It was a week of Spyker at the Classic Car Club; Tuesday we were at the track putting the all new C8 Aileron through the paces along with the C8 Spyder and Laviolette, Thursday it was the northeast launch party for the Aileron at the Classic Car Club and Friday we had all three models on hand for member test drives. So… how does it drive?

“I was really surprised and impressed…. I knew the Spyker to be a unique hand-crafted machine… really an exercise of design, but I didn’t go in expecting much of the drive. I imagined a cushy ride for guys who own a car like this to be seen in it rather than drive, however, I was very wrong! The Spyder and Laviolette are hard and fast street going race cars, there is nothing cushy about them, not even power steering or power brakes! They have a nasty bark of an exhaust note, relentless acceleration and with no traction control and a damp track, I really had to be delicate to keep the back end from coming around. On the North Course of Monticello, it was clear that underneath their pretty skin, these are purposeful machines. The Aileron has been softened a bit (they say to appeal to the US market) and is a bit more of a grand tourer, with amenities and electrical nannies that you’d expect in a couture supercar, but still a formidable performer.” – Zac Moseley

The C8 Spyder on the Autocross

Pictures From Thursday’s Party at the Classic Car Club