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Spyker has spent its last few weeks before the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show's debut teasing its new car, coming after a pretty long hiatus caused by multiple problems that can easily be summed up with "no money."
Now, the eccentric Dutch company is staging a comeback, and it has chosen the Swiss motor show to present its new car to the world. Called the C8 Preliator, this latest creation from Spyker was rumored to hide some sort of electrification for its powertrain, be it hybrid or even full-electric. We're... happy - we guess - to report it has none of that, but uses a supercharged 4.2-liter V8 engine instead.
If we're to talk numbers, they stack up more than decently: the internal combustion engine produces 525 hp and 443 lb-ft (600 Nm), translating into a 3.7-second sprint from zero to 60 mph (96 km/h) and a top speed of 201 mph (323 km/h). For a rear-wheel-driven car, that's more than you could hope for.
The cool part is that the Spyker C8 Preliator comes with a six-speed manual transmission - which, in pure Spyker style, has some of the linkage exposed, but more on that shortly - though an automatic with the same number of gears is optionally available as well.
So, should we talk design? The general impression is that there's too much going on on C8 Preliator's outside, while the interior is enough to give those less stoic a seizure. Of course, that's always been Spyker's charm, and if you don't like this luxury-steam-punk recipe, then Spyker is definitely not your cup of tea.
Personally, I'm somewhere in the middle. I love looking at these cars, but only every now and then, so as to maintain the sense of occasion. Going into detail, that brushed aluminum on the outside might be too much for some (i.e. yours truly), but the wheels look good, and the quality of the craftsmanship is unquestionable.
It seems like Spyker managed to fool everyone into thinking it was a much more progressive-thinking company than it really was, but we doubt too many people were disappointed to find a V8 engine under its hood. So all's well until we reach the aspect of the asking price: 303,000 Sterling Pounds for the manual, and 309,000 equally Sterling Pounds for the automatic. That's €390,000 ($423,000) and €400,000 ($431,000), respectively. Let's wish Spyker all the luck in the world, as it will definitely need it.
If we're to talk numbers, they stack up more than decently: the internal combustion engine produces 525 hp and 443 lb-ft (600 Nm), translating into a 3.7-second sprint from zero to 60 mph (96 km/h) and a top speed of 201 mph (323 km/h). For a rear-wheel-driven car, that's more than you could hope for.
The cool part is that the Spyker C8 Preliator comes with a six-speed manual transmission - which, in pure Spyker style, has some of the linkage exposed, but more on that shortly - though an automatic with the same number of gears is optionally available as well.
So, should we talk design? The general impression is that there's too much going on on C8 Preliator's outside, while the interior is enough to give those less stoic a seizure. Of course, that's always been Spyker's charm, and if you don't like this luxury-steam-punk recipe, then Spyker is definitely not your cup of tea.
Personally, I'm somewhere in the middle. I love looking at these cars, but only every now and then, so as to maintain the sense of occasion. Going into detail, that brushed aluminum on the outside might be too much for some (i.e. yours truly), but the wheels look good, and the quality of the craftsmanship is unquestionable.
It seems like Spyker managed to fool everyone into thinking it was a much more progressive-thinking company than it really was, but we doubt too many people were disappointed to find a V8 engine under its hood. So all's well until we reach the aspect of the asking price: 303,000 Sterling Pounds for the manual, and 309,000 equally Sterling Pounds for the automatic. That's €390,000 ($423,000) and €400,000 ($431,000), respectively. Let's wish Spyker all the luck in the world, as it will definitely need it.
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