Interesting that the digital screen of the dash in the Aileron seems to have disappeared.
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... will such lawnmower wings be allowed? Excellent to keep curious pedestrians away while you drive slowly in town. The same for rabbits and kangaroos when you're faster... :lol:.
A stunning feature to look at! But for the production model I expect it to have gone.Last edited by F Spider; 28-11-2023, 13:57.
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Hello again fellas, been a long time...
In amongst all my Koenigsegg work and interest, when what to my surprise someone tells me about a new Spyker! This caught me completely off guard, to say the least it was unexpected after such a long silence.
Do we know the homologation plans for this? Meaning, will we get any in the U.S.? My guess is Spyker lacks the capital to embark on a U.S. certification plan at this time, but then surprises are abounding...
I'm trying to place the origin of the steering wheel, but failing miserably. Lotus, I'm guessing.Last edited by F Spider; 28-11-2023, 13:57.
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Nice article about the Preliator in the Forbes:
2016 Spyker C8 Preliator, Inspired By Electric Airplanes, Unveiled in Geneva
Its a slam-dunk on first sight, this Preliator. The eyes narrow, the breath quickens.
Look at the wheel. Look at that shift. Look at the stitching, the care, the craft. In a world of pretenders and overhyped relaunches, here comes something worth driving, owning, treasuring.
Its got a 4.2 liter, 8-cylinder, supercharged engine courtesy of Audi, making 518 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque thatll blast you from 0-62 MPH in 3.7 seconds, with a top speed of 201. Its rear-wheel drive, mated to either a six-speed manual or available automatic.
Pricing starts at about $350,000. Good luck getting one, though there will be only 50 Spyker C8 Preliatorins in the world when the company is finished making them; the first was recently unveiled in Geneva.
Spykers launch is hard-won and well-deserved, coming a scant two years after the companys 2014 bankruptcy, partly a result of their well-intentioned but ultimately ruinous purchase of Saab in 2010 and other subsequent business blunders.
The interior is a true work of art, a tasteful, delightful arrangement of cow-stitching, space-age-looking controls and deliciously evil sports-car badassery.
Spyker emerged from their bankruptcy in partnership with Volta Volaré an American company focused on building electric airplanes. The cars been retooled inside and out with additional updated mechanical components, and a bit more streamlined, losing the propeller-ish aspects of the original C8 and the turbine motif of the Aileron, replaced by NACA ducts.
A big bowl of woah is the Spyker C8 Preliator, and a for-sure instant classic.Last edited by F Spider; 28-11-2023, 13:56.
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Originally posted by SpykerOwner View PostAnd a challenge for us: to make a picture in the future with two Preliators at a traffic lightLast edited by F Spider; 28-11-2023, 13:56.
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