Spyker

At the dawn of motoring, a Dutch car company was building cars and became a benchmark for their foreign counterparts. Combining technological innovation with a drive for engineering perfection and superb quality, Spyker cars won gruelling races, set speed records and became known as the most prestigious cars of their time. In 1898, two brothers, Jacobus and Hendrik- Jan Spijker, coach builders in Amsterdam, built their first Benz-engined motor car that won them immediate acclaim for the craftsmanship of their bodywork. In the same year Spijker built the famous golden state coach, still in use today, to commemorate the forthcoming coronation of the Dutch queen, Wilhelmina. This was the turning point in their business career: from that moment on the Spijker brothers dedicated their company entirely to the manufacture of motor cars. The business name was changed to Spyker, for easier recognition in foreign markets. In 1903 Spyker introduced the extremely advanced 60/80 HP. It was the first car with a six-cylinder engine as well as permanent four-wheel drive and four-wheel brakes. In the same period Spyker introduced its patented ‘dust shield chassis,’ a chassis fitted with a streamlined under tray that prevented the car from making dust on unpaved roads. Innovations such as these characterized the Spyker cars, which quickly became famous for their quality and the ruggedness of their engineering. Spyker's reputation reached further heights when in 1907 a privately entered standard model Spyker 14/18HP Tourer became legendary after successfully competing in the famous gruelling Peking to Paris Raid, taking second place. In the period prior to World War I, a worldwide slump in the luxury car market meant that Spyker had to diversify its production, and so it merged with the Dutch Aircraft Factory N.V. The company started developing and building aircrafts. During the war, Spyker built around 100 fighter aircrafts and 200 aircraft engines. In 1914 Spyker merged with the Dutch Aircraft Factory N.V. From that moment on the Spyker logo consisted of an aircraft propeller and a wire wheel. The axiom “Nulla tenaci invia est via” - for the tenacious no road is impassable - has held true for Spyker ever since. Spykers are the ultimate statement of individuality: a creation of timeless beauty in the form of a state-of-the-art technology package with spectacular performance. Every Spyker is as much an individual as its discerning buyer. Identified by its chassis number and given its personality by the individual specifications of its owner which are perpetuated on the car’s build sheet, it is updated whenever any work is done to it and available to owners on a personalized web page. Every owner may follow the assembly process of his or her Spyker day and night by means of a dedicated web cam-system - The Spycam™ - in the factory, an absolute first in the motorcar industry. Al Tayer Motors is the exclusive dealer for Spyker in the UAE.