Bentley Azure - red fabric for environmentalists
Greenhouse effect, European Euro emission standards, carbon footprints – surely each of these terms is a daydream of car company strategists at night. In addition, not only they, but also car owners in countries where for every additional gram of CO2 emitted by a car over a distance of 1 km, you need to pay an additional road tax (Road Tax in the UK, depending on the level of CO2 emissions).
While all car manufacturers around the world, from Holden in Australia to Cadillac in the US, are fighting to reduce fuel consumption in their car engines, there is one brand that has all these environmental and economic aspects of car operation ... sincerely. Bentley, the king of luxury and prestige, is environmentally ignorant.
The second-generation Bentley Azure was once voted by the US Department of Energy as the world's most fuel-efficient car. And not only there - research conducted by Yahoo shows that in the UK this model is also among the most fuel-efficient vehicles on the market. The car was awarded the infamous record of consuming about 1 liter of fuel for every 3 km in city traffic. Surely the designers of the Prius and RX400h, fighting at night for every milliliter of fuel saved, something comes to mind that people are so disrespectful of running out of crude oil supplies.
However, cars like the Bentley are not built with economy in mind. Bentley, Aston Martin, Maserati, Ferrari and Maybach produce shocking cars: grandeur, luxury and lavishness. In their case, it is not about restrained elegance and anonymity. The more the car shocks and stands out from the crowd, the better for them. For example, the title of "The world's most fuel-efficient car" by other manufacturers would be devastating, and the manufacturers of the most luxurious cars in the world can only be amused.
The Azure alias refers to two generations of the model. The first appeared on the market in 1995 and was based on the Continental R model. Auto, produced in Crewe in England, remained unchanged on the market until 2003. In 2006, a successor appeared - even more luxurious and even more extravagant, although not as British as the first generation of the model (VW took over Bentley).
Many cars are said to be powerful, but in the case of the first-generation Azure, the term “powerful” takes on a whole new meaning. 534 cm long, over 2 m wide and less than 1.5 m high, together with a wheelbase of over 3 m, make the luxurious Bentley a blue whale among cetaceans. Huge is the first word that comes to mind when you get to know Azure in the real world. Be that as it may, the curb weight also classifies this car as a giant giant - less than 3 tons (2 kg) - a value that is more characteristic of small trucks than cars.
However, the huge size, even more knee-deep curb weight and the shape of the body, similar to a skyscraper, were not a problem for the monster installed under the hood - a mighty 8-liter V6.75, supported by a Garret turbocharger, produced 400 hp. authorities. However, in this case, it was not the power that shocked, but the torque: 875 Nm! These parameters were enough for a heavy car to accelerate to 100 km / h in just 6 seconds and accelerate to a maximum of 270 km / h!
The stunning performance and amazing looks of the car have made driving a Bentley one of the most amazing experiences ever. Luxurious, in the full sense of the word, typical English interior made each of the four passengers traveling in the car feel like a member of the elite royal family. The finest leathers, the finest and most expensive woods, the finest audio equipment, and the full range of comfort and safety equipment meant that Lazuli didn't need to prove her aristocracy—she simmered from every inch of the car.
The price was also classified as quite aristocratic - 350 thousand. dollars, that is, more than 1 million złoty at that time (1995). Well, there has always been a price to pay for uniqueness. And the uniqueness in such an aristocratic publication is valued to this day.
