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When you do see it, if you are so blessed, we hope it is on a twisty piece of asphalt cut into a hillside or along an ocean somewhere, with a blazing blue sky behind it and one of its 42 colors glistening in the light. You can't mistake it for anything else. The massive coupe is a gorgeous extension of the Azure from which it was born. And yet it is incredibly nimble on its 20-inch rims and lightning fast--as in 0 to 60 mph in 5.0 seconds.
Named after a racetrack located in Surrey, England, Bentley Azure’s coupe sibling is all you’d expect from a company that makes cars for the ultra-rich: super-luxurious, extra-powerful, unique and of course, handmade. Powered by the most powerful Crewe-built V8 engine ever produced, the Brookland’s twin-turbocharged 6.75-litre unit develops 530bhp and 1.050 Nm of torque. Even if you have the dough though, you’d better hurry up and sign-up for one as the Brookland’s production will be strictly limited to just 550 cars with deliveries expected to start in the first half of 2008.
The Bentley Brooklands wags a politically incorrect finger as it solidifies the position of enormo-coupes in the marketplace. Really, now, could there be any more frivolous and, well, ludicrous a car? And listen up: We love it! The Bentley Brooklands shouts, "Back, swine! Luxury coming through!" and does it so incredibly well that you cannot fault it.
You wouldn't expect a tank like this to get fuel economy that would warm the hearts of environmentalists. It boasts a city rating of 9.8 mpg and a highway number of 20.1. The combined rating of 14.5 mpg is similar to that of our former long-term Chevrolet Suburban.
When you have a car of this value, you want to make sure it stays there when you park it in your carriage house. That's why there are so many alarms and electronic countermeasures. Short of turning an intruder into a pile of ashes, the Brooklands is well armed to take on the least scrupulous ruffians. Its multitiered security system senses when the area around the car is infringed upon; the Brits call it a perimetric exterior and volumetric interior volume-sensing alarm with glass-break and inclination sensors. We believe that last sensor detects when the car is lifted, rather than when a potential thief has an inclination to do your car harm. There's also a multifunction alarm with immobilizer.
But again, the last thing you want to be in this Brooklands Bentley is immobile. Coddled in comfort, swathed in speed, you are invited to stuff your foot to the throttle and have a go. And once you do, you will smile all the while.
I've found a nice review for Bentley Brooklands:
Since its global unveiling last year, Bentley's Brooklands coupe had enthusiasts wondering how it will drive. Here is the answer.
For this story right now, it would be too easy to lay on you, first thing, the technical specifications of Bentley's beast coupe. It would be easier still to share the fine old British historical reasoning behind its Brooklands name.
It would be too easy and too cruel, for what you really want to know is just how this mother of all two-doors drives.
The Bentley Brooklands wags a not politically correct finger as it solidifies enormo-coupes' position in the marketplace. Really, now, could there be any more frivolous and, well, ludicrous a car? And listen up: WE LOVE IT! The Bentley Brooklands shouts, "Back, swine! Luxury coming through!" and does it so incredibly well that you cannot fault it.
As for its ability to get up and step away at speed, how could it not with hardware built precisely for a thoroughbred? A 6.75-liter twin-turbocharged V8 produces 530 hp and an amazing 774 lb-ft of torque. In numbers you can share at the barbershop, top speed is 184mph, and the ever necessary passing from 50 to 70 mph takes a scant 2.4 seconds. Talk about torque. And all from a vehicle that tips the scales at 5853 pounds.
Read more: autoweek.com
