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Bentley Arnage T Sports

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Bentley Arnage T Sports
Lot number 54
Hammer value N/S (est. £36,000 - £40,000)
Description Bentley Arnage T Sports
Registration LK05 PJU
Year 2005
Colour Tungsten Grey Metallic
Engine size 6,749 cc
Chassis No. SCBLF34F85CH10707
Engine No. 106019

At its launch in 1998, the Bentley Arnage initially used a twin-turbo version of the BMW 4.4-litre V8 which produced 349bhp and 420lb/ft of torque, sufficient to launch the 2.5 tonne beast to 60mph in just 6.2 seconds on its way to a top speed of 160mph.

However, when VW took over the Bentley brand in 1999, the BMW powerplant was replaced (much to the delight of enthusiasts) with the traditional Rolls-Royce 6.75-litre V8 with a single Garrett turbocharger which gave 400bhp and 616lb/ft – making the new Arnage Red Label the fastest and most powerful four-door production car in the world.

In 2002 an even more powerful version was introduced, the Arnage T, which featured a comprehensively re-engineered version of the big V8 including a new Bosch engine management system and twin turbos which raised the output to 459bhp and 645lb/ft – sufficient grunt to crack 60mph in 5.5 seconds and touch 170mph flat out, making it the fastest road-going Bentley ever made.

But it isn’t the colossal performance that makes the Arnage special; it is the fabulous interior that really impresses anyone lucky enough to get inside. In the words of the Daily Telegraph: “The cabin is the apotheosis of wood-and-leather luxury and it coddles the occupants like no other car. The rear seats are beyond comfortable, they are an occasion. Just sitting in front of the exquisite dashboard and seeing the tiny instrument needles creep past Eric Gill’s locomotive typeface – there isn’t a cheap way into this sort of hedonism, other cars simply don’t have these things.” Or, as Jeremy Clarkson put it: “It’s like Blenheim Palace – on speed.”

This particular Arnage T dates from 2005 and has covered less than 28,000 miles from new with five Bentley service stamps to date, the last less than 3,000 miles ago. Presented in Tungsten Grey with a Beluga hide interior, it is packed full of options including the Mulliner Level 2 trim package, sports suspension, burr walnut and bright aluminium inserts, sat nav, quad exhausts, heated seats front and rear, hands-free phone, privacy glass and much, much more.

With four owners from new, the current since 2011, the car is said to be in “near new condition throughout.” It has an MOT until October and tax until June and is ready to waft away today. Motoring doesn’t get any more imperious than this and the lucky new owner will feel like a millionaire every time they slip behind the wheel.
 

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