Spyker C12 Spyder
By Julie
Sturgeon • Bankrate.com
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In late December 2004 in the Netherlands, Spyker displayed
its latest prototype, the C12, and told admirers that maybe they
could buy one. In short, if the manufacturer receives enough orders,
it's ready to spring into production by the second half of 2006.
The speedster brags top speeds of 325 km (201 miles)
per hour, thanks to a torque rating that could wrestle Arnold Schwarzenegger
to the ground. But it's the interior that spokeswoman Sylvia Hugenholtz
says "tempts even the most jaded car enthusiasts."
Oh, sure, it has a glass hard top, and customers can
choose any interior and exterior colors they wish. Yes, the dashboard
options include leather and swirled aluminum. But it's the Chronoswiss
dashboard -- designed by none other than master watchmaker Gerd-Rudiger
Lang, CEO and founder of Chronoswiss -- that impresses. We're talking
fluted bezel embedded into the aluminum, matte-black display backgrounds
with glowing numerals and dials. They even throw in a stopwatch
on this dashboard.
And you just have to feel the aluminum steering wheel
covered in Hulshof leather riveted onto the rim. Every owner gets
a unique chassis number and Web page detailing the life and times
of his car.
Price: Starts at $290,000 euros ($217,500 U.S.),
excluding taxes and ex-factory of course. But it does include the
glass hard top.
-- Posted: Feb. 15, 2005
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