Donkervoort finally brings its wild track cars to US

Donkervoort has been in procedure considering the fact that 1978 but is only now moving into the U.S. current market.

The Dutch enterprise has signed Bespoke Imports Group as its distributor on these shores and has verified the D8 GTO Particular person Sequence as the 1st locally readily available product.

It can be priced from $240,000 and the initially a person will be out there for perusal soon at Naples Motorsports in Naples, Florida. Two extra examples will be out there at spots in Colorado and California to be introduced at a later date.

Donkervoort D8 GTO Particular person Collection

The D8 GTO was unveiled final September as the last highway-likely model of the D8 GTO line. It packs the familiar Audi-created turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-5, an engine that generates around 400 hp and has a lot less than 1,500 kilos to thrust close to when set up in the D8 GTO.

The outcome is -62 mph acceleration in 2.7 seconds. Obtaining double that velocity necessitates just 7.7 seconds. Donkervoorts are also renowned for lateral acceleration. We are chatting up to 2 g, which final results in outstanding cornering means.

Inquiries from the U.S. for Donkervoort’s products and solutions rank next behind only Europe, even with the cars and trucks having in no way been marketed here, according to Denis Donkervoort, Donkervoort’s controlling director and son of business founder Joop Donkervoort.

Donkervoort D8 GTO Particular person Sequence

“American supercar fans can’t hold out for Donkervoort cars and trucks to arrive, and there is already a astonishing total of fascination in the U.S.,” he reported.

Do not hope to abruptly see a Donkervoort on every block. The organization in its overall existence has only designed approximately 1,500 cars and trucks, and it is just not setting up immediate enlargement.

“We are setting up compact but Donkervoort has very major strategies for the U.S., and hypercar technologies at a supercar price tag is the great recipe for good results right here,” Donkervoort said.