Spyker D12

Spyker D12

Infobox Automobile


name=Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris
manufacturer=Spyker Cars
class=Mid-size luxury crossover SUV
production=2007-Present
body_style=4-door sedan
2+2 (car body style)
engine=6.0 L Audi W12
length=4,950 mm (194 in)
width=2,000 mm (79 in)
height=1,775 mm (70 in)
wheelbase=2,855 mm (112 in)
weight=1,850 kg (4,080 lb)

The Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris is a luxurious 4-door high performance crossover SUV from the Dutch car manufacturer Spyker Cars. The car was designed by Michiel van den Brink and introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. The car is currently still under development. After the introduction in Geneva, the model already received well over 100 orders. The model was first introduced to the North-American market, which is believed to be its main market, at the New York motor show in April 2006. 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.

No performance figures can be determined yet, because the car is still a static show car. Spyker aims for a weight of 1,850 kg and an acceleration from 0-100 km/h (0-60 mph) in 5.0 seconds, which would make it the fastest SUV in the world. Initially the SSUV was designed with a 500 bhp Audi W12 engine, but it is now expected the car will be fitted with a V8 of an unknown American make. Because of this V8 Spyker changed the name from "D12" to "D8".

Though being an SUV, the car has a lot of 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.

ee also

*BMW X6; another SUV with a similar body shape
*Porsche Cayenne

External links

* [http://www.spykercars.nl Spyker Cars] (official website)
* [http://www.supercars.net/cars/3403.html Supercars.net] on the Spyker D12


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