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Spyker B6 Venator Spyder Concept Unveiled
Spyker continues to show signs of life as it has unveiled its newest concept car, the B6 Venator Spyder, at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Geneva 2013: Spyker B6 Venator Concept
Spyker, maker of the C8 Aileron and failed resurrector of Saab, has just unveiled a new concept car at the Geneva Motor Show. Called the B6 Venator, the mid-engined sports car boasts over 375 horsepower from a V-6 of unspecified displacement. Channeling power to the rear wheels is a six-speed automatic.
Spyker Teases B6 Concept, Future Plans
Spyker—remember, the company that tried to save Saab—is doing a little to get some buzz started before the Geneva Motor Show. They have announced that they’ll be revealing the Spyker B6 Concept at the show on March 5.
Driven: 2011 Saab 9-4X Aero
It seems that any car-loving person over the age of 35 has an opinion about Saab. You can find all sorts of discussion about whether Saab can make it without a large parent auto company (Saab is now owned by Spyker, the supercar maker, which is about as small—and committed—a parent as you can get). Like most business situations, the issues are complex, but certainly a recent cash infusion from Chinese auto assembler Hawtai along with additional funds from Russian investors, totaling over $300 million, will help Saab in the short term.
Driven: 2011 Saab 9-5
Saab’s new Dutch owner Victor Muller is an adamant, outspoken kind of car guy. Exemplifying this sometimes impulsiveness, while we were talking with him near the airport he handed us the key fob to his pre-production 2011 Saab 9-5, and said we could have a spin in it so long as he was our constant passenger.
Saab Put On Life Support, For Now
Last week, we reported that General Motors announced it would kill the Saab brand after a failed deal to sell it to Spyker Cars. Not so fast.
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