"For the tenacious, no road is impassable."
For the lover of handcrafted performance cars, no Spyker is undesirable.
The Dutch-designed and handbuilt sports car, bearing the Latin motto, "Nulla tenaci envia est via," is now available at Motorsports of Scottsdale/ Lamborghini of Scottsdale, Raintree and Hayden roads. The Spyker C8 Spyder convertible starts at $269,995 and the C8 Laviolette coupe at $292,500.
These are high-performance, low-production twoseater mid-engines very much at the Ferrari and Lamborghini pinnacle, with naturally aspirated allaluminum Audi V8 engines, fueled through eight injection throttle bodies and four overhead camshafts and five valves per cylinder. The output is about 400 horsepower, 480 pounds of torque, and a redline at about 7,500 rpm. Stainless steel four-into-one highperformance exhausts exit from both sides of the engine.
Jay Leno owns one, as well as other celebrities. "The Spyker buyer is somebody who wants exclusivity, who appreciates high- quality craftsmanship and has |
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probably owned a Ferrari or Lamborghini before," says Motorsports General Manager Ros de Giaxa. "The Spyker driver is someone who needs a car which you don't see a second one next to you at a traffic light."
Almost anyone at the light will be seeing Spyker taillights: With a top speed of 187 miles per hour, the light 2,805-pound vehicle accelerates 0–60 mph in about 4.5 seconds through either a sequential or manual six-speed gearbox without electronic intervention.
Although lesser known to many enthusiasts, the Spykers have heritage as well as exclusivity, performance, and craftsmanship. The company traces itself to the Dutch brothers, Spijker, who in 1898 began mating their highly crafted coachworks with Benz engines, producing such memorable vehicles as the golden state coach for the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina. That custom vehicle is still being used today.
Other successes followed: the 1903 60/80 HP-the first car with a six-cylinder engine as well as permanent four-wheel drive and four-wheel brakes; |
