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Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud

The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud is a luxury car produced at Crewe from 1955 to 1965 in three series, the last Rolls-Royce sold as a rolling chassis for coachbuilt bodies.

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, officially the 40/50 H.P., is a six-cylinder luxury car launched in 1906 and built until the mid-1920s, whose trials earned Rolls-Royce its reputation.

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is a full-size luxury saloon produced at Crewe from 1965 to 1980, the first Rolls-Royce with monocoque construction, replacing the Silver Cloud.

Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit

The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, also known as the Silver Spirit, is a luxury saloon built at Crewe, England, from 1980 to 1997 as successor to the Silver Shadow II.

Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)

The Rolls-Royce Wraith is a two-door, four-seat luxury coupé built at Goodwood, England, from 2013 to 2023, a Ghost-derived model and the most powerful Rolls-Royce of its time.

Roma Spider

The Ferrari Roma Spider is a front-engined, twin-turbo V8 convertible grand tourer produced by Ferrari from 2023, and the first front-engined Ferrari with a fabric soft top since 1969.

Rooikat

The Rooikat is a South African 8x8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle, named after the Afrikaans word for the caracal, serving as the army's reconnaissance vehicle since 1989.

Roosevelt Highway (auto trail)

The Roosevelt Highway was the name of several 1910s and 1920s auto trails honoring Theodore Roosevelt, the best known running between Portland, Maine, and Portland, Oregon.

Roosevelt Island Tramway

The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway linking Roosevelt Island to Manhattan across the East River. Opened in 1976 as a temporary subway substitute, it became a permanent transit link.

Rosalia Indah

Rosalia Indah is an Indonesian intercity bus company founded in 1983 with one vehicle and headquartered in Karanganyar, Central Java, known as "Sultan Palur" and holding a MURI record for its double-decker fleet.

Rosavtodor

Rosavtodor (Russian: Росавтодор), formally the Federal Road Agency, is the federal executive body managing Russia's federal highway network, operating under the Ministry of Transport since 1991.

Rotary (traffic)

A rotary is a circular intersection where traffic travels around a central island, the New England term for what elsewhere is called a traffic circle, typically larger and faster than a roundabout.

Roundabout

A roundabout, also called a traffic circle, is a circular intersection where entering traffic yields to traffic circulating at reduced speed around a central island, reducing crashes.

Route 1 (Iceland)

Route 1, called the Ring Road (Hringvegurinn), is Iceland's longest road, a 1,322 km highway encircling the country and connecting Reykjavík to nearly every region.

Rover (marque)

Rover is a British automotive marque from Coventry, founded as a bicycle maker in 1878 and building cars from 1904 until its collapse in 2005.

Rover 200 / 25

The Rover 200 / 25 was a small British hatchback built from 1995 to 2005, renamed the Rover 25 in 1999 and later spawning the MG ZR and Streetwise.

Rover 75

The Rover 75 is a front-wheel-drive executive saloon built by the British maker Rover from 1998 to 2005 under BMW ownership, and it later spawned the MG ZT.

Rover Company

The Rover Company was a British manufacturing firm founded in Coventry in 1878 as a bicycle maker, known for the 1885 Rover Safety bicycle and the Land Rover marque.

Rover Group

Rover Group was a British volume car manufacturer, the successor to nationalized British Leyland, privatized in 1988, sold to BMW in 1994, and broken up by BMW in 2000.

Rover P6

The Rover P6 is a British executive saloon built at Solihull, England, from 1963 to 1977, sold as the 2000, 2200, and 3500 by engine size.

Rover SD1

The Rover SD1 is a large five-door hatchback executive car built by Rover from 1976 to 1986, winning the 1977 European Car of the Year award.

Rox 01

The Rox 01 (极石01), also sold as the Polestones 01 or Polar Stone 01, is a large off-road-capable extended-range electric SUV from Chinese maker Rox Motor, first launched in China in 2023.

Rox Motor (极石汽车)

Rox Motor (极石汽车), also known as Jishi, is a Chinese new energy vehicle maker founded in Shanghai in January 2021 by Roborock CEO Chang Jing, maker of the ROX 01.

Royal Automobile Club

The Royal Automobile Club is a British private members' club founded in 1897 and renamed by royal decree in 1907, operating clubhouses at Pall Mall and Woodcote Park, Surrey.

Royal Automobile Club of Victoria

The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) is a mutual motoring organization founded in Melbourne in 1903, providing roadside assistance, insurance, and resorts to over 2 million members.

Royal Enfield (India)

Royal Enfield, also known as Enfield India, is an Indian motorcycle manufacturer based in Chennai and a division of Eicher Motors, building motorcycles since 1901.

Royal Enfield Bullet

The Royal Enfield Bullet is a single-cylinder motorcycle first made in Redditch, England, in 1932 and built in India since 1955, in continuous production since 1949.

Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450

The Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is a roadster motorcycle from Indian manufacturer Royal Enfield, launched in July 2024 and powered by a 452 cc liquid-cooled single engine.

Royal Enfield Himalayan

The Royal Enfield Himalayan is an adventure-touring motorcycle from Indian manufacturer Royal Enfield, designed for riding in the Himalayas and launched in 2016, then replaced by a 450 cc liquid-cooled model in 2023.

ŘSD

ŘSD (Ředitelství silnic a dálnic), the Road and Motorway Directorate, is a Czech state enterprise under the Ministry of Transport that manages, builds, and maintains motorways and class I roads.