Ultimatecarpage.com update (04-03-08)

[Wouter Melissen]

Dear Ultimatecarpage.com visitor,

Dutch supercar manufacturer Spyker seemed to take the world by storm as within six years from the launch of the first production car in the fall of 2000, the company was a regular at Le Mans and the new owner of a Formula 1 team. Then it all went terribly wrong, resulting in heavy losses and production grinding to a halt. In keeping with the company's slogan 'Nulla tenaci invia est via' or 'For the tenacious, no road is impassable', Spyker persevered and ended the disaster year 2007 with high hopes and an injection of capital. The F1 team has been sold, production has commenced again and a second generation model was recently launched in Geneva. To celebrate the return to form of the Dutch manufcaturer, we will take a closer look at two of the most successful models built in the last few years.
After a difficult start in GT racing, Spyker returned in 2005 with the C8 Spyder GT2-R. Facing the might of Ferrari and Porsche, the ferocious rumbling and fire spitting racing car faired commendably well. In the highly competitive Le Mans Series and FIA GT Championship several class podiums were scored. For 2008 the car will be replaced by a competition version of the C8 Laviolette Coupe. We have assembled a 36-shot gallery of the five chassis built in action at tracks all around Europe.
The GT2 racer was directly derived from the C8 Spyder, which was the first production car launched by Spyker. Powered by an Audi supplied V8 engine, the entire car is basically a mix of leather and aluminum, underlining its sporty and luxurious nature. Thanks to its unique styling cues there is no mistaking a C8 Spyder for any other sportscar.

2000 Spyker C8 Spyder - Images, Specifications and Information

2005 - 2007 Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R - Images, Specifications and Information

Regards,
Wouter Melissen