It’s been so long since Spyker was a topic in the automotive world that you’ll be forgiven for not remembering the brand at all. But with a slogan that proclaims no road is impassable for the tenacious, there was always a sense the Dutch supercar maker might claw its way back. Especially with longtime chief Victor Muller still at the helm, persistence has never been in short supply.Now, after emerging from its most recent round of bankruptcy in late 2025, Spyker is back and readying a new flagship supercar for a reveal on August 14 at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, one of the premier events of Monterey Car Week. First announced in April, the project is beginning to take shape, with Spyker offering a few early clues – most notably a first glimpse at the car’s chassis. A True Spyker In The Making SpykerThe new supercar will effectively be a new generation of the Spyker C8 Preliator. The previous Preliator debuted in 2016 and was originally slated to use a V8 engine sourced from Koenigsegg. However, persistent money troubles forced Spyker to fall back on Audi-sourced engines, and only a handful were ever completed. The car set to debut in Monterey will be just the 270th build since the company began producing supercars at the turn of the millennium. Yes, there’s rare – and then there’s a Spyker.In a teaser video posted this week to Spyker’s YouTube channel, we watch Victor Muller manually punch in the car’s chassis code, a suitably theatrical touch. What’s revealed, however, is little more than the bare structure, which appears to be an aluminum spaceframe much like previous Spykers. It has a raw, almost unfinished look, as if shaped and assembled entirely by hand, preserving that old-world craftsmanship the brand leans on, much like Pagani does with its own supercars.There will be nothing old-world about the powertrain, though. Muller confirmed the car will feature a twin-turbocharged V8 producing around 800 horsepower, making it the most powerful Spyker yet, eclipsing even the one-off Spyker C12 Zagato with its 6.0-liter W12. The engine will completely forgo electrification and is claimed to push the car beyond 217 mph. Muller hasn’t said whether a manual will be offered, but it’s easy to imagine the company keeping that option alive, if only to preserve its signature exposed shifter linkage. Overcoming A Troubled Past SpykerThe Spyker name reaches further back than most realize. The original company, Spijker, dates to 1880 and built everything from horse-drawn carriages to automobiles and even aircraft before folding in 1926. The modern revival arrived in 1999 under Victor Muller, and gives a nod to the original company's aviation era by using a propeller as part of its logo. Early supercars won praise for their ornate design and meticulous craftsmanship, but the company has rarely found stable financial footing.That instability wasn’t just bad luck, though. Spyker made a few expensive bets that didn’t pay off, including a short-lived Formula 1 team effort in 2007 and the far riskier purchase of Saab from General Motors in 2010. Saab collapsed into bankruptcy that same year, and Spyker followed in 2014. Failed investment plans and more restructurings would follow, all while Spyker was producing only a handful of cars per year.The hope now is that Spyker has learned from its past mistakes. And if the new C8 Preliator nails its landing, it could finally give the company a foundation to build on. That might clear the way for the long-promised Spyker B6 Venator entry-level model and even a revival of the Spyker D8 Peking-to-Paris SUV. Both have lingered for years as what-ifs. Brought to reality, those additional models could finally see Spyker find the stability it has chased for decades.Source: Spyker Cars / YouTube