In the midst of a global economic crisis, I am certain a lot of you were thinking all the manufacturers would lay low, right? Not so with Bentley. Meet the high-performance Azure T, fitted with the well-known 6.75 liter 500hp V-8. Bentley promises performance of 0-60mph in 5.2 seconds, with a top speed of 179mph. Pretty remarkable stuff considering the Azure T’s 5,699lb curb weight.
Bentley touts the Azure T as the “world’s most elegant four-seat convertible”, which is fantastic because they pretend the Rolls-Royce Drophead Coupe doesn’t exist. Apart from the more powerful engine, Bentley has endowed the Azure T with several exterior and interior upgrades.
The laymen would be forgiven if they asked if this is the right time to introduce an automobile of such incredible extravagance. My answer to them is…it doesn’t matter. The typical new Bentley buyer has such a high net worth that disturbances in the economy are not enough to deter a purchase. In other words, he/she could lose in a day what could be a lifetime’s earnings to you or I, and not bat an eyelash over the (undisclosed) price of entry for a new Azure T. With that in mind, Bentley had no reason whatsoever to scrap or delay plans of the car. Some more eye candy for you…
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This is a dream car. I don’t like the wood trim inside, but I wouldn’t complain if this car was given to me. haha
Looks Migh-T fine to me.