Dutch exotic car maker Spyker and English sports-car builder Lotus on Tuesday announced a partnership that includes three specific agreements. As elsewhere in the automotive industry, the move aims to cut down costs by sharing technology and parts. The agreements include a Parts and Platform Commonality Agreement, Parts and Accessories Supply Agreement as well as a concept Design and Engineering Agreement.
What this means is that Lotus could dictate how future Spyker s will look, feel and drive, and possible share a platform with the new Lotus Esprit, according to AutoCar. Other platforms and lesser parts will also be shared, as will a supply of the parts.
Spyker has turned to Lotus over the past four years for various engineering, certification and other duties, and most recently was put in charge of “a number of engineering projects relating” to the Dutch company’s C8 Aileron sports car and D12 Peking-to-Paris SUV.
