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2007 Bentley Azure

Switzerland • 30 Jun 2024

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This 2007 Bentley Azure, a US market model built to special order, presents a unique opportunity. With less than 20,500 km since new and a history of use at the Montreux Jazz Festival, this Azure offers both luxury and provenance. Imported to Switzerland in 2019, it comes with Swiss registration documents and boasts a striking white exterior with a white/blue interior.

Condition

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Although the listing doesn't fully detail the car's current condition, the low mileage and history of transporting VIPs suggest it has been well-maintained. The description notes it was built to special order and has been with its current owner since 2019, further implying careful ownership. Given the limited information, a rating of 'Very Good' seems appropriate, assuming slight wear consistent with its age and use.

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Automatic

Transmission:

SCBDC47L37CX12482

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Odometer:

12,738 miles

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RHD/LHD:

LHD

• United States model • Built to special order • Less than 20,500 km since new • Imported into Switzerland in 2019 • Swiss registration document Bentley Motors' owners since 1998, Volkswagen 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 ex...