Spyker Silvestris V8
The Spyker Silvestris V8 is a Dutch Mid-engine design, mid-engine sports car introduced in 1999 as a prototype for what would later become the Spyker C8. The Silvestris was the first new model from Spyker since it declared bankruptcy in 1929 and it hailed a return of the once prestigious brand. The Silvestris was hand built by Maarten de Bruijn, co founder of Spyker, and it debuted at the 1999 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car is reportedly still owned by de Bruijn. Performance The Silvestris is powered by a 3,562 cc (3.5 L) Audi DOHC V8 producing . Power is sent to the rear wheels through an Audi sourced 5-speed manual transmission. The Silvestris is built on a basic central monocoque made from galvanized sheet metal, with a tubular frame in the front and back, and features scissor doors. The car can do in 4.5 seconds and is claimed to be able to reach . History The Silvestris is the brainchild of Maarten de Bruijn, a town and country planner with experience in metal work ...
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Spyker Cars
Spyker Cars (, ) is a Dutch sports car marque. The modern Spyker Cars held the legal rights to the brand name. The company's motto is "''Nulla tenaci invia est via''", Latin for "For the tenacious, no road is impassable". 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. 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). On December 18, 2014, Spyker confirmed that it had gone bankrupt, hoping to restructure its finances and getting back on its feet. The bankruptcy declaration was reverted early 2015 and the company announced to continue with the production of sports cars. In 2021 it went bankrupt again. In January 2022 Spyker announced a return to building cars after being backed by Russian in ...
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