Spyker C8 Aileron Unveiled at Geneva

[nthfinity]

Big news for a little firm, Spyker have today unveiled their V8 powered C8 Aileron Grand Tourer.
The coupe has an aluminium body clad around an all aluminium space-frame chassis. The bodywork from the front draws heavily from Spyker’s aero heritage as some of the intakes would not look out of place on an Airbus A320. Squint a little from the rear and you would be forgiven that you were looking at a TVR Tuscan, overall though it’s undeniably interesting.

A wider track and a 10cm longer wheelbase gives the Spyker an almost square footprint. Making that footprint are immense 19-inch BF Goodrich tyres which are wrapped around turbine style (the aero heritage again) 10 spoke bladed alloys. Just hidden behind these alloys are substantial AP racing brakes which can be optioned up to Carbon/Ceramic specification. Double wishbone suspension features both front and rear.

An Audi sourced 4.2L 5 valve per cylinder V8 churns out a respectable 400hp through either a 6 speed manual Getrag gearbox or at an extra cost, a 6 speed ZF automatic transmission.

The standard kit is immense and includes Xenon headlights and a Bluetooth equipped Audio system with GPS and an i-Pod adapter. Expect lots of leather inside the cockpit. It’s not cheap though with the manual coming at a snip under €200,000 and the auto at €207,990.

Keen to develop some racing heritage, Spyker will field two Spyker Laviolette GT2R’s in both the 2008 and 2009 Le Mans Series. Spyker will also enter the classic 24hr Le Mans. We wish them luck.

[yg60m]

I thought they had some money trouble ... I hope that the presence of this car is a good sign

[enzoferrari]

It looks good.

[styla21]

Front looks fantastic! The aero design is almost Japanese influenced.. But the rear?? Not sure about that one...

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by styla21 Front looks fantastic! The aero design is almost Japanese influenced.. But the rear?? Not sure about that one...

Looks like a Criscraft wood boat rear end....

[HeilSvenska]

Originally Posted by styla21 The aero design is almost Japanese influenced.. But the rear?? Not sure about that one...

No... that's how the C8 always looked... Not Japanese. Even the rear. It's pretty much been same for 8 years.

The slightly stretched shape is much like the Double 12 and the C12 La Turbie, and the front is longer and pointy without that much difference (except the headlights).

I can see why they'd have a model like this. Since Spyker's cash-strapped at the moment, a cheaply re-fettled car would make sense.

It's too bad since Spyker makes some of the world's most special looking cars (specially made too, especially with those interiors), but they were stupid enough to spend so much on a bottom level F1 team that went nowhere.

[04RCSTI]

That car has waaaay too much going on...

I dont like he C8, and i've seen it many times. I dont like this one either.

[gigdy]

Why is there a tube on the roof.

[RC45]

Never like Spykers shapes too much - very child-like in their shapes.

Sort of like a lazy econobox shape.

The build and quality might be out of this world, but it looks no more exciting than a Prius or Civic Hybrid... far too bland.

[04RCSTI]

shameless styling cue, or perhaps its functional on the race car and they decided to pass it over to the road car.

[HeilSvenska]

Originally Posted by RC45 The build and quality might be out of this world, but it looks no more exciting than a Prius or Civic Hybrid... far too bland.

What? Bland? But all that chrome! All those vents! All those shapes!!!



...You're right. It's childish. But isn't that what we want in expensive supercars?

[RC45]

Originally Posted by HeilSvenska What? Bland? But all that chrome! All those vents! All those shapes!!! ...You're right. It's childish. But isn't that what we want in expensive supercars?

Child-like ... not childish...

Its uncomfortable and unweildy shape reminds me of the clumsy chopped off tail pointed nose of the original Saturn's.

[HeilSvenska]

Originally Posted by RC45 ...reminds me of the clumsy chopped off tail pointed nose of the original Saturn's.

Ouch.