This is the turbocharged Donkervoort D8 270 RS setting what was then a record 7:18.01 Nürburgring production time. The time's since been trumped by Gumpert and Radical, neither of which could pull off this paint job. [Donkervoort.info via Hoopties]
This is the turbocharged Donkervoort D8 270 RS setting what was then a record 7:18.01 Nürburgring production time. The time's since been trumped by Gumpert and Radical, neither of which could pull off this paint job. [Donkervoort.info via Hoopties]
There's a reason Donkervoort holds the lap record time at the Nürburgring. It's because of efforts like the Donkevoort D8 GT4
Dutch specialty car builder Donkervoort (whose funny Dutchness belies a lack of humorous meaning) revealed the D8 GT it plans to unveil at the Geneva Show next month. For those unaware of Donkervoort's charms, it's a purveyor of batshit mad Lotus Seven-style sports cars like the 270 RS. The D8 GT is a coupe, whose…
Donkervoort, Holland's answer to the UK's Caterham, is working up a fixed-roof GT version of its speedy D8 roadster. Like the D8, the GT is fitted with scissor doors (natch), and powered by Audi's 1.8T 20V engine, offered in a range of rated horsepower (180 to 270). It'll also get the same ultralight chassis and…