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Bentley Arnage R
The Bentley Arnage is
a luxury car produced by Bentley Motors in
Crewe, England. The Arnage and its Rolls-Royce-branded
sibling, the Silver Seraph, were introduced
in the Spring of 1998 and were the first entirely
new designs for the two marques since 1980.
Another
break from the past was to be found under
the bonnet, for decades home to the same 6.75
L V8, a powerplant which could trace its roots
back to the 1950s. The new Arnage was to be
powered by a BMW V8, with Cosworth-engineered
twin turbo installation, and the Seraph was
to employ a BMW V12. The Arnage is over 5m
long, almost 2m wide, and has a kerb weight
of more than 2.5 metric tonnes. For a brief
period it was the most powerful and fastest
four-door saloon on the market.
On January 17, 2005,
the Arnage Convertible concept car, also known
as the Arnage Drophead Coupe, was shown at
the Los Angeles Auto Show. In April 2005,
Bentley confirmed that the model will be produced
at Crewe for Spring 2006 sales. Bentley also
confirmed the new model will adopt the Azure
tag, replacing the previous Azure as the company's
large four-seat convertible. The new Azure
will use a 6.75 L twin-turbo V8 which produces
460 hp (335 kW) and 645 ft·lbf (874
N·m).
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