The Netherland’s finest sports car manufacturer, Donkervoort, has just unveiled its latest iteration of the potent D8 sports car, dubbed the GTO-RS.
Power for the model continues to come from an Audi-sourced 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder engine. Although specific power figures haven’t been announced, the company says it will produce more torque than ever before and promises even better acceleration. The standard D8 GTO sprints to 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 2.8 seconds so a time closer to the 2.5 second mark seems possible.
Additionally, Donkervoort has improved downforce on the D8 GTO-RS so it now delivers 50 kg over the front axle and 50 kg of downforce at the rear axle. These gains have been made with a revised front end, a number of small spoilers and custom vanes. Interestingly, air resistance has also been reduced by 20 per cent allowing for a greater top speed.
Other upgrades to the D8 GTO-RS over the non-RS badged model include fully adjustable ABS and traction control systems as well as a revised suspension system and an automatic double-clutching feature.
A total of 65 examples of the rear-wheel drive sports car will be built. These consists of 40 ‘standard’ models, 15 ‘Bare Naked Carbon Edition’ variants and 10 D8 GTO-RS Race Edition models that’ll be fitted with a non-street legal sequential transmission.
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