Rolls-Royce SZ
Rolls-Royce SZ and Bentley SZ are the platform of several Rolls-Royce and Bentley[1] automobile models produced from 1980 to 2003.
The SZ series succeeded the SY series, the basis for the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Silver Wraith, and Bentley T-series, produced from 1965 to 1980,[2] as well as the Rolls-Royce Corniche, produced[3] from 1966–1995.
The "SZ" was originally an internal code name at Rolls-Royce Motors. All SZ cars has the letter Z at the fourth position in the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and are powered by the Rolls-Royce – Bentley L Series V8 engine. The SZ was introduced to the media in Nice ahead of its official Geneva Motor Show debut.[4]
Rolls-Royce SZ models
[edit]- Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
- Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit II
- Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit III
- Rolls-Royce New Silver Spirit (mark IV)
- Rolls-Royce Silver Spur
- Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II
- Rolls-Royce Silver Spur III
- Rolls-Royce New Silver Spur (mark IV)
- Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn
- Rolls-Royce Flying Spur
- Rolls-Royce Touring Limousine
- Rolls-Royce Park Ward Limousine
- Rolls-Royce Corniche (from 1982)
- Rolls-Royce Corniche II
- Rolls-Royce Corniche III
- Rolls-Royce Corniche IV
- Rolls-Royce Corniche V (2000)
Bentley SZ models
[edit]- Bentley Mulsanne
- Bentley Mulsanne Turbo
- Bentley Eight
- Bentley Turbo R
- Bentley Turbo RT
- Bentley Mulsanne S
- Bentley Continental R
- Bentley Brooklands
- Bentley Azure (mark I)
- Bentley Continental T
- Bentley Touring Limousine
- Bentley Corniche (1982-1998)
Notes
[edit]- ^ RREC (2014–2015). "Official magazine of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club SZ Register". The Spirit (1). Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Hull, Graham (204). "SZ Replacing a Shadow". Inside the Rolls-royce & Bentley Styling Department 1971 to 2001. Veloce Publishing. pp. 32–40. ISBN 9781845846015.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ at first as the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 2-door saloon and Silver Shadow Drophead Coupé, until 1971
- ^ Bobbitt, Malcolm (2005). Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit and Silver Spur: Bentley Mulsanne, Eight, Continental, Turbo R, Brooklands and Azure. Veloce Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 9781904788751. Retrieved 26 April 2014.