CAR Online today brings you an sneak preview of Bentley's new flagship coupe. Tipped to be called Havana, it's the ultimate in conspicuous consumption, with a price in excess of £200,000, a V8 engine serving up enough torque to make the earth spin backwards and the most sumptuous interior this side of a sultan's palace. The Havana is expected at spring 2007 Geneva motor show, with sales following in 2008.

It's another indication of Bentley's stunning transformation, from Brit also ran selling 2000 cars a year to a strong luxury player shifting five times that amount. For more on Bentley's strategy, read the interview with boss Franz-Josef Paefgen in the December issue of CAR Magazine.

The Havana is a fixed-head version of the Azure 2+2-seat convertible. Although our spy couldn't bag the front end, it's virtually indistinguishable from the £222,650 drop top, with its twin circular lamps and mesh-filled grille as big as a barn. Measuring around 5.4m-long and weighing around 2.5 tonnes, the old-school Havana needs a big lump to offer effortless performance. And it gets one. The Azure's 6.75-litre twin-turbo V8serves up 450bhp and an immense 645lb ft of torque, enough to waft the barge to 62mph from standstill in a hot hatch-beating 6.0sec or so. Top speed will be limited to 155mph, a speed that can be achieved in serene comfort.

Article from http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/first_o...sid=272&page=1

 

looks ugly imo.

 

Something's just not right about it...

 

those wheels are just horrible.

 

Is it just me, or does it look like its rocking some 20"s in the front and some 18"s on the back?

 

i noticed that to luis

 

looks like a continental gt and an arnage fused together

 

I'm not a big fan, not sure what demographic they're aiming for....probably a much older demographic.

 

too early to tell guys, def. wait for the production version.

 

hmmm....

 

HMMM. CGT 4 me.

 

Something i would be looking at if i were 60+... but nice car and NO ONE beats Bentley Arnage Craftsmanship, I man NO ONE!!!!!!...

Alan

 

What amazes me is they still are spending r and d money developing cars with this ancient arnage platform (the havanna and new azure). I guess they are going to squeeze every last penny out of the arnage platform before they replace it.

 

That car is huge. 5.4 meters LOL that's longer than a LWB 4 door S Class