Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Laviolette was the second C8 model to be developed, and was unveiled by Spyker at AutoRAI 2001. [5] The Laviolette has the same Audi 4.2-litre V8 engine producing 400 PS (294 kW; 395 hp) as the Spyder, but replaces the Spyder's retractable soft top roof with a fixed glass canopy and an integrated roof air intake, making it the first C8 Coupé. 55 Laviolettes were built in total.
The earlier Spyker Silvestris V8. The reborn company [clarification needed] was founded by Victor Muller and Maarten de Bruijn in 1999, and since 2000, Spyker has been building exclusive sports cars like the C8 Spyder and the C8 Laviolette (with its elegant glass roof). [18]
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R. Introducing the C8 Laviolette GT2-R in 2008 the team did not finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Three fourth-place finishes in the 2008 Le Mans Series placed the team third in the constructors championship. Despite the main company moving to Coventry, the racing team remained in Zeewolde.
Language links are at the top of the page across from the title.
Maarten de Bruijn designed and styled Spyker C8 Spyder (2000), Spyker C8 Laviolette (2001), Spyker C8 Double (2002). 2005 he leaves Spyker and co-found company Silvestris Haute Motive Concepts. In 2010 he was a guest speaker at Auto(r) automotive design conference.
The 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans 2009) was the 77th Grand Prix of Endurance, an endurance auto race run over 24 hours. It took place at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, and was organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) over 13–14 June 2009 and was started by Fiat and Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di ...
The Spyker Squadron team took advantage of the Spa race to make changes to its C8 Laviolette GT2-R. A new spoiler and a new air box meant to improve the engine torque were added. Czech driver Jaroslav Janiš, who was absent from the 1,000 km of Catalunya, was also absent from the 1,000 km of Spa due to jaw inflammation. His doctors advised him ...
The 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 78th edition of the event, took place on the 13.629 km (8.469 mi) Circuit de la Sarthe road circuit, near Le Mans, France, from 12 to 13 June. [1][2] The race began in 1923 when automotive journalist Charles Faroux, Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) general secretary Georges Durand and industrialist Emile ...