Spyder is a unique new type of vehicle. I called him half-mad vehicles. Half car, half motorcycle. The Spyder's low center of gravity Surrounding Spar Technology (SST) steel frame surrounds its Rotax 990cc, liquid cooled V-Twin engine that puts out 106hp at 8500rpm and peak torque of around 104Nm at 6250rpm. Rotax engines have been proven over a period of 80 years (BRP purchased the company in the 70's) in which they have produced about 350 different types of engines totaling around 6 million all told. Credits include the Aprilia 1000R sportsbike and the Helicon V-Twin specified by Buell for its 1125R and designed in collaboration with BRP-Rotax.
The five-speed gear box also has a transmission based reverse (as opposed to electronic reverse drive systems found on the Honda Goldwing and other large touring motorcycles) and the final drive uses a carbon reinforced belt set at a 28/79 ratio.