Manufacturer Spyker Cars Body style 5-door SUV | Also called Spyker D12 | |
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Production 2006 (concept)
2014 (planned) Class Mid-size luxury crossover SUV Engine 6.0 L W12 (concept)
V8 (expected) | ||
The Spyker D8 Peking-to-Paris is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by the Dutch car manufacturer Spyker Cars. The car was designed by Michiel van den Brink and introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show as the D12. With a change in proposed engine to a V8, the Peking-to-Paris was renamed D8.
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The name Peking-to-Paris refers to the Peking to Paris endurance rally held in 1907 from Peking (now called Beijing) in China to Paris in France, in which an almost standard Spyker car participated, driven by Frenchman Ch. Goddard. The Spyker car came in second in the rally after a three-month drive.
Though being a crossover SUV, the car has many design features from Spyker's sports car, the C8, such as the "aeroblade" wheels and smooth rear view mirrors. Also notable is that the back seat doors are hinged at the rear, creating so-called suicide doors.
D12
The D12 was initially shown to the public at Geneva Motor Show in 2006. Designed with a 500 bhp (373 kW; 507 PS) VW Group Volkswagen W12 engine, Spyker aims for a weight of 1,850 kg (4,079 lb) and an acceleration from 0–100 km/h (0-60 mph) in 5.0 seconds. After the introduction in Geneva, the model already received "well over 100 orders".
D8
At a press conference held at the Geneva motor show on March 2, 2010, Spyker's CEO Victor Muller indicated that the development of the car could now be assisted by Saab, which Spyker briefly owned. The car was still under development at the time and had potential for production by 2014.