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patrick_y
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Very Special aircraft, I mean car.

You have very unique taste Daos! This car is truly a very special car. In many ways, I truly think this car is actually a very beautiful car, although its styling is somewhat unusual and features many flat surfaces without a large amount of curvaceous body work; the vehicle gives an understated elegance coupled with large amounts of chrome accents and a sheer wow factor.

The story within is completely different. The entirely handmade interior transports one to an entirely different realm of craftsmanship and handiwork. The interior of this car, and the entire concept of this car is purely original and utterly unique in this segment.

Although the car is special, the engine is not an in-house engine. The engine is supplied by Audi and emanates a very impressive exhaust note that sings a mixture between an Italian Puccini and a German Wagner. The car is Swedish, actually. The sound of this car is very good. There are a few squeaks and rattling in the interior (leather rubbing on leather), so avoid bumpy roads or else you'll have another soundtrack.

I had the liberty to drive the C8 Aileron coupe version and I have to say I wasn't able to experience anything too fascinating about the performance of the car, and the brakes seem to fade with just mildly aggressive driving. Very impressed with everything about the car except for driving it. Steering feel at initial turn-in seemed artificial while having inconsistent resistance, automatic (!) transmission not as responsive as it should be, and brakes were completely faded. But to give the car credit, the car I drove was a prototype car, meaning they haven't gotten all the kinks ironed out at the factory.

Lastly, it's difficult to get in and out of the coupe version. Look at this poor person trying to get into this car. I normally like my sports cars with fixed roofs, but I'd definitely prefer this one in the Spyder (=convertible) version.

Did you know Spyker was one of the first car companies and originally used engines from Maybach!