Review: Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder !

– Company Press Release

Spyker Cars, manufacturer of exclusive, hand-crafted sports cars
since 2000, introduced the first prototype of the Spyder version of its
all-new second-generation sports car, the Spyker C8 Aileron. The Spyker
C8 Aileron Spyder was unveiled at the Spyker lounge on Peter Hay Hill on
Saturday, and subsequently displayed on the concept lawn at the 59th
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday.Spyker Cars announced the development of a convertible C8 Aileron Spyder
in March at the Geneva Auto Show, during the introduction of the
production version of the Spyker C8 Aileron. The car presented today is
the first prototype for the open-top model, scheduled to go into
production in the first half of 2010.”Spyker Cars has taken the next step in our short but intense
history with the launch of our second-generation sports car,” said
Victor R. Muller, Spyker Cars’ founder and Chief Executive Officer.
“We are currently presenting the first Spyker C8 Ailerons to
customers, dealers and press around the world, and the response has been
very enthusiastic.””The C8 Aileron Spyder is a logical extension to our range of
vehicles, since we have both hard-top and convertible versions of the
short-wheelbase model,” said Muller. “The Aileron Spyder will
offer open-top motoring along with all the usual Spyker characteristics,
striking aviation-inspired styling and hand-crafted quality, based on
the exclusive use of noble materials.”The Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder sports a high-quality, semi-automatic
canvas soft-top. The roof’s operation is electric/hydraulic, secured by
one central latch operated manually.

Once folded, the soft-top is totally enclosed within the body of the
car, allowing for an undisturbed profile. The roof retracts under an
aluminium tonneau, with two buttresses upholstered in quilted Hulshof
leather (matching the car’s interior) and featuring the company’s motto
“Nulla Tenaci Invia Est Via” (“For the tenacious, no road
is impassable”). The soft top has a glass rear window and is
available in eight colours.

The Aileron Spyder features a luggage rack, CNC-machined from solid
billets of aluminium, mounted immediately behind the roll hoops, on
which a wing-shaped aluminium case is strapped. The case is trimmed in
the same quilted leather as the interior and buttresses.

General
specifications
Country
of origin
The
Netherlands
Numbers
built
N/A
Introduced2010
Engine
Configuration90º
V 8
LocationMid,
longitudinally mounted
Constructionaluminium
alloy block and head
Displacement4.163
liter / 254 cu in
Bore
/ Stroke
84.5
mm (3.3 in) / 93.0 mm (3.7 in)
Valvetrain5
valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel
feed
Fuel
Injection
AspirationNaturally
Aspirated
Drivetrain
Chassis/bodyaluminium
body panels over aluminium spaceframe
Suspension
(fr/r)
double
wishbones, integrated shock absorbers
Steeringservotronic
steering, speed sensitive
Brakesventilated
discs, all-round, ABS
GearboxZF
6 speed Automatic
DriveRear
wheel drive
Performance
figures
Power400
bhp / 298 KW
Torque480
Nm / 354 ft lbs
BHP/Liter96
bhp / liter
Top
Speed
300
km/h / 186 mph
0-60
mph
4.4
s

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