The Spyker C8 Presents Design and Engineering in Near Perfect Balance

In 2000, Spyker Cars launched its first sports car, the C8 Spyder, leveraging the historic association with the automaker’s Dutch namesake. Founded in 1880 by brothers Jacobus and Hendrik Spijker, Spyker was the industrial pride of the Netherlands by the early 20th century, advancing automobile and aircraft manufacture until shutting down in 1925. The 21st-century company’s design philosophy was inspired by the motto coined in Latin by the creators of the original Spyker race car in…