Bentley Brooklands Coupé, 2009
Bentley Brooklands II
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Chassis No.: SCBCC42M29CX14223
€161,000 EUR | Sold
- Delivered new to Belgium, ordered in 2007
- 6.75-litre Twin Turbocharged V8, 530bhp and 1.050Nm torque
- Gorgeous Barnato Green with Saffron leather interior
- Numerous desirable options
- 42,600 kilometres from new
- €379.633,87 price new
- Bentley dealer maintained
"Big, beautiful, rapid and surprisingly fine-handling; one of the most desirable coupés there is.
The Brooklands is Bentley's new flagship coupé, and a deeply impressive, deeply seductive machine it is too." – Autocar.
Introduced at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show for the 2008 model year, the 2nd Generation Bentley Brooklands was a fixed-head version of the Bentley Azure Convertible (itself related to the Bentley Arnage). Bentley Motors' owners since 1998, Volkswagen had kept the existing Continental R-based Azure Convertible in production until 2003 but delayed introducing its successor for a further three years. Production of the new Azure thus began for the 2006 model year. This time the Azure was based on the more modern Arnage platform. The latter had been built in two forms: Green Label (with BMW power) and Red Label with the long-running Rolls-Royce/Bentley 6.75-litre pushrod V8.
A legacy of the Rolls-Royce/Bentley takeover battle with BMW, Volkswagen's use of a rival manufacturer's engines could only be a temporary measure, and so future models would use the 'old' Bentley V8, suitably up-rated with twin turbochargers for the new Azure Convertible. As well as the twin turbochargers, replacing the single unit used previously, this venerable engine was extensively reworked, Bentley claiming that more than half the parts were new. In this form it produced 450bhp, while a new ZF six-speed automatic transmission fed power to the rear wheels. "In a word, wonderful," was how Autocar magazine greeted the new Azure, which was also reckoned "notably better for the new gearbox. Overall, it's amazing how much difference a decent auto 'box can make".
A two-door, four-seater, pillar-less coupé, the new Brooklands was a hand-assembled car made in limited numbers, employing traditional coachbuilding skills in wood and leather. As such, it was a worthy successor to the glamorous Bentley Continentals of the past. Autocar's Steve Sutcliffe was highly impressed: "Before you so much as turn the key or press the starter button it's best to drink in and enjoy what surrounds you in a Brooklands. Which, in a nutshell, is just about the best place to find yourself on four wheels, even by Rolls-Royce or Ferrari standards of interior design."
Production was to be limited to 550 cars (although only 432 were built), with deliveries commencing in the 2008. Like the contemporary Azure, the Brooklands was powered by the 6.75-litre Bentley L-Series twin-turbocharged V8 engine, in Brooklands specification producing 530bhp at a lowly 4,000rpm with a mighty 1050Nm of torque available at 3,250 revs. As in the Azure, a ZF six-speed automatic gearbox transmitted power to the rear wheels. Bentley claimed a 0-100km/h time of 5.0 seconds and a top speed of 296km/h. The list price at launch was £230,000 (approximately €258,000). Autocar concluded its Brooklands test by declaring it to be "the best car Bentley has produced since VW took charge, and no mistake".
Offered for sale by the original owner, this Brooklands was ordered in September 2007 as number 7, but was not delivered via Bentley Belgium until February 2009. It is finished in gorgeous Barnato Green with Saffron leather interior, and was ordered with a host of desirable options including the following:
'Mirror finish' paintwork
Le Mans lower front wing vents
Park distance control
Power folding door mirrors
Full hide interior
dark stained burr walnut veneer
Fluted hide sports seats
Satellite navigation
Audio system with MP3/6 CD autochanger
Multi-zone electronic climate control
Electrically adjustable steering wheel with easy entry/exit feature
Driver, passenger, side and roof airbags
Electronic stability control system
The 'as delivered' price was a staggering €379,633! Still registered today on its original number '675-LBB', the Bentley has been enjoyed by the owner from day one exclusively as a 'leisure car', hence the low odometer reading of only some 42,000 kilometres. This Brooklands was always serviced by official Bentley dealerships, first Brussels later Knokke. It should be noted that the original audio system was not working properly and has been replaced with a more modern type of another brand. Accompanying documentation includes the original purchase invoice; Belgian registration documents. A wonderful opportunity to own one of these ultimate hand-built Bentleys at a fraction of its cost new.
Стоимость
674 447 AED
