The Car That Saved Rolls-Royce - The Silver Spirit Story

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Though often bemoaned for its somewhat bland exterior when compared to other Rolls-Royce and Bentley models, the SZ Range, which gave rise to the Silver Spur, Silver Spirit, Mulsanne, Turbo R, Brooklands and Eight, proved to be one of the most flexible car platforms in the company's history, forming the basis of dozens of offshoots either sold in quantity or created bespoke for individual clients, the car, when launched in 1980, being a breath of fresh air for not only Rolls-Royce itself, but the ailing Bentley brand, which was brought back from the brink of discontinuation after years of irrelevance when the sporting prowess of its heritage was injected into its many SZ-based cars.

Chapters:

0:00 - Preamble
0:51 - Troubled Times
3:37 - An Understated Entry
6:24 - Sharp-Suited Luxury
8:15 - Bring Back Bentley
10:58 - A Car for Commerce
12:24 - Going Turbo
14:28 - The Continental Concept
17:20 - Out of Hand and Out of Season
21:33 - Conclusion

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References:
- AROnline (and their respective sources)
- Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit (and their respective sources)
- Wikipedia (and its respective references)