A while back we reported that Spyker was unfortunately planning on building their Peking to Paris Concept. Now being dubbed the D12 (no relation to Eminem’s rap group), it will be Spyker’s first venture into the SUV segment. Why, no one knows. Perhaps they’re banking on the sucess that Porsche has had with their Cayenne, but a big expensive gas guzzling SUV isn’t exactly on the public’s radar right now.
This is likely a clay model model and unfortunately, we’re still aching after looking at it. It’s still ugly. Those suicide doors are kinda cool, but are unlikely to actually make it to the production model.
In any event, the D12 reportedly won’t feature a V12 engine as once thought, rather it will likely borrow some version of a V8 from either Ferrari or Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division.
We’re not sure when the D12 will be available, but we’re betting sometime in 2012. In the mean time, we recommend that you put your energy into Saab than this thing, Spyker.