This is the Spyker C8, as launched on the 2000 Birmingham Motorshow. This is the first Spyker built since the last three were built in 1925. Spyker won the Design Award for Specialist Low Volume Manufacturers at the 2000 Birmingham Motorshow. The Spyder C8 is powered by a 4.2 litre Audi V8 engine, producing 400 bhp in stage I and 450 bhp in stage II. The C8 accelerates from 0 - 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds and has a topspeed of 300 km/h.

General specifications
Country of origin The Netherlands
Year of introduction 2000
Numbers built N/A
Body design N/A
Weight 1000 kg / 2204.6 lbs

Drivetrain
Engine Audi 90º V8
Engine location Mid, longitudinally mounted
Displacement 4.172 liter / 254.6 cu in
Valvetrain 5 valves/cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed Fuel injection
Aspiration Naturally Aspirated
Gearbox 6 Speed Manual or sequential
Drive Rear wheel drive

Performance figures
Power 450 bhp / 335.7 kW
BHP/Liter 107.9
Torque 480 Nm / 354.0 ft lbs
Power to weight ratio 0.45 bhp/kg
Top Speed 186.4 mph / 300.
0-60 mph Acceleration 4.40 s

cool dude.

nice one, but this is definately a Euro car :P
Some nice pics of it

C8 Laviolette
http://www.fast-cars.ch/images/Spyker/Spyker_C8_Laviolette_border_2.jpg
http://www.fast-cars.ch/images/Spyker/Spyker_C8_Laviolette_border_1.jpg

C8 Spyder
http://www.fast-cars.ch/images/Spyker/Spyker_C8_Spyder_border_2.jpg
http://www.fast-cars.ch/images/Spyker/Spyker_C8_Spyder_border_1.jpg

C8 Double 12S
http://www.fast-cars.ch/images/Spyker/Spyker_C8_Double_12_S_border_1.jpg
http://www.fast-cars.ch/images/Spyker/Spyker_C8_Double_12_S_LeMans_border_1.jp g
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ht.perso/lemans/2002/didier2002/spyker.jpg
http://www.autoklub.pl/fotogalerie/maciej_rzonca/genewa03/spyker.jpg

C8 Engine
http://www.fast-cars.ch/images/Spyker/Spyker_Motorblock_border_1.jpg

and a Spyker video download, 8.9MB (.wmv) HERE (http://www.fast-cars.ch/images/Spyker/spijker_med_high.wmv)

Not this company again, I heard enough of this one :P

Oh god those first 2, the Laviolette, are just horrible.

Nice suit cases though

Not this company again, I heard enough of this one :P

I can't hear enough of them :lol: But myabe that's because i'm a Dutch guy, and i like these (as Jeremy Clarkson says) Dutch madness :twisted:

Not this company again, I heard enough of this one :P

I can't hear enough of them :lol: But myabe that's because i'm a Dutch guy, and i like these (as Jeremy Clarkson says) Dutch madness :twisted:
I'll go with that..

If you don't mind you guys, i'm gonna move this topic to europeans. Also, wasn't there a topic on this car/copmany before? Oh well. Anyway, i think this car is great. It's very stylish and the interior is one of my favorites, if not my absolute favorite. I watched the top gear thing on this car, and unfortunatly the spykers handling is sub par. Therefore, this car would be a perfect cruising car. One that would never see the track.