Spyker

SPYKER DEVELOPING ALL-NEW GT RACER FOR 2012

Posted by admin on February 28, 2011
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Spyker Squadron, the factory racing division of luxury supercar manufacturer, Spyker, will focus its resources this year on the development of a next generation GT race car for 2012.

Based on Spyker’s new flagship C8 Aileron luxury supercar, the new GT racer will be designed and developed to the ACO’s new GTE specifications and will be ready for the start of the 2012 motorsport season.  Development activities will be undertaken by Spyker Squadron’s expanded engineering team at its Zeewolde headquarters in conjunction with its long-standing technical partners.

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SPYKER C8 AILERON SPYDER MAKES UK DEBUT

Posted by admin on November 4, 2010
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The Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder concept makes its UK debut today at MPH The Prestige and Performance Motor Show at Earls Court in London.

For the first time, British motoring enthusiasts visiting the annual celebration of performance motoring will be able to lay their eyes on one of the most exclusive cars in the world.

The 400hp 4.2-litre V8-engined Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder concept – designed in The Netherlands – exhibits the exquisite aircraft-inspired signature detailing with which the Spyker brand is synonymous.
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Spyker UK Premiere

Posted by admin on October 4, 2010
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#alttext#An exclusive UK premiere of the Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder will be taking place at this year’s MPH The Prestige & Performance Motor Show powered by Shell V-Power featuring Top Gear Live.

Completely hand made in the UK, the latest model to be developed by the iconic supercar company boasts a 4.2 V8 engine, generating a staggering 400 BHP. Constructed with a sleek aluminium framework, the £220k vehicle comes with a variety of unique additions including a fully automatic folding hood, the very first Spyker to have such an attribute.

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SAAB AND SPYKER CEOs TO DRIVE CLASSIC SAABS ON MILLE MIGLIA

Posted by admin on April 26, 2010
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60448saa-110.jpgItalian hillsides are about to reverberate again to the distinctive crackle of a Saab two-stroke engine.  Providing the soundtrack will be Saab Automobile CEO Jan Åke Jonsson and Saab Automobile Chairman and Spyker Cars CEO Victor Muller, who will each drive a 1957-vintage Saab 93 at this year’s historic Mille Miglia road race.
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SPYKER AND CPP TO COMMENCE UK PRODUCTION

Posted by admin on February 10, 2010
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Work to produce some of the world’s leading supercars in Coventry has started.

Dutch firm Spyker Cars N.V. has switched the assembly of its new Aileron supercar from Zeewolde in Holland to a new plant at CPP Manufacturing Limited where the first cars have gone into production today.

In order to meet new production targets, CPP will look to create around 40 new jobs taking its workforce to approximately 150.

Today’s news follows Spyker announcement last November and is in line with the company’s strategy to scale up production and reduce, where possible, costs related to the manufacturing process.
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