Spyker C8 Preliator XXV Coupé Is Analog to the MaxSpykerSpyker is ... back! This green machine right here is the Spyker C8 Preliator XXV Coupé, and it's being billed as the start of a new era for the Dutch automaker. While it's been through bankruptcies, failed car launches, and multiple ownership changes over the years, Spyker is now back on the map, and it's trying to make a big splash by revealing a new car at The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering, during Monterey Car Week.If the Preliator name and the design of the XXV Coupé seem familiar, you're not imagining things. Spyker revealed the Preliator and a Spyder version of it back in 2016 and 2017, then billed as the third-generation C8. Those cars never saw production, but the Preliator is now back—and it already looks significantly better than the original concepts.SpykerThe spaceframe platform underpinning this new Spyker is totally new and engineered "entirely in-house," according to the company. As is tradition, the body itself is hand-built out of aluminum, shaped by Coventry Prototype Panels in the United Kingdom. Most impressive of all, however, is the Preliator XXV Coupé's new powertrain.AdvertisementAdvertisementJust like old times, Spyker is using an Audi engine, and sitting behind the passengers is Audi's 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 turned up to 800 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. The only gearbox option is a Graziano Oerlikon-sourced six-speed manual transmission. Power is doled out via a limited-slip differential to the rear wheels. Unsurprisingly, it's quick: Spyker claims a 0-62 mile-per-hour time of just 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 217 mph.SpykerSteering should be a highlight, as the car uses a hydraulic steering rack. Spyker also employs a fully independent double-wishbone suspension design, paired with a "dynamic damping" adjustment system. Four-piston Brembo brakes are fitted in both front and rear, while a staggered wheel and tire setup puts 20-inch wheels up front and 21s in the rear, all shod with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. Curb weight sits at an agreeable 3417 pounds—and remember, Spyker uses aluminum as its lightweight material of choice, not carbon fiber."While carbon fiber is rightfully celebrated for its technical virtues, we have always preferred aluminum, a living metal that can be shaped by the hand of an experienced craftsman, polished to perfection, its beauty only deepening with age, like a fine cabernet," CEO Victor Muller said. "For Spyker, this is what modern ultra-luxury should feel like: rare, personal, and made by human hands."SpykerBecause of the C8's hand-built nature, each car takes about 2100 hours to build. The steering wheel is stitched by one craftsman over four hours; the dashboard is turned aluminum, and milled by a workshop founded in the 1880s. Each chassis number is hand-stamped into the aluminum spaceframe, too. The car seen here is number 270, making it the most recent of 255 Spykers built since 2000.AdvertisementAdvertisementAs you might expect, there are no traditional screens to be found inside. A head-up display is the only hint of modern technology, though you can still sync your phone with the audio system to play your tunes. (Frankly, why would you want a screen to break up the pure art of this interior?) Spyker says the spec of its show car uses rose gold brightwork and Tuscan Saddle leather, the former meant to bring the rose gold flakes in the exterior metallic paint into the interior. The Quail Green exterior is aptly named for its Quail reveal location, too.SpykerLogistically, Spyker says it moved some vital parts of the C8 around for this new generation. The rear trunk is deleted in favor of a larger front storage area, and the fuel tank moves from the sills to a space behind the seats but ahead of the engine.Spyker says it's only building 25 examples of the Preliator XXV Coupé. Each will be a personal commission, a process Spyker says is greatly expanded and improved for this model thanks to new partnerships with the W Group, a European fintech organization that knows a whole lot more about digital experiences than Spyker ever did. But the automaker says not to fret about said technology bleeding into its cars, proudly declaring that its vehicles "will remain analog."SpykerThere's no official base price available from Spyker for this car yet, but the company did reveal the rose gold exterior bright work seen in the photos is an extra €58,000, and if you want the upgraded Kharma Signature audio system, that'll be another €50,000. Hopefully, this Preliator makes it to production.You Might Also LikeIf You Can Only Own One Car, Make It One of TheseThese Are the Most Popular Cars by State