The Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris is a four-wheel drive, four-door, four-seater luxury Super Sports Utility Vehicle with a spacious interior and a high performance W12 500 bhp engine.
The all-aluminium, permanent four-wheel drive vehicle is powered by the 6.0-liter, 12 cylinder, 500-hp W12 engine borrowed from Volkswagen and accelerates from 0-60 mph in 5.0 seconds, according to the automaker. The six-speed automatic transmission features a multifunctional steering wheel with F1 style shift paddles, a triple dashboard designed in the style of an airplane cockpit, and a luxurious interior.
Production is due to start in the fourth quarter of 2007. This is the third time that the Dutch manufacturer of exclusive high quality hand-built sports cars and now SSUVs is present at the New York Auto Show since its rebirth in the year 2000.History
It was the final conquest of the motor car over non motorised means of transportation. Goddard finished second after three months of crossing territory where, for the most part, no car had ever dared to go. The SSUV has been named in honour of this race and the pioneering spirit it embodied: those men charted uncharted territory, something the modern Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris does in its own very way: it enters an entirely new market segment, that of the SSUV which is currently uncharted. The Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris traces its origins back, not to one, but three significant Spyker models, each of which contributed significantly to the company's glorious heritage. This heritage is one of our five core brand values and influences the current models heavily.
The second inspiration for the car is Spyker's unique aviation heritage which created the first Spyker after the Great War in 1919: the Spyker ‘Aerocoque' with fuselage body and its remarkable fintail. This model was the first Spyker in which the company introduced aircraft technology and design in its road cars. The Aerocoque's fintail led to the functional roof fin on the SSUV. The final historical reference for the SSUV was its namesake from the Peking to Paris race of 1907, the most gruelling race of all time, in which the Frenchman Goddard entered his almost standard, factory-backed, Spyker 18/22 HP. On 10 June 1907 five cars set out on what was to become an unprecedented challenge to man and machine.
The Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris is an all aluminium, permanent four-wheel drive super sports utility vehicle. The rear doors are rear-hinged coach doors, so-called ‘suicide doors'. It is powered by the 6.0 litre, 12 cylinder, 500 bhp W12 engine from Volkswagen AG and accelerates from 0-60 mph in 5.0 seconds. The six-speed automatic transmission features a multifunctional steering wheel with F1 style shift paddles, a triple dashboard designed in the style of an airplane cockpit, and a sumptuous interior. The vehicle has an all aluminium body fitted to an aluminium space frame, and sits on 24” Aeroblade ™ wheels. It has a length of 194.9”, a width of 78.7” excluding mirrors, a minimum height of 66.14” and a maximum height of 69.88” and weighs 4078.5 lbs. The fuel tank capacity is 26.4 gallons. Top speed is 185 mph. The car is custom-hand built using only the best materials available.