Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

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The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is a luxury British saloon car produced from the mid-1960s to 1980, renowned for its advanced engineering, unibody construction, and opulent comfort.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British automobile
luxury car
saloon car
alsoSoldAs Bentley T-series
assemblyLocation Crewe, England
linked to: Crewe
bodyStyle 4-door saloon
brakeType four-wheel disc brakes
class full-size luxury car
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
curbWeight over 2,100 kg
designer John Polwhele Blatchley
engineConfiguration V8
engineType Rolls-Royce–Bentley V8
faceliftFeature air conditioning improvements
rack-and-pinion steering
revised front suspension geometry
rubber-faced bumpers
faceliftName Silver Shadow II
faceliftYear 1977
fuelType petrol
height approximately 59 inches
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
length approximately 203 inches
manufacturer Rolls-Royce Motors
marketedAs most advanced Rolls-Royce of its time
marketSegment high-end luxury
notableFeature disc brakes on all wheels
hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension
independent suspension on all wheels
power-assisted steering
unibody construction
notableFor high level of sound insulation
opulent interior trim
platform monocoque
predecessor Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
productionEndYear 1980
productionStartYear 1965
productionType series production luxury saloon
seatingCapacity 5
successor Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
suspensionSystem hydropneumatic self-levelling rear suspension (early cars front and rear)
transmission 3-speed automatic
4-speed automatic
variant Rolls-Royce Camargue (related)
Rolls-Royce Corniche (derived)
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II
long-wheelbase Silver Shadow
wheelbase 119.5 inches (standard saloon)
123.5 inches (long-wheelbase)
width approximately 71 inches

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Rolls-Royce Motors notableProduct Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow variant Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II
linked to: Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow variant long-wheelbase Silver Shadow
linked to: Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit predecessor Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Bentley T-series relatedTo Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Bentley T-series platformSharedWith Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Rolls-Royce Corniche relatedTo Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Rolls-Royce Corniche predecessor Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow two-door
linked to: Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Rolls-Royce Corniche platform Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow platform
linked to: Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
6.75 L Rolls-Royce–Bentley L-series V8 usedIn Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow