Spyker is bouncing back from the whole Saab fiasco and that includes the vital US market. The
Dutch sports car manufacturer returned to the New York Auto Show to
showcase the new C8 Preliator Spyder – complete with its new engine.
Instead of the Audi V8 around which it were originally designed, Spyker is now preparing to use a
new engine sourced from Koenigsegg.
Both the coupe and convertible versions of the C8 Preliator will be powered by
a version of Koenigsegg's 5.0-liter V8, tuned to deliver 600 horsepower and 442 in lb-ft of torque.
Channeled through a six-speed manual transmission, Spyker says that'll send the
new C8 running up to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds, and not stop pulling until it breaks
the 320 km/h barrier.
Spyker says it will only make 100 of these
roadsters, with an automatic soft top and contrasting honeycomb-stitched Litano
leather interior.
Production is set to kick off at CPP Metalcraft in
Coventry, England, by the summer of 2018. North American pricing is slated to
start at US$ 429,000. Expect a good share of those to make their way to the United
States, which itself has accounted for roughly 50 percent of Spyker's
production of late. New York is an especially essential market for the Dutch
automaker, which was first represented in North America by Manhattan Motorcars.
