The Brooklands coupe – extravagant, forceful yet dignified – climaxes a remarkable Bentley chapter. It’s the final model of the Arnage family.
Bentley’s stalwart 6.75-litre twin-turbo V8 was uprated to 537PS, and torque to a tidal 774lb ft. Enough to urge this 2750kg leviathan from rest to 60mph in 5.0 seconds.
It begins with a prow that’s authoritative without brashness. Dinner-plate headlamps and a diamond grille evoke the Bentley origin story. Graceful body design uses pillarless glass to lighten and simplify its profile. Details show love: glinting chrome, subtle knurling, carved vents.
This 2010 car is the very last left-hand-drive example. Contrasting the subtle but rich tungsten paint, it’s all burgundy inside – even the instrument faces. Every crafted detail swerves ephemeral fashion.
Nothing ages a car like display screens. The Brooklands veils them. The satnav motors up from behind a leather-trimmed door. It might have been state of the art 15 years ago, but these days it mostly stays down. The hi-fi’s equally period dot-matrix readout snuggles behind a hinged veneer panel.
The Brooklands is a scarce jewel, having been hand-crafted for just two years from 2008. It’s now an expensive find. No surprise there.
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