Retailing for $650,000, the Spyker C12 Zagato is an all aluminum rear wheel drive luxury sports car powered by a 6.0 liter, 12 cylinder, 500bhp, W12 engine. Limited to only 24 cars, the Spyker C12 is equipped with a six speed manual transmission and F1 style shifting for those high speed Sunday drives on the interstate. With acceleration from 0-60 in 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 193 mph, The Spyker Zagato will undoubtedly be a favorite of sports car collector’s everywhere. The design of the Spyker C12 is as unique as they come, with a full leather cockpit and brushed aluminum instrument panel based on F1 styling.

Spyker C12 Zagato Unveiled In Geneva

The CEO’s of both Spyker Cars and the Zagato design house unveiled the new Spyker C12 Zagato in Geneva today, an exclusive new sports car that celebrates Spyker’s entry into the world of Formula One. Only 24 units are tipped for production with deliveries scheduled to start from March of next year to a group of very select customers.

Victor Muller, CEO of Spyker Cars, and Andrea Zagato, CEO of Zagato, today unveiled the Spyker C12 Zagato at the 77th Geneva International Motor Show. Norihiko Harada, Zagato’s Automotive Chief Designer, and Muller co-operated closely to design this limited edition of 24 sports cars to be delivered from March 2008 onwards.

The 0-60mph dash takes just 3.8 seconds, while top speed is a claimed 195 mph. Interested buyers will have to fork over €495,000 for the privilege of owning the new Spyker and sales are currently limited to Europe only.

Partnership Spyker And Zagato

The age of 18 I acquired my first Zagato bodied car: a Lancia Flavia Zagato rally car.

The co-operation and partnership between Spyker and Zagato is entirely logical if one looks at the rich heritage both companies share in the fields of aviation and racing. A better fit of aesthetics, skill and passion would be hard to find.

This combined company evolved its business model and started developing and building aircraft. After the war Spyker was able to return to its roots and resumed car production in 1919.

Partnership Spyker And Rio Prestige Performance

The Spyker C8 Spyder was the natural choice to join the stable of vehicles available to members of this private super club - The RPM Club. As innovators in that field, and the first company in the world with the vision to offer hypercars to its members. Spyker Cars, its UK representative Spyker of Pangbourne and Rio Prestige Performance are delighted to announce their partnership. 

Specifications

Engine W12
Capacity 5998 cc
Power 368 kW (500 bhp)
Torque 610 Nm
Maximum revolutions 6500 rpm
Options Compressor version 650 bhp

Height 1250 mm
KERB weight 1480 kg
Rear track 1728 mm
Fuel tank capacity 70 litres ( 15.4 gallon)
Width (ex mirrors) 2031 mm
Length 4505 mm
Wheelbase 2680 mm
Front track 1574 mm

Top speed 320 km/h (200 mph)
Expected date of introduction: March 2008
Acceleration 0- 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds
 (0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds)

Spyker C12 Zagato: The Vehicle

The Spyker C12 Zagato has a length of 4.5 m, a width of 2.02 m excluding mirrors, a height of 1.25 m and weighs 1480 kg. The fuel tank capacity is 70 litres (15.4 gallons). Top speed is 310 km/h (193 mph). The C12 Zagato has an aluminium body with stainless steel roof rails and has many F1 derived design details such as an F1 nose, air scoop, chimneys, mirrors, rain light, fuel flap and diffuser. It has a panoramic roof that features the Double Bubble, a typical Zagato style element. The Spyker C12 Zagato is equipped with a six-speed manual or automatic gear box with F1 style shifting, Chronoswiss instruments and a Zagato designed full leather interior with brushed aluminium instrument panel.

Maintaining Spyker’s styling philosophy, Zagato design put all these elements together and created an extremely stimulating example of contemporary exotic high performance sports car by using typical modern Zagato lines which started from the Raptor Zagato in 1996."

The Spyker C12 Zagato will retail for EUR 495,000 (excluding any taxes, ex factory).

The new Zagato body becomes even more unique, aggressive and sensual at the same time. It features a new double bubble panoramic roof , F1 influenced nose and air intakes, chimney and a "coda tronca", the typical Zagato cut off tail end.

"The Spyker and Zagato Atelier brands perfectly align because of their common aeronautical origins and because of the shared passion of Victor Muller and myself for sports cars" states Andrea Zagato. "Nevertheless Victor, before starting this extraordinary adventure with Spyker, was a Zagato collector owning cars like the Flaminia SS and TZ. Together with our neo-classical approach, this Spyker C12 Zagato shows the capabilities of Zagato Atelier for innovative and non conventional solutions."