Spyker Cars N.V. is a Dutch hand-built car manufacturer, not related to or controlled by the previous Spyker company that went bankrupt in 1929. The modern Spyker Cars only has the legal right to the brand.
Founders of the reborn company are Victor Muller and Maarten de Bruijn. Spyker Cars is back since the 2000, building exclusive sports cars like the C8 and the C8 Laviolette. The history of airplane engines is reflected in details returning in these new Spyker cars as well as in the logo. The C8 Laviolette has a 4100 cc Audi V8 engine delivering 450 hp and a top speed of 300 km/h. On July 14, 2005 it was announced that the C8 was approved for sale in the United States market.
Spyker Cars is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The initial public offering was on May 27, 2004, at € 15.50, falling to a low of € 8.28 in April 2005. In 2005 the head designer Maarten de Bruijn left the company.
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The world première of this Super Sports Utility Vehicle (SSUV) marks the introduction of a second product line for Spyker who are already known for producing the Spyker C8 Spyder, Laviolette and Double12 and C12 LaTurbie super sports cars. The Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris is a four-wheel drive, four-door, four-seater luxury Super Sports Utility Vehicle with a spacious interior and a high performance W12 500 bhp engine. Production is due to start in the fourth quarter of 2007. This is the fourth time that the Dutch manufacturer of exclusive high quality hand-built sports cars and now SSUVs is present at the Geneva Motor Show since 2000.