Geneva Motor Show: Spyker C8 Aileron unveiled
By Andrew C., 30 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
Spyker C8 Aileron
Spyker, finally revealed today its new C8 Aileron! Based on the concept that was shown at Geneva in 2008, the sports car manufacturer decided that it is time to bring the Aileron to life and here it is. As you can see from the photos the car looks amazing, continuing the design lines of Spyker and clearly inspired by the aeronautic industry. Powered by Audi's 4.2 litre V8 engine, the new vehicle carries 400 hp and 480 Nm of torque, enough to push the car to 100 km/h in just 4.5 seconds while the top speed achieved is 300 km/h (187 mph). Price of this beauty: €189,990 (with manual gearbox, excluding options) or €195,990 (with automatic gearbox, excluding options).
Press release: Spyker Cars, manufacturer of exclusive premium sports cars since 2000, today proudly introduces the production version of its all-new second-generation sports car: the Spyker C8 Aileron, the prototype of which was shown at Geneva in 2008.Victor R. Muller, Spyker Cars' founder and Chief Executive Officer said on the occasion of the unveiling: "When we unveiled the C8 Aileron prototype here last year, we wanted to make a clear statement to the industry that Spyker was about to take the next step in its short but intense history, by introducing its second-generation sports cars, developed from scratch. Within a year we transformed that prototype into the production-ready car we show here today. The first cars are being built now with customer production and deliveries starting in May 2009. The C8 Aileron's design is heavily inspired by Spyker's aviation heritage, as was the case with all previous models, but with a clear emphasis on the second-generation aircraft propulsion: the turbine rather than the propeller that adorned so many elements of the first-generation cars. Similarly the 'Aileron' name pays tribute to that aviation heritage. It is the device that makes an aircraft turn and symbolizes the turning point that the Aileron is for Spyker: the car which will turn the company towards long-awaited profitability.
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