Rolls-Royce SZ

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Rolls-Royce SZ and Bentley SZ are the platform of several Rolls-Royce and Bentley [1] automobile models produced from 1980 to 2003.

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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

Bentley SZ models

Notes

  1. ↑ RREC (2014–2015). "Official magazine of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club SZ Register". The Spirit (1). Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ at first as the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 2-door saloon and Silver Shadow Drophead Coupé, until 1971
  4. ↑ 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.
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