Bentley Arnage
| Bentley Arnage | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Bentley Motors Limited |
| Production | 1998–2009 |
| Assembly | Crewe, England |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size luxury car (F) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon/sedan |
| Layout | FR layout longitudinal engine |
| Related | Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4.4 L BMW V8 6.75 L Rolls-Royce V8 twin-turbo 6.8 L Rolls-Royce V8 twin-turbo |
| Transmission | 5-sp ZF 5HP30 automatic 4-sp 4L80-E automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 122.77 in (3,118 mm). |
| Length | 212.37 in (5,394 mm). |
| Width | 76.06 in (1,932 mm). |
| Height | 59.69 in (1,516 mm) |
| Kerb weight | 5,120 lb (2,320 kg) (Green Label), 5,699 lb (2,585 kg) (2003 Arnage R) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Brooklands Turbo R |
| Successor | Mulsanne |
| 2007 Arnage spec | |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Related | Bentley Brooklands |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.8 L Rolls-Royce V8 twin-turbo |
| Transmission | 6-sp ZF 6HP-26 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,116–3,366 mm (122.7–132.5 in) |
| Length | 5,400–5,640 mm (212.6–222.0 in) |
| Width | 1,900 mm (74.8 in) |
| Height | 1,515 mm (59.6 in) |
| Kerb weight | 2,585–2,655 kg (5,699–5,853 lb) |
The Bentley Arnage was a large luxury car produced by Bentley Motors in Crewe, England from 1998 to 2009. The Arnage, and its Rolls-Royce-branded sibling, the Silver Seraph, were introduced in the Spring of 1998, and were the first entirely new designs for the two marques since 1980.
Another break from the past was to be found under the bonnet, for decades home to the same 6.75-litre V8 engine, a powerplant which could trace its roots back to the 1950s. The new Arnage was to be powered by a BMW V8 engine, with Cosworth-engineered twin-turbo installation, and the Seraph was to employ a BMW V12 engine.
The Arnage is over 5.4 meters (212 in) long, 1.9 metres (75 in) wide, and has a kerb weight of more than 2.5 metric tonnes. For a brief period it was the most powerful and fastest four-door saloon on the market.
In September 2008, Bentley announced that production of the model would cease during 2009.
Following the uplift in sales for all of Rolls-Royce, and resurgence of the Bentley marque, the then-owner, Vickers, set about preparing a new model to replace the derivatives of the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit/Bentley Mulsanne which it had been selling since 1980. In a complete switch from tradition, these new cars would have bodies built at the Crewe factory, with its internal combustion engines built elsewhere.
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