RE: New Spyker C8 Aileron Set For Take-Off

RE: New Spyker C8 Aileron Set For Take-Off

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DaveR

1,209 posts

286 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Completely mental and good luck to them but I can't help feeling that the MP4-12C has completely re-written the rules at that price point.

threespires

4,306 posts

213 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Shall we call the Administrators now, or wait till next spring ?
I fail to see a market for it.
Would you walk past a Ferrari / McLaren / Lamborghini showroom for this Audi engined eyesore.
50 cars pa?
They'll be lucky.

justin220

5,366 posts

206 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Thats absolutely stunning.. Pricey!

TheCoolerKing

347 posts

164 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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threespires said:
I fail to see a market for it.
There isn't, Bristol is a perfect example of this.

anonymous-user

56 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Why did they come up with a nice car and then cover it in jewelry from Argos?

I'd seriously consider joining the "Spyker Squadron" if they'd drop the bling - and the price. F458 and McLaren have surely got it licked apart from some extreme corner of the Middle East market.

ellis427

1,653 posts

181 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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absolutely beautiful! love spykers they are what they are, very unique. The interior is a work of art as well, love the fact so much effort goes into them.

Rumblestripe

3,007 posts

164 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Now I rather like that! Sadly, and I've just checked, there isn't a £200k down the back of my sofa so I'll have to cancel the order. My only reservation is the rather slab like dash which is I suppose traditional-ish? I agree that the steering wheel looks like it was borrowed off something else when the original was nicked!

Pretty shape though, nicely balanced. Good stuff.

leon9191

752 posts

195 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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That dash is shocking! it looks like something left over from a 70's episode of doctor who. Maybe the pictures dont do it justice but i think it looks cheap.

anonymous-user

56 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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TheCoolerKing said:
There isn't, Bristol is a perfect example of this.
Spyker have a market, they just need to reach it, Bristol and Spykers brand values and clients are millions of miles away

ZesPak

24,455 posts

198 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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DaveR said:
Completely mental and good luck to them but I can't help feeling that the MP4-12C has completely re-written the rules at that price point.
Did I miss something? Isn't it very comparable to the 458 in price and performance?

andyroo

2,469 posts

212 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Surely this is the car for those with a 458 and mp4-12c already?

mikEsprit

829 posts

188 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Exterior great. Interior awesome.

Still only 400 hp? Come on.

Mastodon2

13,849 posts

167 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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Offensively ugly, inside and out!

dandarez

13,334 posts

285 months

Friday 4th March 2011
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One man's meat is another's poison.

I'd let the local schoolkids choose.
They all come out of school, and waiting at the lights are a Lambo, Ferrari, McLaren and the new Spyker.

My bet is last would be the McLaren (wins everything but its image is as dull as ditchwater), then a tie between the Ferrari and Lambo, while the crowd of kids gathers drooly-eyed round the Spyker!

ptopman

161 posts

212 months

Saturday 5th March 2011
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Why is it that Pagani is so successful, if it's so obvious that one should choose a Ferrari, McLaren or Lamborghini over anything else?

This second version has had input from Lotus (parts from Evora, which will also be used in Esprit in all likelihood) and the result's very good according to evo. Their criticism is that the car doesn't feel fast enough and Spyker's looking to change to an LS9.

If I had the money, I'd definitely give this a chance. I'd like them to do something about the chrome overload inside, though.

MetalFoot

417 posts

162 months

Saturday 5th March 2011
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I think it looks great, I thought the last one ALSO looked great.

But I don't think they have a big enough reputation, so most of the potential buyers will just buy Ferrari/Aston/Lambo without even looking at less obvious alternatives.

jazzyjeff

3,652 posts

261 months

Saturday 5th March 2011
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threespires said:
Shall we call the Administrators now, or wait till next spring ?
I fail to see a market for it.
Would you walk past a Ferrari / McLaren / Lamborghini showroom for this Audi engined eyesore.
50 cars pa?
They'll be lucky.
There's been a "market" for this car for at least a decade rolleyes

50 cars per annum is tiny. From several million millionaires around the world there have to be many more than that eccentric/stupid/brilliant enough to maintain the sales momentum.

Don't worry about it - just sit back safe in the assurance on of those buyers won't be you smile

JJ

TheCoolerKing

347 posts

164 months

Saturday 5th March 2011
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jazzyjeff said:
There's been a "market" for this car for at least a decade rolleyes

JJ
I agree they will probably need to take on more staff next year to cope with the demand. biglaugh

TVRWannabee

524 posts

249 months

Saturday 5th March 2011
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TheCoolerKing said:
I’m getting a bad case of TVR Déjà vu
Especially as a Russian already has his foot in the door!

My first experience of Spykers was at Wilton House in August and I must say I was impressed. I hope there is a place in the world for cars like this when people want something a bit different and - dare I say it - eccentric.

There is another parallel with TVR here too. I hope they keep the production of the Spyker low - as Morgan do and TVR should have done - and they should be okay. It is when they get too ambitious they blow it IMHO.

Mind you, you can get too eccentric, like Bristol!

AdamP85

13 posts

159 months

Saturday 5th March 2011
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Saw the Orange Aileron at Goodwood last year and it looked stunning! Best of luck for Spyker, although the customer base is very very select.