Spyker now British

[Andyk]

We have a new sports car maker to call our own..

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/default.asp?storyId=23242

 

[RSM Masser]

NEW SPYKER AILERON SPYDER TO GET CORVETTE V8
638bhp of supercharged muscle is heading to a Spyker near you...

Like this too..........whatever happened to rubber band powered British cars...........no doubt coming to TG Test Track soon

 

[lozcb]

Excellent news Andy , as you know im rather partial to them , my favourite supercar Twinned with Zonda, both out my price range of course but im allowed to dream at least once a week , bet you they start to produce a £100K car within a couplke of years ,



regards loz

 

[DaveT]

Crikey

I hope things out better than when the last Midlands based venture capital group bought a well known manufacturer (for a princely £1) with a view to moving things forward.

My Goodness.

 

[dem maser]

i want them to keep the quality high......

 

[lozcb]

i want them to keep the quality high......

I think that goes without saying Dem , they are such an aquired taste , too much deviation from the avionic spyker theme would see it doomed i feel , as you know they are well known for in your face engineering luxury , bling of the engineering fraternity , thats what owners love them for , out and out performance figures aren't the best but up in the top ten so to speak , so its the quirkyness owners love , they would do well to remember that


regards loz

 

[dem maser]

i cant see a coventry company doing that...i want them to but can see them making loads of other cars now.....

under 80k car or saloons......

 

[GransportFan1]

excellent news, Spyker make some amazing cars, i hope the quality stays the same.

 

[lozcb]

i cant see a coventry company doing that...i want them to but can see them making loads of other cars now.....

under 80k car or saloons......

A lot of the parts and assembly is done there already Dem



regards loz

 

[dem maser]

i never knew that.....should be alright then.....

 

[Emtee]

Oh come on guys! How is a Spyker with a Chevy engine a good thing! They got away with the Audi 'cos it's a good engine, but that lazy fat-arsed american lump of...........

The people that will buy a Spyker want pedigree.... but not the dog food that comes in a can.

 

[GransportFan1]

100% agree Miles

 

[dem maser]

thats what i meant miles when i said hope they keep the quality......

looks like all manufacturers are going the american route, alfa, maserati, spyker......
whos next?? audi??

 

[Emtee]

100% agree Miles

You will go far young Luke as I sense the force is strong within you..........................

 

[GransportFan1]

ha ha ha Miles.

 

[Andyk]

Excellent news Andy , as you know im rather partial to them , my favourite supercar Twinned with Zonda, both out my price range of course but im allowed to dream at least once a week , bet you they start to produce a £100K car within a couplke of years ,



regards loz

Ithink you will be OK Loz as now its British it should loose a shed load of money so should be in your price range soon...

 

[lozcb]

Oh come on guys! How is a Spyker with a Chevy engine a good thing! They got away with the Audi 'cos it's a good engine, but that lazy fat-arsed american lump of...........

The people that will buy a Spyker want pedigree.... but not the dog food that comes in a can.

In all fairness Miles , usually along with you i diss most american cars for quality lack of design etc , but one thing i can say without doubt is that whilst on holliday at Le mans last year Matty's mate David who came along in his Corvette held his own with ease and we were pushing hard at times , top end and accelleration ,although its not as pretty as ours it was returning better fuel economy ,

Must admit whilst watching a few of the american car programmes some of there engine builders produce some very pretty looking V8 's


regards loz

 

[Andyk]

Loz agree...no a fan of cars from the across the pond but they do make a good V8 thats unburstable.......

 

[GransportFan1]

Loz agree...no a fan of cars from the across the pond but they do make a good V8 thats unburstable.......

Ford GT, only American car i actually like a lot, in that car they managed to get more than 40 hp from a huge V8.

 

[Parisien]

Not a fan either..................not even the GT40...................felt it was purely a commercial finger or even a in the eye of the European makers at the time..........wheres the lineage...the development...the history...the mystique........?


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