The Azure T is a road car from Bentley, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 6.8 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 500 bhp (507 PS/373 kW) at 4200 rpm and 1000 Nm (738 lbft/102 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 2695 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 288 km/h or 179 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 28.8/14.1/19.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 465.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3116 mm | 122.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Length | 5410 mm | 213 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1492 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2695 kg | 5941 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 96 litres | 21.1 [25.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bentley | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.8 litre 6761 cc (412.582 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.2 × 99.1 mm
4.1 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 507 PS (500 bhp) (373 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 1000 Nm (738 ft·lb) (102 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.1 kW/litre 75 ps/litre 74 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
147.91 Nm/litre
1.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1858.7 kPa (269.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 845.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 12.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 288 km/h (179 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 188.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 138.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 185.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.23 kg/kW 12.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 28.8/14.1/19.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 28.8/14.1/19.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 3.5/7.1/5.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 9.8/20.0/14.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 8.2/16.7/12.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 465.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.180 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 191466 | ||
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| RAC rating | 53.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Bentley Azure T added 2008-11-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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