After a troubled few years, Spyker is finally back on track. The Dutch supercar manufacturer showed up to this year’s Geneva Motor Show with an all-new car called the B6 Venator. It’s smaller than the company’s previous cars and carries and equally reduced price tag – that doesn’t make it cheap however, it’s expected to fetch somewhere between $125,000 and $150,000 when it goes on sale next year.
The name ‘Venator’ means ‘Hunter’ in Latin. The name recalls Spyker’s roots as an aircraft manufacturer, and the Hunter was one of the fighter aircraft they produced in the early 20th century. As usual with Spykers there’s a number of aeronautical-themed designed details throughout the concept. Not to mention that double-bladed propeller badge.
The Spyker B6 Venator is powered by a transverse-mounted V6 engine which produces 375 horsepower. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a 6-speed automatic gearbox. If 375 horsepower doesn’t sound like a lot for a supercar in an age when 500+ horsepower sedans are readily available, that’s because it isn’t a lot. But Spyker have never tried to be the fastest or most powerful cars on the block. Their appeal comes from the fact they make extremely classy and stylish looking cars. They have been described before as being like a fine suit. You wear it to look good. Not to play sports.
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