Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph
| Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Motors |
| Production | 1998–2002 |
| Model years | 1999–2002 |
| Assembly | United Kingdom: Crewe, England |
| Designer | Steve Harper under Graham Hull |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size luxury car (F) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Bentley Arnage |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 5.4 L M73TUB54 V12 |
| Transmission | 5-speed ZF 5HP30 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,117 mm (122.7 in) 3,366 mm (132.5 in) (Park Ward) |
| Length | 5,390 mm (212.2 in) 5,639 mm (222 in) (Park Ward) |
| Width |
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| Height | 1,514 mm (59.6 in) |
| Kerb weight | 2,350 kg (5,181 lb) 2,450 kg (5,401 lb) (Park Ward) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit (Silver Seraph) Rolls-Royce Silver Spur (Park Ward) |
| Successor | Rolls-Royce Ghost (Silver Seraph) Rolls-Royce Ghost EWB (Park Ward) Rolls-Royce Phantom VII (Park Ward) |
The Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph and its somewhat stretched version, the Rolls-Royce Park Ward, are full-size luxury automobiles manufactured and marketed by Rolls-Royce Motors from 1998 to 2002. The Silver Seraph (and its Bentley Arnage twin) were launched in March 1998, at the Geneva Motor Show. They replaced the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit and the slightly longer Silver Spur, made from 1980 through 1997.
Silver Seraph production ended in late 2002, when Volkswagen's marketing licence for the Rolls-Royce marque were handed over to owner BMW, who began to manufacture Rolls-Royce cars (initially the Phantom VII) from 2003, under a new corporation, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Production of the Bentley-badged Arnage version continued into the late 2000s, which even involved a return of the (much updated) old 6.75L V8 Rolls-Royce engine.