Rolls-Royce SZ and Bentley SZ refers to several

Rolls-Royce Motors Rolls-Royce Motors was a British luxury car manufacturer, created in 1973 during the de-merger of the Rolls-Royce automotive business from the nationalised Rolls-Royce Limited. It produced luxury cars under the Rolls-Royce and Bentley brands. ...

and

Bentley Motors Limited Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O. Bentley (1888–1971) in 1919 in Cricklewood, North ...

automobiles produced between 1980 and 2003. The SZ series succeeded the SY series, the basis for the

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is a full-sized luxury car produced by British automaker Rolls-Royce in various forms from 1965 to 1980. It was the first of the marque to use unitary body and chassis construction. The Silver Shadow was produced ...

and

Bentley T-series The Bentley T-series is a luxury automobile produced by Bentley Motors Limited in the United Kingdom from 1965 to 1980. It was announced and displayed for the first time at the Paris Motor Show on 5 October 1965 as a Bentley-badged version of the ...

produced from 1965 to 1980. The "SZ" was originally an internal

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at Rolls-Royce Motors. All SZ cars has the letter Z at the fourth position in the

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(VIN) and are powered by the

Rolls-Royce – Bentley L Series V8 engine Rolls-Royce (always hyphenated) may refer to: * Rolls-Royce Limited, a British manufacturer of cars and later aero engines, founded in 1906, now defunct Automobiles * Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the current car manufacturing company incorporated in ...

. The SZ was introduced to the media in Nice ahead of its official

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debut.

Rolls-Royce SZ models

Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit 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 ...

* Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit II * Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit III * Rolls-Royce New Silver Spirit (mark IV) * Rolls-Royce Silver Spur * Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II * Rolls-Royce Silver Spur III * Rolls-Royce New Silver Spur (mark IV) * Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn * Rolls-Royce Flying Spur * Rolls-Royce Touring Limousine * Rolls-Royce Park Ward Limousine * Rolls-Royce Corniche (from 1982) * Rolls-Royce Corniche II * Rolls-Royce Corniche III * Rolls-Royce Corniche IV * Rolls-Royce Corniche V (2000)

Bentley SZ models

* Bentley Mulsanne * Bentley Mulsanne Turbo *

Bentley Eight The Eight was Bentley's "entry-level" offering from 1984 until 1992. Distinguished mainly by a wire-mesh grille radiator instead of vertical slats, the Eight also had somewhat less equipment than the similar Mulsanne on which it was based. This ...

Bentley Turbo R The Bentley Turbo R is a high-performance automobile which was produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1985 to 1999. The "R" stood for "roadholding", to set it apart from its predecessor. It initially inherited the turbocharged engine from the ...

Bentley Turbo RT The Bentley Turbo R is a high-performance automobile which was produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1985 to 1999. The "R" stood for "roadholding", to set it apart from its predecessor. It initially inherited the turbocharged engine from the ...

* Bentley Mulsanne S *

Bentley Continental R The Bentley Continental R is a luxury coupé manufactured by British automobile manufacturer Bentley Motors from 1991 to 2003. It was the first Bentley to feature a body not shared with a Rolls-Royce model since the 1965 S3 Continental and wa ...

Bentley Brooklands Bentley Brooklands is the name of two distinct models produced by British automobile manufacturer Bentley Motors. The first Brooklands was a full-size luxury saloon, launched in 1992 to replace the Bentley Mulsanne and in turn succeeded by the ...

* Bentley Azure (mark I) *

Bentley Continental T Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs. Headquartered in Crewe, England, the company was founded as Bentley Motors Limited by W. O. Bentley (1888–1971) in 1919 in Cricklewood, North ...

* Bentley Touring Limousine * Bentley Corniche (1982-1998)

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