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| | '''Bentley Brooklands''' are the name of two [[Bentley]] vehicles, so named in commemoration of Bentley's historic past with the [[Brooklands Circuit|racing circuit]] where Bentley used to race and first established itself as a serious manufacturer. |
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| ! colspan=2 | '''Bentley Brooklands'''
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| | Production
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| | 1992 - 1998
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| | Ultra Luxury
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| The '''Bentley Brooklands''' was a [[Full-size car|full-size]] [[luxury car|luxury sedan]] introduced for 1992 as the marque's new flagship after the [[Bentley Mulsanne]] and [[Bentley Eight]] were discontinued. The Brooklands was replaced by the [[Bentley Arnage]] in 1998 as the Bentley flagship model.
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| ==Description==
| | * [[Bentley Brooklands (1992)]], a full-sized luxury sedan produced by [[Bentley]] between 1992 - 1998. |
| The Brooklands continued [[Bentley|Bentley's]] relatively angular design scheme which was used on both, Rolls-Royce as well as Bentley vehicles, throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. The exterior design featured the classic Bentley waterfall grille as well as dual headlights with wrap-around parking lights. As in many Bentley and [[Rolls-Royce Motors|Rolls-Royce]] vehicles the Brooklands also featured the trademark descending trunklid and chrome B-pillars.
| | * [[Bentley Brooklands (2008)]], an [[Bentley Azure (2006)|Azure]]/[[Bentley Arnage|Arnage]]-based full-sized luxury coupe debuted at the 2007 [[Geneva Motor Show]]. |
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| The interior remained relatively unchanged from previous Bentley models with a more curvaceous design elements surrounding the leather wrapped center console. The steering wheel and interior door panels remained unchanged. The interior continued to be surrounded by ample woodgrain which featured engraved, lighter-colored outlines on the door panels.
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| In the U.S. prices for the Brooklands started at around $156,500.
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| ==Technical specifications==
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| The Bentley Brooklands was driven by a 6.7 L [[V8]] with a 4-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle was [[rear wheel drive]] and featured independent front and rear suspension. While not as large as some other [[luxury car|Ultra-luxury sedans]], the Brooklands remained quite large with an overall length of 211.4" and 214.5" wheelbase (207.4" and 120.5" in SWB trim).
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| ==Related models==
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| {{Bentley Mulsanne}} | |
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.bentleymotors.com| Official Bentley Motors Web-Site]
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| *[http://www.rrab.com/bbrook.htm| Private Brookland Fan-site]
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| {{Bentley}}
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| [[Category:Bentley vehicles]]
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| [[Category:Luxury vehicles]]
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