Road Test
Bentley Azure
Test date 11 October 2006
Price as tested £225,900
For Massive presence, beautiful cabin, amazing performance
Against A tad expensive, a tad thirsty, a tad old-fashioned
How much ?
- Price as tested £225,900
- Price as tested £222,500
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.4 sec
- 0-60mph 5.9 sec
- 0-100mph 14.2 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
5.1 sec
- 0-400m
14.3 / 100.7 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
25.7 / 132 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
3.19 sec
- Top speed
168 mph
- Noise at 70mph
69 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
13.4 mpg
- Test best/worst
17.1 / 5.3
Government figures
- Combined/urban
14.5 / 9.8 mpg
- CO2 emissions
465 g/km
How big?
- Length
5411 mm
- Width
no data
- Height
1486 mm
- Wheelbase
3116 mm
- Weight
2695 kg
- Fuel tank
96.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V8 cyls Vee , 6750 cc
- Max power 450 bhp at 4100 rpm
- Max torque 645 ft at 3250 rpm
- Specific output 67bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 167bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 104.0x99.0 mm
- Compression ratio 7.8:1
- Valve gear 2 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 4-speed Automatic
- 1st 2.48 / 11.5
- 2nd 1.48 / 19.3
- 3rd 1 / 28.5
- 4th 0.75 / 38
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive 2.92
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, coil springs, electronic dampers, anti-roll bar.
- Rear Double wishbones, coil springs, electronic dampers, anti-roll bar.
Steering
- Type no data
- Lock to lock 3.18
Brakes
- Front 348mm ventilated discs
- Rear 345mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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