Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
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Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit: The 1980s Luxury Saloon
The Silver Spirit was Rolls-Royce's flagship saloon of the 1980s and 1990s, continuing the brand's tradition of supreme comfort.
Introduced in 1980 to replace the Silver Shadow, the Silver Spirit carried Rolls-Royce luxury into a new decade with crisper, more angular styling. It retained the V8 engine and emphasized the serene, isolated ride for which the brand was famous.
Built over a long production run with several series of updates, the Silver Spirit offered the hallmark hand-crafted interior of leather and wood, advanced (for the time) suspension, and effortless performance. A long-wheelbase version, the Silver Spur, added rear-seat space.
The Silver Spirit anchored the Rolls-Royce range through the 1980s and 1990s, a dignified flagship in the brand's pre-BMW era.