{"id":403536,"date":"2010-03-08T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=39674"},"modified":"2010-03-08T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T17:00:36","slug":"spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-suv-clown-car-or-super-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/403536","title":{"rendered":"Spyker D12 Peking to Paris SUV: Clown Car or Super Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_39677\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 510px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-suv-clown-car-or-super-car\/2006-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-concept_100227209_m\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39677\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-concept_100227209_m-500x306.jpg\" alt=\"Spyker D12 Concept\" title=\"2006-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-concept_100227209_m\" width=\"500\" height=\"306\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39677\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Did Spyker hire the designer of Suzuki&#8217;s X90?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If this is the way Spyker styles upcoming Saabs, we\u2019re in for some ugly sheet metal on the roads in coming years.  Originally launched as a concept at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, the D12 Peking to Paris is aimed at the Eastern European and Chinese markets.  Places with newly minted millionaires, but poor roads and infrastructure.  After all, you can\u2019t drive the rutted dirt roads to the sweatshop in a Pagani Zonda, can you? <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-39674\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39680\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 510px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-suv-clown-car-or-super-car\/2006-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-concept_100227212_m\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39680\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-concept_100227212_m-500x349.jpg\" alt=\"Spyker D12 Concept\" title=\"2006-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-concept_100227212_m\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39680\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s less hideous from the side, but not by much<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the purchase of Saab now complete, Spyker CEO Victor Muller has stated that development of the D12 Peking to Paris can now be accelerated.  Look for revisions to the motor (originally set to be a VW sourced W12) as Spyker shops the newly accessible GM parts bin.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39681\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 510px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-suv-clown-car-or-super-car\/2006-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-concept_100227214_m\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39681\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-concept_100227214_m-500x364.jpg\" alt=\"Spyker D12\" title=\"2006-spyker-d12-peking-to-paris-concept_100227214_m\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" class=\"size-large wp-image-39681\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camel interior: not the best choice for third world roads<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whatever motor they choose, I hope the end result is a seriously fast SUV.  You can\u2019t outrun ugly, but if the car is entertaining enough you may not care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/wV8YiDAtb6tH9HnN_N-rgt053I8\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/wV8YiDAtb6tH9HnN_N-rgt053I8\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/wV8YiDAtb6tH9HnN_N-rgt053I8\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/wV8YiDAtb6tH9HnN_N-rgt053I8\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did Spyker hire the designer of Suzuki&#8217;s X90? If this is the way Spyker styles upcoming Saabs, we\u2019re in for some ugly sheet metal on the roads in coming years. Originally launched as a concept at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, the D12 Peking to Paris is aimed at the Eastern European and Chinese markets. 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