Lot details Registration No: LK56NHC Chassis No: SCBLC48F57CH12264 Mot Expiry: Sept 2018
- Retractable Flying B
- Burr walnut door inlays and picnic trays
- Comprehensive service history
The Bentley Arnage and its Rolls-Royce sibling, the Silver Seraph, were phased in during the Spring of 1998 as replacements for derivatives of the long-serving Mulsanne (Bentley) and Silver Spirit (Rolls-Royce). The bodies for the new cars were built at the Bentley factory in Crewe, while the engines were outsourced. Initially available as a single model, the Arnage was powered by a DOHC 4.4-litre BMW engine force fed by twin turbochargers.
However, it was around this time that Bentley passed into the hands of the Volkswagen Group and Rolls-Royce was acquired by BMW. Not surprisingly, BMW declined to see a rival marque powered by one of its engines, so Volkswagen was forced to find an alternative power plant for the Arnage. In fact the company sourced two and created the option of the Arnage Red Label and Arnage Green Label. The Red Label was initially powered by a Cosworth-built version of the Bentley's stalwart single-turbo OHV 6.75-litre V8, while the short-lived Green Label utilised a Bentley-modified version of the Arnage's original BMW unit. The Red label gave way to the Arnage R in 2002, which was itself upgraded in 2007. The revised engine featured a pair of Mitsubishi turbochargers and drove through a six-speed ZF automatic transmission. With 454bhp and a whopping 645 lb ft of torque, the new R could sprint to 60mph in 5.5 seconds and on to a top speed just shy of 170mph.
This highly distinctive all Black Arnage R boasts this later specification. Its luxurious specification includes in-car phone system, part wood-rim steering wheel, burr walnut door inlays and picnic trays, and retractable 'Flying B' radiator mascot. Now registering a total mileage of 54,425, 'LK56 NHC' comes complete with full Bentley service records to 42,600 and marque specialist ones thereafter, a pair of keys, and a MOT valid to September 1.
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