Rolls-Royce Silver Spur Specs

Every Rolls-Royce Silver Spur generation, measured

One row per generation. Watch the weight column — that is where most of the change happens for the Rolls-Royce Silver Spur, 0 lb of it since 1981, and it is the number that decides fuel use, tyre wear and how far the car takes to stop.

Silver Spur year by year

Measured every model year, not just at generation changes — 7 years on record for the Rolls-Royce Silver Spur. Small moves inside a generation are facelifts; the jumps are the 2 new platforms below.

Will a Silver Spur fit

The practical question behind every dimensions search, and for a 17.7-foot Rolls-Royce Silver Spur it has a straight answer. A single-car garage in the US is typically 20 feet deep and a street parking space about 18, so the Silver Spur clears the garage by 1.3 ft. We allow a foot of clearance in both — nobody parks to the millimetre.

Against cars of the same length

Compared with 315 vehicles within ten inches of the same length — a fair proxy for «cars of this size», regardless of what the marketing calls them.

A longer wheelbase for the same overall length means shorter overhangs — usually more cabin space and a steadier ride. At 5,071 lb the Rolls-Royce Silver Spur is 578 lb heavier than typical for its size, which generally shows up as fuel economy and stopping distance.

How we measure

Dimensions come from NHTSA vPIC and Transport Canada vehicle records — manufacturer-declared figures, held in metric and converted to inches and pounds for display, 7 measured model years for the Rolls-Royce Silver Spur between 1981 and 1989.

One row per generation, not per model year: manufacturers rarely change the body between facelifts, and the Rolls-Royce Silver Spur fits into 2 rows instead of 7. Where a generation offered several body styles, the figures are the base measurements for that generation of the Rolls-Royce Silver Spur.