Rolls-Royce SZ

Rolls-Royce SZ and Bentley SZ refers to several Rolls-Royce Motors and Bentley Motors Limited[1] automobiles produced between 1980 and 2003.

The SZ series succeeded the SY series, the basis for the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Bentley T-series produced from 1965 to 1980.[2]

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.[3]

  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.
  3. ^ 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.