Dr.Drako Posted September 2, 2020 Posted September 2, 2020 The Dutch manufacturer will return to its old ways with a very ambitious business plan. Spyker is one of those brands that, although they have been out of circulation for some years, still continues to steal the hearts of many fans around the world. And it is not for less, since the cars of this Dutch artisan manufacturer were considered true works of art on wheels. After filing for bankruptcy in 2014 and no activity on social media since 2017, the firm will return to the fray thanks to a heavy injection of capital by Boris Rotenberg, investor and owner of SMP Racing, and his business partner, Michail Pessis . Be careful, the plans are really interesting. For starters, Spyker has confirmed that in the near future it will bring the C8 Preliator to the production lines, presented back in 2016 and that curiously its name translated from Latin means "fighter". Likewise, the Spyker B6 Venator will also be manufactured, a concept that was shown in 2013 and that will serve as access to the brand. But what is really important is that Spyker will have its first SUV, which will be based on the Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris. Without a doubt, this will be a really important model, since it will be in charge of providing volume. If it is a success, the other sports cars will be insured. Through a statement, the brand specified that these three models will start production in 2021. In that same year, the first Spyker agency will be opened, which will be located in the principality of Monaco. A little history Spyker's history is full of ups and downs throughout its nearly 140 years. Founded in 1880 by the Germans Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker, the brand built floats, cars and even airplanes, before launching some well-known racing and sports models. A Spyker, the PK 14/18, traveled 15 thousand kilometers between Paris and Beijing in 1907 without throwing mechanical faults. And another Spyker, the C4, broke the speed record in 1922 by scoring 120 km / h. As is often the case in these cases, the company did not withstand the ups and downs of the post-war period and stopped operating in 1926. The brand was revived in 1999 by Dutchman Victor Muller with the focus on super sports cars. The C8 Spyder was the first of them, and it was so successful, that Muller had the pleasure of entering Formula One with a team of his own. You know how that ended. In 2010 he decided to buy the remnants of Saab, the Swedish manufacturer that had been thrown away by GM, and the business ended up leading Spyker into bankruptcy, declared at the end of 2014. Just eight months later, Spyker announced that its accounts were in order and that from then on it would dedicate itself to developing electric cars and airplanes, the latter thanks to its association with the North American manufacturer Volta Volare. Months later he presented the C8 Preliator in Geneva, an evolution of his C8 Aileron, equipped with an Audi 525 Hp engine, now joined by the C8 Preliator Spyder, presented a month ago at the same show. This new announcement should be taken in stride, since in 2017 Spyker indicated that thanks to a collaboration agreement with Koenigsegg it could go back to manufacturing cars. And we are still waiting.
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