Spyker B6 Venator to get 345bhp Lotus V6

It looks like the new Spyker B6 – Spyker’s new, more affordable, sports car – will get the 345bhp V6 from the Lotus Exige S/Evora.

Spyker B6 Venator (pictured) to get 345bhp Lotus V6

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The Spyker B6 Venator arrived officially – at least as a concept – at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, and it’s a fine looking car with lots of promise.

It did seem it might just be another flight of fancy by Spyker’s Victor Muller, but it does look like the B6 Venator really is heading for production.

Not only that, but Victor has a B6 Venator Spyder in the mix too to add an extra bit of appeal to what looks like it will be an appealing, if still quite expensive, offering from Spyker.

But the reason the B6 Venator is likely heading for production – instead of being just a dream – is that it’s virtually a ‘bought in’ car.

We had thought originally that the B6 was based on the Lotus Evora, but it now seems it’s much more likely to be a result of Victor Muller buying up the tooling to the defunct Artega GT, but it does look like there will be a big dose of Lotus in there too.

Autoweek in the Netherlands are reporting that Spyker has sent a letter to potential customers stating that Spyker is partnering with Lotus for the engine, so it looks looks like the Venator will get the V6 from the Exige S and Evora with 345bhp – enough for decent performance.

The letter also stated that Spyker is partnering with Chronoswiss for a launch edition Venator with a featured clock and extra turned aluminium.

With production of the Spyker B6 Venator due to start soon, it shouldn’t be long before we get some official details.