REPORT: Spyker D12 SSUV to get Cadillac CTS-V supercharged V8?
by Damon Lavrinc on Jul 24th 2009 at 7:58PM 
It's been two-and-a-half years since the Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris SSUV debuted at the Geneva Motor Show, and although the recent spate of spy shots indicate work is well underway, Spyker won't make its self-imposed release date this year.
Instead, the high-speed luxo-'ute will likely appear at next year's Geneva expo and when it does, it will like drop its "D12" moniker for "D8" thanks to the supercharged V8 lying under its sculpted hood.
Coinciding with earlier reports, Spyker plans to utilize an American-sourced V8 to power the D8 SSUV, and if Autoblog.nl's sleuthing abilities are to be believed, it's none other than General Motor's supercharged 6.2-liter LSA – the mill that powers the Cadillac CTS-V.
The Dutch site caught the same Land Rover mule we saw earlier this year, and after investigating the prototype's license plate, discovered the engine met the same specifications as the LSA. That would mean at least 550 hp and 550 lb-ft of torque, which should allow the SSUV to hit 60 mph in around five seconds and max out around 174 mph. If all goes according to plan, we'll see the production version in Geneva this March with sales beginning later in 2010.
[Source: Autoblog.nl via GTSpirit]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Javanese 8:02PM (7/24/2009)
I hope this contraption will never see the light of day because it looks uglier than a f-lippin' duck.
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stecki 8:06PM (7/24/2009)
why you hating on ducks? Ducks are kinda cute...
Mike7 8:17PM (7/24/2009)
@Javanese
Really? The PETA is going to have a fit over your comment. I can't even believe you compared that thing to these guys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bucephala-albeola-010.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mandarin.duck.arp.jpg
spyker 8:21PM (7/24/2009)
Those are some cute ducks!
Javanese 9:00PM (7/24/2009)
Everytime i heard the word Peking (which is the original name for the monstrosity) the word duck suddenly pop in my mind. MMMmmmm peking duck... I'm hungry.
Kattleox 1:16AM (7/25/2009)
Just imagine those rims are 13" and you have yourself the cutest lil hatch in the world.
risk 3:54AM (7/25/2009)
It's the ugliest thing since the lexus 250h
davidmeza 12:08PM (7/25/2009)
Amen. The world doesn't need any more fugly.
Rev 12:52PM (7/25/2009)
Wow, that Mandarin Duck was something else.
Cute little beasts.
leitplanke 8:08PM (7/24/2009)
that thing look way to funny to be real!
maybe that mysterious thing from the spyshot made in spain is a spyker too?
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AMcA 9:59PM (7/24/2009)
The story isn't that the car's ugly.
The story is that GM is willing to share the ZR1's engine.
And they ought to. Spyker sells $1,000,000 cars with Corvette engines. That reflects very nicely on Corvette, Chevy and BM. It'd be worth selling 'em at cost, just for the publicity.
airchompers 12:04AM (7/25/2009)
GM is willing to let me use their LSA engine for what ever the hell I wanna drop it in. It's a crate engine, you see.
GM most certainly won't sell them at-cost. You see, there's only a handful of engines that make 550 hp and 550 ft. lbs of torque. Of those engines, this LSA probably has the lowest fuel consumption and the most reliable, not to mention a plethora of go-fast bits and parts will be available until the end of time.
GM should make some money on the engines, it's justified because Spyker won't/probably can't make a better engine, and all the people who do have an engine this fast laying around probably would sell it for a lot more money than an LSA.
Long live the GM small blocks.
ij70 8:09PM (7/24/2009)
Kinda 50's looking? You know, big grill and round looking...
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Mike7 8:12PM (7/24/2009)
"big grill and round looking..."
You just described the average American.
stecki 8:22PM (7/24/2009)
@Mike7: LOL, don't worry, ObamaCare will fix us all up and get us fit and sexy again... We are on our way!!!
Yaroukh 8:32PM (7/24/2009)
@Mike7: ROFL
Matt (that likes ford) 10:16PM (7/24/2009)
Mike +10
jv2k 12:33AM (7/25/2009)
"You just described the average American."
At first I felt insulted and then I realized I order big ass bacon cheeseburgers at every restaurant and Dinner I eat at(except for when I feel like spending some money and order a steak...)
Guitar Hero 8:17PM (7/24/2009)
It looks like it's gonna eat something, with that big grill.
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fuser197 8:18PM (7/24/2009)
It looks like how Porsche made a Cayenne, take a 911 and blow it up like a balloon. Cartoonish.
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