Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely stunning and
exceptional example of this original southern California owner's
second generation Bentley Azure, a 2007 Bentley Azure 6.75L Twin
Turbocharged V8 Convertible and one of only 125 built for US export
in the 2007 production year and a superb Bentley which was still
being hand built at the legendary Bentley Crewe factory. Volkswagen
purchased the Bentley company from Vickers in 1998 and kept the
first generation Bentley Azure production at Crewe rolling until
2002 when production ceased, with the last cars being sold in the
year 2003. Starting in 2006, the new Volkswagen owned Bentley
Company began building a second generation Azure series at Crewe
with the final Azure rolling off the production line in 2010.This
particular example was specially factory ordered with the following
options:Silverlake Exterior Color PaintMagnolia Leather interior19"
7-Spoke Alloy Wheels $3,490Burr Oak Veneer $2,690Reversing Camera
to Satellite Navigation Screen $2,490Wood amp; Leather Steering
Wheel (Straight Grained) $2,390Frame Style Inlay to Waistrails
$1,340Two-Tone Fascia Top Roll $240This particular pristine Azure
is very superbly striking in its original factory 'Silverlake'
color with a beautiful 'Magnolia' leather interior with a 'Royal
Blue' carpeting and trunk and a matching Light Blue power soft top.
This is a one southern California owned car since new which has
obviously always been garaged since new with no accidents or damage
history and a clean CARFAX report. It was obviously owned by only
one very careful and meticulous driver since new - never abused!
The only imperfection worth mentioning is a very small paint scrape
on the passenger side lower front air dam (see photos below) which
is very typical on these low riding cars and which we have
presently decided not to paint. It could obviously be easily
painted at a very minimal cost if desired.The car was purchased by
its original and only southern California owner on 5/11/2007 at
'Bentley of Rancho Mirage', the Rolls Royce amp; Bentley dealership
in the Palm Springs desert city of Rancho Mirage, California. The
car was always dealer serviced since new, primarily at 'Beverly
Hills Rolls Royce' of Beverly Hills, CA and it drives exactly like
such a well maintained and serviced 11K original miles Bentley
Azure should and must be driven to be fully appreciated and seen to
be believed!Bentley's history is associated with luxury and grace
but another attribute is of course high performance. The Azure
debuted in 1995 priced at $347,645 as the most expensive
convertible on the road and was powered with the company's stalwart
colossal turbocharged 6.75 litre V8 producing 400HP, 645 lb/ft
torque and exhilarating acceleration of 0-60mph in only 6.1 seconds
- quite a remarkable feat for a car of it's weight and size! The
Azure's thick powered convertible top was designed and manufactured
by Pininfarina which significantly added to the vehicle's cost. The
adaptive suspension firms up the shock absorbers in fast turns and
returns to softer settings for normal driving situations. VW
purchased Bentley in 1998, three years into production of the Mark
1 model. Volkswagen executives decided to keep the then-current
Azure in production until 2003, then release its successor at a
later date. Production of the new second generation Azure began for
the 2006 model year.Now based on the Arnage platform, power came
from the then-current variant of the Bentley turbocharged V8 making
450 hp and 645 lbft of torque. However, due to strained
relationships between the two manufacturers, Volkswagen was forced
to significantly re-work the 'original' 6.75-liter
Rolls-Royce/Bentley V8 in 2001, including a switch from the old
single-turbo system to a modern twin-turbocharger setup, reducing
turbo-lag and increasing horsepower output. A new, model-specific
six-speed automatic transmission fed power to the rear wheels.It
turns out that the Bentley Azure brings you two particular things
so characteristic of England. First, it's exclusive, as only 125
were built for America in 2007. Second, stubborn British craftsmen
with incredible pride build the Azure by hand, and this gives the
car something approaching a soul and it's twin turbos help deliver
450 horsepower at 4,100 rpm, but the crucial ingredient is torque,
a staggering 645 pound-feet at just 1,800 rpm. Perhaps it seems
unseemly to speak in terms of crude measurements of performance
like acceleration to 60 mph, yet we'll tell you the Azure completes
the task in 5.6 seconds and will whistle all the way to 171 mph,
slightly faster than the previous edition and extraordinary for a
vehicle of this size and weight..You will surely look long and hard
to find a finer example of this second generation Crewe hand built
2007 Bentley Azure Convertible! For those who are unfamiliar, Rolls
Royce and Bentley no longer exist as they had for over one hundred
years - this is one of the last in the original line of cars hand
built in the legendary Rolls Royce/Bentley factory in Crewe,
England with a quality and craftsmanship that far surpasses that of
today's mass produced models with many BMW parts - this is a rare
opportunity to own a piece of automobile history, from a time when
Rolls Royce and Bentley were truly building the world's finest
motor cars.