Christian Von Koenigsegg Says His Spyker-Bound Engine Will Last "200 Years Or Something"

The Koenigsegg founder is clearly confident in the abilities of the 5.0-litre N/A V8 he's supplying to Dutch supercar company Spyker...
Christian Von Koenigsegg Says His Spyker-Bound Engine Will Last

Koenigsegg has a knack for building engines with bonkers four figure outputs. So what happens when it puts together a naturally-aspirated V8 with a much more ‘modest’ 592bhp, as it has done for Spyker? It’ll be incredibly strong and reliable, says Christian von Koenigsegg.

Speaking to Road and Track at the Geneva Motor Show, he said: “It’s over-engineered for their needs, because the structure can take 1500 horsepower and they’re having 600…our engines are bulletproof with 1360 horsepower, our customers don’t kill engines, so that engine will last for I don’t know…200 years or something.”

Christian Von Koenigsegg Says His Spyker-Bound Engine Will Last

Clearly von Koenisegg is exaggerating a tad, but it shows how confident he is in the engines his company will supply to the Dutch supercar maker. It should be quite an engine, too: peak power comes in at 8000rpm, and the dry-sumped unit is good for 443lb ft of torque. It replaces the old 4.2-litre Audi V8 Spyker had been using with a supercharger attached.

The new 5.0-litre Koenigsegg-sourced engine will appear in the C8 Preliator (above), which is limited to just 100 units. The last few years for Spyker have been decidedly rocky, so it’s good to see them back.

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Anonymous

200 years?! this engine won’t even last 2 years once I get my hands on it

03/17/2017 - 11:03 |
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Anonymous

Is it me or does that look camless?

03/17/2017 - 11:04 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Koenigsegg worked on camless engine, so it could be it..

03/17/2017 - 11:26 |
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Anonymous

“…our engines are bulletproof with 1360 horsepower, our customers don’t kill engines, so that engine will last for I don’t know…200 years or something.”
Meanwhile in milan:

03/17/2017 - 11:05 |
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Tatsuya Mikkinoppe

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

*Radiator clamp was loose and overheated

03/17/2017 - 11:11 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Minor issue that was readily fixed.
Same motor..

03/17/2017 - 11:12 |
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Ashley Black

With proper care I don’t think it’s that unreasonable to think a car can last 200 years. There are instances of cars and trucks around 100 years old that fire right up again. Though they are much simpler

03/17/2017 - 11:05 |
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Anonymous

I don’t think he’d be exaggerating much at all. Take a look at how well lathes have lasted for 150 years or more.

03/17/2017 - 11:28 |
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Jared 3

Where can i get one?

03/17/2017 - 11:44 |
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Anonymous

It makes me so happy to see Spyker making a come back

03/17/2017 - 13:07 |
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BobTheDan

What that means is so many kilos of material could have been removed from that engine to save weight without compromising reliability. Who wants a engine to last 200 if the car is not gonna last quarter of that..and it is not a big deal even if you had to rebuild every..let’s say 50 years. I don’t think we can call it Overkill or over engineered, it is just inappropriate for a modern day sports car.

03/17/2017 - 13:16 |
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Anonymous

Well great. It will last long enough to see Spyker reach bankruptcy another 1738 times..

03/17/2017 - 14:05 |
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Anonymous

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It doesn’t matter as long as they survive.

03/17/2017 - 15:32 |
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