Spy Shots: Spyker D8 Peking-to-Paris SSUV ready for production debut in Frankfurt?
by Noah Joseph on Aug 24th 2009 at 6:58PM 
Exotics used to be confined strictly to sportscars, but not anymore. Porsche and Maserati have got four-door sedans on the market, and Aston Martin's is on the way. But in lucrative markets like the Middle East and Russia, demand is high for exotic SUVs, and automakers are stepping up to fill the gap left by the Lamborghini LM002 and currently occupied, with few other exceptions, by the Porsche Cayenne. Spyker wants itself a piece of that pie, and after years of preparation, its Peking-to-Paris "Super Sport Utility Vehicle" looks to be nearing production.Apparently spied undisguised at Spyker's factory in the Netherlands, sources suggest that the SSUV is being prepared for its production debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. The design has reportedly been updated to follow the lead of the new C8 Aileron, but the big question is what will sit underneath the hood. Expected to ditch the concept car's V12 in favor of a V8 – with an accompanying model designation change from D12 to D8 – the Spyker sport-ute was tipped to adopt American power (in the possible form of the Cadillac CTS-V's supercharged mill), though transplanting the company's existing Audi-sourced engine is always a possibility.
[Source: Autogespot – translated]
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Kaveh 7:14PM (8/24/2009)
Odd how it's parked sideways in front of the garage door like it is blocking the view of something else.
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Rev Junkie 8:22PM (8/24/2009)
I wonder if this would be any good off-road? I mean, it is named after an off-road race. Of course, what would be even cooler than this would be a new LM002 with the 670hp Murcielago SV V12. I'd love to drive one of those through Los Angeles and just feel the hate from all of those hippies.
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risk 9:27PM (8/24/2009)
AH! MY EYES, THEY'VE SUDDENLY STARTED TO BURN AS IF ACID WAS POURED ONTO THEM. It happened after I clicked the source URL, I wonder what caused it....
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hoov23 11:22PM (8/24/2009)
There ain't enough room in Flevoland for two cars called "D8" - I don't Donkervoort will allow it, that's niet gezellig.
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hoov23 11:25PM (8/24/2009)
^edit ...I don't *think* Donkervoort will allow it...
hircus 11:54PM (8/24/2009)
Call me back when it can do Peking-to-Paris on one tank :P
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Chromeknight 10:12AM (8/25/2009)
Euhh guys..... ?!
http://www.leblogauto.com/2008/03/geneve-live-spyker-d8-peking-to-paris.html
or even better!
http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2008/03/05/spyker-d8-peking-to-paris#post-13699
how is this not the old show car ? This is the same as the one that was presented in Geneva ..in march ..... .....of 2008 !
More than a Year ago ! (anyway)
It's standing sideways because its parked there for storage (that door must be shut most of the time.)
Still is a killer car though ! The mule of this car ( a chopped up Landrover Defender) looks almost more awsome than the actual car though...
Review of the Mule and some pictures -- http://www.spykerowner.com/forum/spyker-discussion/763-first-drive-spyker-d8-mule.html
enjoy the links ;)
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Rick 10:14AM (8/25/2009)
hahaha, that is so ugly.
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