In September 2006, Spyker bought out the Midland F1 team. In 2006, Spyker built the C12 La Turbie with a V12 engine capable of 500 horsepower and acceleration from 0–60 mph in less than 4 seconds. In 2005, the head designer and founder, Maarten de Bruijn, left the company, and founded Silvestris Aquamotive which builds aluminum space frame speed boats.
and 0–60 mph acceleration times of 4.0 seconds. īetween 20, Spyker built the C8 Spyder T, with the Twin turbo system being developed in conjunction with Cosworth in England. HistoryĪ Spyker C8 at Salon Prive, London, England.īetween 20, Spyker built the C8 Double 12 S, which was available from the factory with 5 different levels of performance called Stage I (400 h.p.) through Stage V (620 h.p.), depending on the customer's need for performance. In January 2022 Spyker announced a return to building cars after being backed by Russian investors. The bankruptcy declaration was reverted early 2015 and the company announced to continue with the production of sports cars. On December 18, 2014, Spyker confirmed that it had gone bankrupt, hoping to restructure its finances and getting back on its feet. However, it was later revealed that the transaction did not occur. In an attempt to save Spyker from bankruptcy, Swedish Automobile in September 2011, announced the immediate sale of Spyker to American private equity and hedge fund North Street Capital for €32 million ( US$41 million), and subsequently changed its name to Swedish Automobile N.V. In September 2011, Spyker announced the impending sale of its supercar division to Greenwich, Connecticut based North Street Capital, In 2010, the company acquired Swedish car manufacturer Saab Automobile from General Motors. The marque's logo displays an aircraft propeller superimposed over a spoked wheel, a reference to the historic Spyker company that manufactured automobiles and aircraft. The company's motto is " Nulla tenaci invia est via", Latin for "For the tenacious, no road is impassable". The modern Spyker Cars held the legal rights to the brand name. Spyker Cars ( / ˈ s p aɪ k ər/, Dutch pronunciation: ) is a Dutch sports car marque held by the holding company Spyker N.V.
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