Spyker B6 Venator concept coupé

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New Geneva Motor Show-Bound Spyker B6 Concept Car - Carscoop

Dutch sports car marque Spyker, which almost went belly up along with Saab after it acquired the latter from General Motors (we all know how that ended…), is heading to the 83rd Geneva International Auto Salon that runs from March 7 to 17, with a new concept model named the B6.

To capture out interest before the unveiling, Spyker released a shadowy image that outlines the shape of the B6 Concept coupe, revealing its heavily arched front and rear fenders, but nothing much else.

Spyker won't release any other details on the car yet, but it has been rumored that the B6 might be designed to preview a Porsche 911 coupe challenger. Guess we will have to wait and see if there's any truth to this rumor.Story References: Spyker via Autoblog.nl

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2º teaser:

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Y el Spyker Venator se filtró...

Esta imagen que ves aquí, según cuenta el Wall Street Journal, se corresponde con el Spyker B6 Venator, un deportivo de motor central con 375 caballos de potencia y seis cilindros en uve, que sabemos que podremos ver y tocar en el inminente Salón de Ginebra.

Se trata, sobre el papel, de un rival pensado para enfrentarse con el Porsche 911, a una tarifa que debería estar por debajo de los 125.000€ de partida, y significar el retorno de Spyker a la producción de coches (llevan años sin entregar uno a cliente final...). Victor Muller, el CEO de Spyker, espera que se venda a un ritmo de "varios cientos de unidades" al año.

¿Nuestra opinión? Pues un servidor se jugaría su brazo derecho (sí, soy zurdo), a que este coche tiene "algo que ver" con el Lotus Evora. El Evora comparte una forma extremadamente similar en algunos aspectos (lunas, toma de aire sobre las aletas traseras), en las proporciones, y también en las especificaciones del motor (el Evora S da 350 caballos de un V6 central).

Spyker y Lotus ya colaboraron en su momento, y no sería una locura que esta colaboración se extendiera hacia el futuro, ya que sería una situación donde ambas compañías ganarían, ya que este Spyker no es competencia directa del Evora, que es más económico, y podría servir para generar ingresos extra para la casa de Hethel, que lo está pasando realmente mal.

Hace unos años se habló de que Lotus fabricaría los próximos Spyker... ¿Será el Venator este primer paso? Nosotros seguimos echando en falta el C8 Aileron, del que se han tomado los faros para este nuevo modelo.

Por cierto, ¿somos los únicos a los que nos parece "demasiado grueso" el frontal y las tomas de aire?

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Imagens oficiais:

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Fotos ao vivo:

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mais um projeto mesmo à spyker. luxo e bom gosto num nicho muito especial.

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Spyker B6 Venator concept, prevê modelo de produção para 2014

Could be priced from $125,000

Breakups can be hard but sometimes the best way to move on is with something sexy, exotic and fun. Spyker seems to agree as they're putting theSaabpocalypse behind them with the attractive B6 Venator concept.
Recently unveiled in Geneva, the B6 Venator is a mid-engine sports car which is designed to deliver a "rare combination of heritage, design, performance and exclusivity."

Named after the Latin word for "Hunter," the Venator recalls the Spyker Hunter aircraft from the early 20th century. As such, the model has an aircraft-inspired canopy with glass that extends rearwards to minimize drag. There's also afterburner-inspired LED taillights and 19-inch Turbofan-style alloy wheels.
In traditional Spyker fashion, the interior is awash with high quality materials and premium accents. Notable highlights include premium leather upholstery, turned aluminum trim and aircraft-inspired instruments.

Detailed performance specifications were not released, but power is provided by a V6 engine that develops more than 375 HP (276 kW). It is connected to a six-speed automatic transmission that sends power to the rear wheels.
The B6 Venator is slated to go into production in early 2014 and will be available in Asia, Europe, India and the Middle East. Following the initial roll out, the Venator will come to America in the fall of 2014 and sell for $125,000 to $150,000.


Source: Spyker

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[Vatrier]

Tambem tira cervejas?

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Só vejo dois defeitos:

1. Os puxadores das portas não são lá muito ergonómicos...para abrir quase que se tem que agachar por estarem tão em baixo.

2. Não tenho dinheiro para o comprar

[TommyTosser]

Alem do desenho exterior que é sempre discutível, mesmo no interior há coisa que eu não admitia num carro destes valores.

O buraco na consola central onde entra o 'varão' que apoia a manete, descentrado e maior que o necessário.
A folga na parte superior, entre o quadrante e o tablier
O plástico/borracha preta no volante. Não dá para forrar?

Bem, se calhar sou eu que sou picuinhas.

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El Spyker Venator es... un Artega GT reencarnado

Sabíamos que el Spyker que protagoniza el stand de la marca en Ginebra tenía "truco". Al principio apuntamos hacia Lotus como posible compañera de aventura ofreciendo una base de Evora para el nuevo Venator. Pero la realidad ha resultado bastante "más germana".

Si haces memoria recordarás cómo Artega fue absorbida el pasado mes de octubre por Paragon AG, la multinacional de recambios alemana, que no tenía intención alguna de volver a meterse en el lío de fabricar el precioso Artega GT.
Y entre todo este lío, Victor Muller apareció por allí con billetes frescos venidos de China (vía Youngman), dispuesto a hacer un buen negocio. Spyker ni confirma ni desmiente, pero hay que estar ciego para, comparando, no ver que el Venator, además de tener un nombre "feo", no es otra cosa que una versión "Spykerizada" del Artega GT.

Comparte con él lunas, disposición de elementos mecánicos y lumínicos, paños interiores de puertas, la mayor parte del salpiacdero...

El Artega GT tomaba muchos elementos de VAG, y algo similar pasa ahora con el Spyker,incluyendo volante, salpicadero y otros elementos como la mecánica (V6 de 375 caballos, así como cambio DSG).

Respecto al modelo de Artega, el nuevo Spyker gana músculo, 75 caballos concretamente, volando con su precio hasta territorio 911 (el Artega pretendía codearse con el Cayman).

¿Lo bueno? Desconocemos el acuerdo alcanzado por ambas compañías, que guardan silencio, pero el Artega ya estaba homologado y en producción seriada, por lo que todo será más sencillo para que Spyker, por fin, recupere ritmo productivo y garantice fiabilidad.

¿Lo malo? El Venator no termina de estar todo lo "balanceado" estéticamente hablando que nos gustaría. Tanto el Artega GT original como el Spyker C8 Aileron nos parecen mejores en el plano estético.

[TommyTosser]

E o Artega GT é bem mais bonito que este Spiker. Emfim.

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Spyker B6 Venator produção confirmada para 2014

This month, Spyker N.V. ("Spyker") unveiled its new B6 VENATOR CONCEPT at the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show to worldwide acclaim. The overwhelmingly positive response was captured in media headlines, such as: "Spyker's B6 Venator Designed to Take Off," "Is This the Coolest Car Interior Ever?" and "Spyker's Back in the Hunt." Today, the automaker confirms that the SPYKER B6 VENATOR -- Latin for "hunter" -- will become a reality, kicking off the brand's global resurgence.

The SPYKER B6 VENATOR CONCEPT is a 2-door compact sports car that will offer discerning drivers a unique alternative in the High Luxury Sports sector -- one that delivers a rare combination of heritage, design, performance and exclusivity. Aside from Spyker's GT endurance racers, the B6 VENATOR is the first Spyker to feature an all carbon fibre body atop a lightweight aluminium chassis. The B6 VENATOR CONCEPT will be powered by a V6 mid-engine boasting at least 375 bhp. Production will begin in the first half of 2014, with initial distribution rolling out first in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and India -- and then to the US in the second half of 2014.

"The response at Geneva was beyond our expectations, so there is no doubt that we will be producing the SPYKER B6 VENATOR," said Victor R. Muller, founder and Chief Executive Officer. "It is still too early to confirm production specifications. However, I can say that the final design will be very close to the SPYKER B6 VENATOR CONCEPT. It will be immediately identifiable as a Spyker."

Highly detailed design, bespoke materials and aviation-inspired elements are signature to the Spyker DNA. Priced around $150,000 in the US, the B6 VENATOR will allow more access to the exclusive Spyker experience. With the SPYKER B6 VENATOR CONCEPT, the company once again proves its Latin axiom: "Nulla tenaci invia est via" -- "For the tenacious no road is impassable."

"We are greatly encouraged by the response to the B6 VENATOR CONCEPT," said Chief Commercial Officer John Walton. "We look forward to bringing this superb vehicle to market as soon as possible, as we continue to do what we do best at Spyker -- build incredible cars."

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Spyker B6 Venator Spyder a caminho

Spyker has always promised much but not actually managed to deliver anything really significant. But there is promise in the new Spyker B6 Venator we saw at Geneva in March and which Victor Muller wants to see in production by next year.

But much of that will probably depend on real buyers stumping up real money to get on the waiting list for a car we still don’t know a great deal about (in particular what underpins it) but which does look good and manages to encompass Spyker’s traditional styling cues whilst still conspiring to look very current.

Now, buried amongst the latest financial report from Spyker – which shows no real turnover or profit, loans in to shares and an injection of cash from Youngman – comes the news that Victor is already getting a bit ahead of himself again with plans to reveal the B6 Venator Spyder later this year.

That looks a bit of a ‘run before you can walk’ scenario for Spyker - especially as Victor says production of the C8 Aileron will gather pace this year and the D8 Peking-to-Paris SUV will be a priority – but if Spyker can produce a Venator Spyder that looks as good as the coupe it may be the right way forward.

But perhaps it would make more sense to concentrate on getting the Venator in to buyers’ hands before they start playing with the Spyder version, and use the momentum those sales should generate (depending on the price point of the Venator Coupe which, at around £125k, seems a bit strong) to develop the D8 and B6 Spyder.

But Victor has always ploughed his own furrow, and if he can prise enough cash from China to launch the Venator, develop the Venator Spyder, ramp up production of the C8 and get the D8 SUV ready for market, he will.

It’ll be interesting to see what Spyker can deliver by the time the Frankfurt Motor Show arrives in September.

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Teaser do concept B6 Venator Spyder, que vai ser apresentado no dia 16 Agosto em Pebble Beach:



Fonte: Autoweek.nl

[BMerlini]

E o Artega GT é bem mais bonito que este Spiker. Emfim.

Que a nível de conceito, nada tem a ver com o Spyker.

[TommyTosser]

Que a nível de conceito, nada tem a ver com o Spyker.

Lendo o post acima desse dá para entender o 'porquê' da afirmação.

Se bem que não entendo o que é que o conceito tem a ver com a beleza de um carro.

[caditonuno]

seria potencial comprador de um...


(vá, moço, deixa de sonhar e passa à realidade...)

[BMerlini]

Lendo o post acima desse dá para entender o 'porquê' da afirmação.

Se bem que não entendo o que é que o conceito tem a ver com a beleza de um carro.

Para quem diz "o buraco na consola central onde entra o 'varão' que apoia a manete, descentrado e maior que o necessário", é porque claramente passou ao lado do conceito do Marca Spyker.

Por isso, não entenderes essa associação de ideias, não me espanta de sobremaneira.

[TommyTosser]

Para quem diz "o buraco na consola central onde entra o 'varão' que apoia a manete, descentrado e maior que o necessário", é porque claramente passou ao lado do conceito do Marca Spyker.

Por isso, não entenderes essa associação de ideias, não me espanta de sobremaneira.

Como se um post tivesse alguma coisa a ver com o outro.

Esquece, se queres festa não te vires para aqui.

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Fotos oficiais do Spyder

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http://www.audiblog.nl/2013/08/spyke...ch-california/

Spyker N.V. (“Spyker”) today revealed the Spyder version of its new exotic sports car, the Spyker B6 Venator, at a press conference in Pebble Beach, California.Just five months after unveiling the B6 Venator Coupe Concept to rave reviews at the 83rd International Geneva Motor Show, Spyker – creator of meticulously hand built automobiles whose beauty is equaled only by their unrivaled craftsmanship – made waves on the other side of the Atlantic.
Today the brand introduced the SPYKER B6 VENATOR SPYDER Concept, a unique alternative in the High Luxury Sports sector, via a press conference at The Quail

Motorsports Gathering in Pebble Beach, California. The SPYKER B6 VENATOR SPYDER
Concept is the eagerly awaited convertible execution of Spyker’s compact, 2-door mid-engine
sports car that will offer the discerning driver of the highest standards a new choice,
delivering a rare combination of heritage, design, performance and exclusivity.

Chief Executive Officer Victor R. Muller chose The Quail as the site for the SPYKER B6
VENATOR SPYDER Concept’s worldwide premiere because, “It is the car’s natural habitat.
Car enthusiasts from around the globe descend upon exquisitely beautiful Pebble Beach for
the Concours d’Elegance weekend, and The Quail Motorsports Gathering is the most
exclusive event of all.” Designed by Muller, the SPYKER B6 VENATOR SPYDER Concept
incorporates vintage cues of the brand’s aviation past, highly detailed design and bespoke
materials into a defiantly contemporary statement that could only come from Spyker. The
company’s Latin axiom “Nulla tenaci invia est via” – “For the tenacious no road is
impassable” – is tastefully featured on the exterior. The name “Venator” is Latin for “Hunter,”
a nod back to Spyker’s “Hunter” fighter aircraft of the early 20th century.

Exterior highlights include:
• The trademark radiator grille’s mesh is V-shaped, referencing Spyker models of the
previous century. The 1903 Spyker logo harkens back to an era when Spyker built
racers such as the amazing 60HP.
• The headlights, equipped with LED light rails, give the car an aggressive stance.
• The 3D LED rear lights are akin to the iris-type after burners of a jet engine from a
modern fighter aircraft.
• The brake light has been sculpted into the rear panel design to ensure smooth, flowing
design lines.
• Elegantly aggressive 19” TurbofanTM wheels are shown in mirror polish finish.
• The brand’s axiom “Nulla tenaci invia est via” – which translates to “For the tenacious
no road is impassable” – is shown on the fairings.

Interior highlights include:
• Interior surroundings crafted from the finest materials are unusually open and airy for
a sports car, akin to an aeroplane cockpit. The leather is sourced from the Litano range
produced by the Royal Hulshof Dutch Tanneries in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands. Hulshof
uses only West European first choice bull hides and a special tanning process that
produces the beautifully rich colour palette.
• The red cover on the ignition switch evokes the spirit of starting an aeroplane, as does
the dashboard that lights up as part of the ‘pre-flight check.’ The dashboard is shown
with a turned aluminium fascia, similar to those seen on Spykers of the 1920s.
• Pressing the engine start button brings to life a powerful V6 engine that delivers 375+
bhp.
• The trademark exposed gear change mechanism was inspired by early aircraft controls
from Spyker’s aviation heritage.

Body:
• All carbon fibre

Chassis:
• All aluminium platform

Engine:
• Engine mount position: rear-mid
• Engine orientation: transverse mounted V6
• Max power: 375+ bhp

Drivetrain:
• Drivetrain type: RWD
• Transmission: 6-spd automatic

Dimensions:
• Overall length: 4347 mm
• Width (ex mirrors): 1882 mm
• Wheelbase: 2500 mm
• Kerb weight: under 1400 kg

The SPYKER B6 VENATOR SPYDER Concept will begin production in late 2014 for key
markets including Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and India, followed by the US in early
2015.
The introduction of the SPYKER B6 VENATOR Concept at Geneva earlier this year marked the
beginning of a new era for the brand, one that will include a significant increase in production
led by a management team that has never been stronger. The SPYKER B6 VENATOR SPYDER

Concept represents the next key step on that path, which is being spearheaded by Muller and
his Chief Commercial Officer John Walton. Together, Muller and Walton are leading a
passionate team that is supremely dedicated to creating unique and beautiful highperformance
sports luxury cars.

According to Walton, “Reaction to the coupe version in Geneva was so overwhelmingly
positive that we accelerated our initial plan to deliver the SPYKER B6 VENATOR SPYDER
Concept. This is an exquisite drop-top that begs to be driven on the Pacific Coast Highway –
yet will provide more exclusivity than any other sports car it will pass on the road.”

The SPYKER B6 VENATOR SPYDER Concept will provide the authentic Spyker experience –
hand-crafted rarity that is as visceral to view as it is to drive – at a more accessible price
point of approximately $150,000. “The SPYKER B6 VENATOR COUPE and SPYDER Concepts
are the immediate future of Spyker,” said Muller
Source: Spyker

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Spyker B6 Venator to use a Lotus-built engine

According to a recent report, Spyker CEO Victor Muller has sent out a letter to potential customers that confirms the company is partnering with Lotus.Details are limited but Autoweek.nl is reporting the B6 Venator will use a Lotus-built engine that made from a Toyota-sourced block. Nothing is official but the website says the car will likely use the supercharged 3.5-liter V6 that resides in the Exige S. If this pans out, we can expect it to produce at least 345 bhp (257 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque.

The letter also indicated that Spyker will team up with Chronoswiss to offer a Venator launch edition to the first 100 customers. It will reportedly feature a turned aluminum dash with a Chronoswiss clock and come with a matching Chronoswiss watch that is engraved with the car's production number.
The company is reportedly accepting pre-orders for a €20,000 ($27,170 / £16,980) deposit and B6 Venator coupe production is slated to begin in November of 2014.

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