Spy Shots: Spyker Peking-to-Paris ready to conquer Normandy
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUVs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyker/" rel="tag">Spyker</a></p><a href="http://www.autogespot.com/en/item/612/finally-spyker-up-to-make-some-profit!/"><img width="580" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="353" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Things are finally starting to turn around for Dutch boutique supercar manufacturer Spyker. Sales nearly doubled last year (from a paltry 26 to just 43, but still) and new models like the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/19/la-2008-our-orange-crush-is-the-spyker-c8-laviolette-lm85/">LM85</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/04/geneva-2009-spyker-c8-aileron-gets-a-longer-fuselage/">C8 Aileron</a> are getting a lot of attention. It seems things are so good that the company is finally starting to work on the production version of its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/07/geneva-motor-show-pre-production-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-ssu/">Peking-to-Paris SSUV</a>, if this spy shot courtesy of <a href="http://www.autogespot.com/en/item/612/finally-spyker-up-to-make-some-profit!/"><em>Autogespot</em></a> is any indication. Although the mule is little more than a stretched Land Rover with a Lotus suspension, the production D12 or D8 will look more like the Michiel van den Brink-penned superguppy we've seen at auto shows over the past couple of years. It might seem like bad timing to launch a high-powered luxury SUV in this global economy, but it didn't stop Aston Martin from showing off the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/09/crossover-redefined-lagonda-concept-based-on-mercedes-gl/">Lagonda</a> either. <em>Nulla tenaci invia est via</em>, indeed. <br /><br />This $300k super-sport-utility-vehicle could be powered by either a 500-hp W12 engine in D12 guise, or an American V8 as the D8. The heavy use of aluminum means it will be lighter than it looks, and suspension <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/13/spyker-and-lotus-sign-cooperative-agreement/">tuning from Lotus</a> should keep it well-planted, even in the twisties. Not that anyone aside from Spyker historians remember, or even care, but the Peking-to-Paris model is meant to commemorate Spyker's participation in the 1907 cross-country race of the same name. If it ever does reach showrooms, expect the vast majority to be sold in the Middle East, Russia and China, although a couple might make it Stateside. We think it would be a fun stablemate for someone's Lamborghini LM002.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/pre-production-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris/">pre-production Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/pre-production-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris/176798/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/03/spyker-d12-ssuv_08_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/pre-production-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris/176797/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/03/spyker-d12-ssuv_07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/pre-production-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris/176796/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/03/spyker-d12-ssuv_06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/pre-production-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris/176795/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/03/spyker-d12-ssuv_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/pre-production-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris/176794/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/03/spyker-d12-ssuv_21_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autogespot.com/en/item/612/finally-spyker-up-to-make-some-profit!/">Autogespot</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/09/spy-shots-spyker-peking-to-paris-ready-to-conquer-normandy/">Spy Shots: Spyker Peking-to-Paris ready to conquer Normandy</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:48:00 EST. 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