The Azure T – powered by a high performance version of Crewe’s outgoing 6750cc engine

Bentley’s Azure range has received a shot in the arm, just as sales have started to nosedive globally. The Azure T – powered by a high performance version of Crewe’s outgoing 6750cc engine – is the latest model to bear the T legend, and has been boosted to 500bhp.

Externally, the Azure has been boosted by the addition of 20-inch five-spoke wheels and tyres, Le Mans-style front wing vents, dark tint matrix grille and a sculpted, retractable Flying B mascot. Performance is typically effortless – top speed is 179mph and the 0-60mph time is 5.2 seconds.

Orders for the Azure T are already being taken.