2016 Spyker C8 Preliator, Inspired By Electric Airplanes, Unveiled in Geneva

It’s a slam-dunk on first sight, this Preliator.  The eyes narrow, the breath quickens.
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Look at the wheel. Look at that shift. Look at the stitching, the care, the craft. In a world of pretenders and overhyped relaunches, here comes something worth driving, owning, treasuring.
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It’s got a 4.2 liter, 8-cylinder, supercharged engine courtesy of Audi, making 518 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque that’ll blast you from 0-62 MPH in 3.7 seconds, with a top speed of 201. It’s rear-wheel drive, mated to either a six-speed manual or available automatic.
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Pricing starts at about $350,000. Good luck getting one, though – there will be only 50  Spyker C8 Preliatorins in the world when the company is finished making them; the first was recently unveiled in Geneva.

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