Bentley Azure
Glamorous and desirable, the Bentley Azure represents the pinnacle in a revered line of convertibles that stretches back to the very earliest days of the Bentley legend. The inspiration is classic, the execution is cutting-edge.
Vehicle Specification
- Painted radiator shell with retractable Flying ‘B’ radiator mascot
- Chromed rear number plate applique
- Bright stainless Bentley matrix grille to radiator shell
- Black exterior marque badging
- All-steel monocoque bodyshell of high torsional rigidity
- Double-sided zinc coated skin panels
- Ten-stage metal treatment prior to cathodic electro-priming
- Elastomeric protective coating to underbody
- Flexibilised polymer clearcoat
- Lift-assisted rearhinged bonnet / hood
- One-touch power folding door mirrors with electrochromic glass (painted)
- 19" 6-twin spoke disc aluminium alloy - painted
- Sports oval tailpipe finishers
Exterior
- Black on parchment analogue instruments
- Top-roll mounted satellite navigation system
- Electrically adjustable tilt steering wheel with cruise control switches
- Driver information panel with trip computer
- Memory facility linking driver’s seat, exterior mirrors and steering wheel
- Electrochromic self-dimming interior rear-view mirror
- Electrochromic door mirrors dip on selection of reverse gear
- One touch open/close window operation (front)
- Park Distance Control system
- Seat heating and bi-level lumbar support for front seats
- Fluted hide sports seats
- Massage seats front (Azure/Brooklands)
- Centre armrest in main hide (front seat)
- Cigar lighter
- Full centre console with stowage
- Twin drinks holders to front centre console
- Door pockets
- Magazine stowage to front seat backs
- Glove box - lockable
- Choice of premium unbleached wood veneers (depending on model)
- Burr Walnut Veneer
- Hide covered gear selector
- Two-tone hide trimmed multifunction steering wheel
- Front cabin system providing split level (face/feet) and 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 cabin air from a hot engine after the ignition is switched off
Interior
- Audio system with 6-disc autochanger and SD card reader
Audio Visual Systems
- Twin headlamps featuring Xenon dipped beam with integrated directional indicator and pilot light
- Bosch 5.7 Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) including:Antilock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake Pressure Distribution (EBD), Automatic Slip Regulation – traction control system (ASR), Engine drag torque control (MSR), Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA), Aquaplane detection
- All-steel monocoque with impact absorbing body sections to front, rear and sides
- Anti-intrusion beams on all doors
- Full-sized driver and front passenger airbags with thorax airbag systems for front and rear occupants
- Anti-submarine seat design
- Front seat belt pre-tensioners
- Inertia sensor fuel shut-off, door auto-unlock and steering column decouple occupant safety systems
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- Energy-absorbing bumper system
- Anti-trap electric window closing mechanism
- High-mounted rear stoplamp
- Headlights engage automatically on continuous windscreen wipe (programmable option)
Safety
- Integrated key with retractable blade and integral transponder
- Multi-function programmable alarm and immobilisation system
- Perimetric exterior and volumetric interior volume sensing for alarm system
- Central-locking and deadlock system
- Driver’s door only unlock function on key fob (programmable option)
- Two limited access (valet parking) keys (market dependent)
- Air conditioning system and interior lights activate on disarming (programmable option)
- Glass break sensor
- Inclination sensor
Security
- Engine
The Azure is fitted as standard with an engine developing 450bhp (336kW) and an astonishing 645lb ft (875Nm) of torque at just 1,800rpm. - Torque
More than anything else it is the torque, not the horsepower figures alone, that gives the Bentley engine its inimitable feel of effortless performance.
Performance Highlights
The twin-turbocharged engine of the Azure is based on the famous 6.75 litre V8 engine that provides the Arnage with such enormous reserves of power. Bentley engineers have nevertheless tailored it to yield its power in a more progressive, more refined manner, in keeping with the Azure’s restrained and elegant character. Nevertheless, with 450bhp (336kW) and a top speed of 171mph (274km/h), it will deliver outstanding performance with understated ease.
Safety and Security Highlights
The Azure is equipped with active and passive safety systems at the highest levels of specification.
Over and above those safety technologies that it shares with the Arnage, a roll-over protection system is installed behind the rear seats, deploying automatically should the car detect the risk of a roll-over.