News - Bericht im Detail - 12.12.2003

Spyker an der Motor Show in Dubai 

offizielle News von Spyker, 11.12.2003:

Spyker Cars is proud to present its cars for the first time at the 7th Middle East International Motor Show 2003 in Dubai 
Spyker Cars of Baarn, the Netherlands is proud to present its cars for the first time at the 7th Middle East International Motor Show 2003 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates hall 4, stand 4D in cooperation with its Middle East distributor Future Motors Dubai. 

Brief History 
Since October 2000 when the Spyker C8 Spyder was unveiled at the Birmingham Motor Show, Spyker has established a strong foothold in the super car market niche. Hand build in the best tradition of the old Spykers by the most dedicated craftsmen of our time using the very best materials available. Created with passion for the most passionate of drivers. 
For owners who are desirous for a car built specifically for them, a car combining classic beauty with state of the art technology. For owners who appreciate spectacular performance, put to the test in the international race arena. And for owners who value exclusivity over today’s world of mass production. 
The Spyker C8 Spyder won instant acclaim and was awarded the 2000 Institute of Vehicle Engineers Design Award on 18 October 2000. 

The Spyker C8 Laviolette, a coupe reminiscent of modern jet fighters was shown at the Amsterdam Motor Show in February 2001. And subsequently the Spyker Double12 R, Spyker’s Le Mans endurance racer, was the IAA in Frankfurt in September 2001. 
The street version of the Spyker C8 Double12, the so called “S”, was unveiled at the Birmingham Motor Show in October 2002. In the meantime countless other Concours d’Elegance and events were attended in Europe and the USA. 

Production commenced in March 2002 and the first cars were delivered to customers at the end of that year.

In the 2003 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Spyker won its greatest victory so far: finishing 10th in class and 30th overall with the totally in-house prepared Spyker C8 Double12 R chassis number 009. Victor Muller, Spyker CEO; “It was a truly a dream come true when we finished on June 15th last at 4 p.m. We feel that we have succeeded in demonstrating that our basically standard road cars are capable of competing at the highest levels in the international race arena. By doing so we enhance our brand recognition worldwide and have caught the attention and won the hearts of many passionate car enthusiasts around the globe”. 

Production 
In 2003 22 new Spyker cars will be delivered to their owners. The customers of a new Spyker can follow the assembly of their car by the “Spy Cam”, a dedicated web cam system developed in conjunction with Tresparc (www.tresparc.nl). Moreover digital personal car file is available to owners and dealers of every car produced. It entails the build sheet and any work and service carried out during the life span of the car in question. In view of demand Spyker is currently investing heavily in expanding its production capacity to 50 cars in 2004 and 100 cars in 2005. 

Spyker C8 Spyder T 
At the Amsterdam Motor Show in February 2003 Spyker announced that it would unveil a twin turbo variant of its C8 Spyder at the IAA. In cooperation with Cosworth Technology of North Hampton (www.cosworth-technology.co.uk), a wholly owned Audi subsidiary, the Audi V8 twin turbo engine is prepared for use in a Spyker C8 Spyder. In order to cope with the increased engine output (525 instead of 400 BHP) the Spyker C8 Spyder T has a wider track, extended wheel arches incorporated into the body and a small rear spoiler. Moreover, the car has additional front wing louvres, sill louvres and Koni’s newest four way F1 show absorbers. It is anticipated that the Spyder T will go into production into the second half of 2004 with the intention of building 25 prior to the 2005 race season and to homologate it for events both under ACO (Le Mans and American Le Mans series rules) as well as under FIA GT rules. The launch of the Spyker C8 Spyker TR is expected in the 3rd quarter of 2004 and will be campaigned alongside the continuing Double12 program. 

Spyker Middle East 
On 9 September 2003 during the Frankfurt Motor Show, Omar Bin Dhaher CEO of Future Motors and Victor R. Muller CEO of Spyker Cars signed a distribution agreement pursuing to which Future Motors acting as Spyker Middle East who represent Spyker in this most attractive market. First tangible result of this brand-new cooperation is the presents of Spyker during the 7th Middle East International Motor Show 2003 in Dubai on the Future Motors stand. No less than 4 cars are presented including the 2002/2003 24 hours of Le Mans car 
Spyker C8 Double12 R chassis number 009. 

It is expected that the Middle East will be a serious growth market for Spyker. 

Spyker is at the 7th Middle East International Motor Show 2003 in Dubai hall 4, stand 4D 
Future Motors
Al Wahda Building
Port Saeed Road, Deira
P.O. Box: 36226,
Dubai - UAE
Tel: +971 4 2959000 / +971 4 267474
Fax:+971 4 2953434 / +971 4 2671713
Email:info@futuremotors.com
Web site:www.futuremotors.com 

Quelle/ Text: Spyker Automobielen BV