Rolls Royce Silver Spirit және Silver Spur тарихы

the car

The Rolls Royce Silver Spirit is a full size luxury car produced by Rolls Royce Motors, in Crewe, England, from 1980 to 1997. It was the first model in the SZ series. The Silver Spur is a long wheelbase version of the Silver Spirit, produced from 1980 to 2000. Other updates included the adoption of ABS and fuel injection as standard for all models and markets. The last Mark I Silver Spirit/Spur was chassis no KCH27798, with Mark II cars starting with 29001. The fuel injection system was now Bosch's MK Motronic. Originally retaining the three speed Turbo Hydramatic GM400 transmission from earlier Spirits/Spurs, a four speed unit (the GM 4L80E) was introduced in the winter of 1991. Exterior and interior changes were minimal, with a considerably smaller steering wheel and two additional ventilation outlets added to the fascia mildly modernising the look up front.

The Silver Spirit III and Silver Spur III were introduced in 1993, featuring engine improvements and some cosmetic updates. A new design of intake manifold and cylinder heads increased power output. The parameters of the semi active suspension system were modified so that shock absorbers would default into "soft" ride mode when they wore out (rather than "hard" in the previous Mark II, noticeably impacting ride quality). Dual airbags were introduced inside, along with independent adjustment of the rear seats.

The 1994–1995 Flying Spur was a turbocharged, higher performance version of the Silver Spur III. 134 cars were produced.

The Silver Dawn is a special edition of the Silver Spur III with several additional options, such as Electronic Traction Assistance System and rear seat heaters. The radiator height is reduced by and the size of the Spirit of Ecstasy was reduced by 20 per cent. The new front was later inherited by the Mark IV series. This model appeared one year earlier on the American market before becoming available to the rest of the world.

Designed in the autumn of 1992, the New Silver Spirit/New Silver Spur was the final revision of the Silver Spirit and Silver Spur, introduced late in 1995 as a 1996 model. A marketing decision had been made that the cars should not get a "series IV" designation because the number four is a homonym for death in some Far Eastern languages. to use up Silver Spirit bodies and parts remaining in stock.

The Rolls Royce Park Ward Limousine is a limited edition Silver Spur/Spirit mark IV with a extended wheelbase and a taller roof. The Park Ward replaced the Silver Spur/Spirit Touring Limousine. In the middle of the 1998 model year the name was changed to Rolls Royce Silver Spur Park Ward. The model nomenclature on the badge on the rear of the car says Park Ward. Standard equipment on this model included a bar cabinet with crystal decanters and goblets, intercom, an electrically operated division and a backseat sunroof. The Rolls Royce Park Ward Limousine should not be confused with succeeding stretched Rolls Royce Silver Seraph Park Ward, which was based on the car that replaced the Silver Spirit and was available from 2000–2002.

Rolls Royce touring limousines were built to a Robert Jankel design in cooperation with coach builder Mulliner Park Ward, London. The first Silver Spur Limousine was produced in 1982. 16 cars had the extended wheelbase, and 84 cars with extended wheelbase were produced in 1984 and later. One car had a wheelbase extension. These cars were extended at the B pillar, between the front and rear doors. From 1991 on, 99 units of the Touring Limousine with wheelbase extension were produced. The car was lengthened at the C pillar with an opera window added. Like these earlier models, most of the cars had fold down occasional seats in the rear passenger area. The Park Ward Limousine was the last one to be officially extended (, again at the C pillar) with 70 vehicles produced from 1996 to 1999.

Years are the model years based on the VIN (not the years of manufacturing).