.864
6 th: 0.682
Final drive: 2.92
PERFORMANCE
Top speed 184 mph (296km/h)
0-60mph (0-100km/h) 5.0 seconds (5.3 seconds)
0-100mph (0-160km/h) 11.6 seconds (11.5 seconds)
30-50mph (50-80km/h) 1.7 seconds (1.6 seconds)
50-70mph (80-120km/h) 2.4 seconds ( 3.1 seconds)
SUSPENSION
Front Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Rear Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Dampers 3-stage, adaptive damper control
STEERING
Type Rack & pinion, power-assisted, speed-sensitive
Turns lock to lock 3.11
Turning circle 12.3m
BRAKES
Front 348mm ventilated discs (optional 420mm carbon/ silicon carbide, cross-drilled discs)
Rear 345mm ventilated discs (optional 356mm carbon/ silicon carbide, cross-drilled discs)
Anti lock Standard with Electronic Stability Programme (ESP)
BODY & CHASSIS
Construction Steel monocoque
Length 5411mm (213.03in)
Width (inc. mirrors) 2078mm (81.81in)
Height 1473mm (57.99in)
Wheelbase 3116mm (122.68in)
Front track 1610mm (63.39in)
Rear track 1608mm (63.31in)
Wheels 8.5J x 20in. two-piece aluminium alloy
Tyres 255/40 ZR 20
Luggage volume 401 litres (14.16 cu.ft.)
Fuel tank capacity 96 litres (21.12 gallons/25.3 US gallons)
Drag coefficient 0.35 Cd
Kerb weight 2655kg (5853lb)
INTERIOR DIMENSIONS
Front legroom 1046mm
Rear legroom 953mm
Rear headroom 939mm
FUEL CONSUMPTION/EMISSIONS
Fuel consumption Urban: 9.8mpg (28.8 litres/100km)
Extra Urban: 20.1mpg (14.1 litres/100km)
Combined: 14.5mpg (19.5 litres/100km)
Carbon dioxide emissions 465g/km
Emission controls EU 1V and US LEV II
SERVICE & WARRANTY
3 year unlimited mileage limited warranty
Service intervals 10,000 miles or 12 months
STANDARD FEATURE SPECIFICATION
EXTERIOR FEATURES
Choice of 42 exterior paint colours
Painted radiator shell with 2-D Bentley Winged ‘B’ badge
Dark tint steel Bentley matrix grille to radiator shell
Black ‘Bentley’ marque badging
‘Le Mans’ lower front wing vents
Bentley ‘jewel’ fuel filler cap
Large-bore twin oval exhaust tailpipe finishers with rifling detailing
20-inch aluminium-alloy wheels
VENEERS & HIDES
Leather hides throughout: choice of 25 colours
Premium unbleached wood veneers: choice of 3 ’standard fit’ veneers (Dark Stained Burr Walnut, Burr Walnut, Piano Black)
SEATING/CONTROL
Fluted hide sports seats with co-ordinated sandwich piping
Front seats: Seat heating, bi-level lumbar support & Massage function with centre armrest
Rear seats: Twin electric, independently adjustable with 2-stage heating & lumbar support, centre console/armrest
Memory facility linking driver’s seat, exterior mirrors and steering wheel
Electrically adjustable tilt steering wheel with cruise control switches
White on dark grey parchment analogue instruments
Knurled finish to chrome switches & door handles
Drilled alloy accelerator and brake pedals
Electrochromic self-dimming interior rear-view mirror
Electrochromic door mirrors dip on selection of reverse
One-touch open/close window operation (front)
Engine Start button
AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING
Front cabin system side-to-side heating and air conditioning
Front and rear individual settings
Dehumidifier plus pollen and dust micro-filters
Residual heating system – continues to supply warm air from a hot engine after the ignition is switched off
AUDIO VISUAL
Top-roll mounted satellite navigation system
Audio system with MP3 play & 6-disc autochanger
Driver information panel with trip computer
Bluetooth rSAP telephone system (not available in Japan)
SAFETY
Two front airbags plus two front & rear seat thorax airbags. Pre-tensioned and load-limiting seatbelts
Standard tyre pressure monitoring
Xenon dipped beam headlights
Bosch 5.7 ESP (Electronic Stability Programme) including:
Electronic Brake Pressure Distribution (EBD), Automatic
Slip Regulation (ASR), engine drag torque control (MSR),
Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA).
Park Distance Control (front & rear)
SECURITY
Multi-function programmable alarm & immobiliser
Perimetric exterior & volumetric interior volume sensing for alarm system with glass break & inclination sensors
Central locking & deadlock system
MULLINER OPTIONS (PRINCIPAL OPTIONS ONLY LISTED)
Retractable Flying ‘B’ radiator mascot
Leather hide colours from previous Bentley model ranges
Leather hide colours matched to customer specification
Alternative veneers (Birds Eye Maple, Olive Ash, Vavona, Madrona, Burr Oak)
Engine-turned aluminium inserts to fascia & waistrails (Also available with dark tint)
Carbon fibre inserts to fascia and waistrails
NavTrak ADR (Automatic Driver Recognition) with 24-hour car location & tracking (only available in UK and Europe)
Source [Edmunds]
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