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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Bentley Azure first, top-up: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 1996 Bentley Azure, front right: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 2001 Bentley Azure Mulliner Wide Body interior: Rutger van der Maar· CC BY 2.0
- 4. 2007 Bentley Azure Auto: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. 96 Bentley Azure side (cropped): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
- 6. Azure interior: User Jagvar on en.wikipedia· Public domain
- 7. Bentley Azure 2007 1: Thomas doerfer· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Bentley Continental R Azure 1995-2003 frontleft: Detectandpreserve· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. 2002 Bentley Azure Mulliner: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. 2003 Bentley Azure Auto 1: Calreyn88· CC BY-SA 4.0
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
- plug-in Bigger battery you charge from a plug; short trips can be fully electric.
spec sheet
- built
- 1996–now
- body
- estate / wagon, convertible
- engine
- 3.0 L–6.8 L
- cylinders
- 8
- turbo
- some versions
- power
- 335–542 hp
- drive
- rear-wheel drive
- gearbox
- automatic
- seats
- 5
- doors
- 4
- weight
- 2,632 kg
- fuel use
- 12.8–19.5 L/100 km
- CO₂
- 294–465 g/km
- US rating
- 11–12 mpg
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- Compact Cars, Subcompact Cars
- avg new price NL
- € 349.148
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
80 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1578 of all models. Most common build year: 2023 (18 cars).
19962026
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (3)
- Azure 39
- Azure Hybrid 26
- Azure V8 15
🇺🇸 US versions (9)
Every version the EPA tested, model years 1998–2010. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.
| year | version | engine | gearbox | drive | fuel | mpg | L/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Azure | 6.8 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 6-spd | RWD | Premium | 11 | 21.4 |
| 2009 | Azure | 6.7 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S6) | RWD | Premium | 11 | 21.4 |
| 2008 | Azure | 6.7 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S6) | RWD | Premium | 11 | 21.4 |
| 2007 | Azure | 6.7 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic (S6) | RWD | Premium | 11 | 21.4 |
| 2003 | Azure | 6.8 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 12 | 19.6 |
| 2001 | Azure | 6.8 L 8 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 12 | 19.6 |
| 2000 | Azure | 6.7 L 8 cyl | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 12 | 19.6 |
| 1999 | Azure | 6.8 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 12 | 19.6 |
| 1998 | Azure | 6.7 L 8 cyl turbo | Automatic 4-spd | RWD | Premium | 12 | 19.6 |
Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.