The Silver Spirit III and Silver Spur III, introduced in 1993, introduced improvements to the engine and some cosmetic updates.

A new design of intake manifold and cylinder heads increased the power output, although it was still stated simply as “adequate” in company literature.

Dual airbags were introduced, and independent adjustment of the rear seats.

The parameters of the active suspension system were also modified so that the shock absorbers would default into “soft” ride mode when they wore out (in the previous Mark II, the shock absorbers defaulted into “hard” ride mode when they wore out, noticeably impacting ride quality).

For the 1996 model year the numeric portion of the model name was dropped since the designation IV is unacceptable in certain Far-Eastern markets.

These cars had wraparound bumpers front and rear extending into the wheel arches, to make the models appear more modern.

The tops of these bumpers were placed above the level of the earlier cars, thus reducin...