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Bentley Arnage facelift

Full-Size Sedan

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Bentley Arnage facelift is full-size ultra-luxury sedan in production from 2006 to 2009. It is available with a V8 engine that displaces 6.75L that traces its heritage back decades.

While the original Arnage came with an NA BMW V8 engine (M62) at first and two single-turbo Rolls-Royce Bentley OHV engines, the facelifted Arnage features a bi-turbo setup that was becoming popular in the industry around the mid-2000s. Another key update is the new ZF 6HP transmission, which replaced the GM 4L80E.

With a 19.5L/100km (12.1mpg) fuel "dis-economy", owners have to be prepared to pay for their "smiles-per-mile".

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What we found

Neofiliac score 59%

Pros

Exceptional elegance
Double-wishbone suspensions all-around
Exhaust characteristics of pushrod
Improved reliability
Up to 507hp of power and tremendous 1000Nm of torque

Cons

Very high fuel consumption

What external reviewers found

External score 81%

Pros

Fantastic V8
Lots of fun to drive

Cons

No automatic gearbox
No steering wheel mounted shift paddles

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Specifications

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External Reviews

carmagazine^[1]

Reviewer score 81% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from carmagazine have found:

The Arnage R and RL are up to 450bhp from 400bhp. The T model now stumps up 500bhp and a mighty 1000Nm of torque. There are two new low-inertia turbos, a reprofiled camshaft and a new roller tappet system.

Pros

Fantastic V8
Lots of fun to drive

Cons

No automatic gearbox
No steering wheel mounted shift paddles

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References

^ Bentley Arnage T (2006) review. [carmagazine].

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