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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British automobile
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luxury car ⓘ saloon car ⓘ |
| alsoSoldAs | Bentley T-series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation | Crewe, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 ⓘ |
| engineType | Rolls-Royce–Bentley V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faceliftFeature |
air conditioning improvements
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rack-and-pinion steering ⓘ revised front suspension geometry ⓘ rubber-faced bumpers ⓘ |
| faceliftName | Silver Shadow II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faceliftYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| height | approximately 59 inches ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| length | approximately 203 inches ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | most advanced Rolls-Royce of its time ⓘ |
| marketSegment | high-end luxury ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
disc brakes on all wheels
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hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension ⓘ independent suspension on all wheels ⓘ power-assisted steering ⓘ unibody construction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high level of sound insulation
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opulent interior trim ⓘ |
| platform | monocoque ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| productionType | series production luxury saloon ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 5 ⓘ |
| successor | Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspensionSystem | hydropneumatic self-levelling rear suspension (early cars front and rear) ⓘ |
| transmission |
3-speed automatic
ⓘ
4-speed automatic ⓘ |
| variant |
Rolls-Royce Camargue (related)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Corniche (derived) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II NERFINISHED ⓘ long-wheelbase Silver Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wheelbase |
119.5 inches (standard saloon)
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123.5 inches (long-wheelbase) ⓘ |
| width | approximately 71 inches ⓘ |
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