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.
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There is nothing more satisfying than watching 2 different techs, on 2 different occasions struggle with a trim rattle and then swooping in and fixing it on the first try.

There is something about having the boss save the day that is very humbling to even the best mechanic.

The problem this time? A loose captive nut/washer contraption in the convertible top frame of an 07 Eclipse that rattled intermittently over uneven roads.

That’s right folks, pretty soon Bubbe & Zaidy will be able to cruise their fave Miami hot spots in a shiny new 2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible. Thanks to Chrysler’s flexible production line in Sterling Heights Michigan, the first new Sebring convertible is now being produced on the same line as the hard top Sebring and Avenger cousin.

Full press release with info on the plant and Sebring after the break
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That has to be one of the funniest lines I’ve heard in a long time. It came from the wife of business man turned TV host Kevin O’Leary upon hearing that he had bought a 2004 Porsche 911 C4S.

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