Donkervoort F22 Teased As A Mannequin That Would Be Value The “Weight”

It has been over a decade since Donkervoort first introduced the D8 GTO line. All through these years, the Dutch carmaker did not trace at any alternative for the light-weight supercar… till not too long ago.

In a teaser revealed on Donkervoort’s web site and numerous social media channels, a brand new mannequin is coming and it is going to be named the F22. Most likely named after the well-known stealth Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet, the teaser comes with a caption that claims “You may by no means see it coming. It is going to be well worth the weight.”

There is no confirmed details about the mannequin simply but, aside from the identify and the emblem proven within the teaser. Nevertheless, the curious play on the phrase “well worth the weight” may present some clues concerning the new mannequin.

Donkervoort has been identified to make ultra-lightweight, hand-built supercars – a incontrovertible fact that gave the corporate its important acclaim. With the wordplay above, we are able to deduce that the brand new mannequin will likely be heavier than the present D8 GTO. In case you’re a fan of the Dutch model, this is not excellent news however everyone knows that extra kilograms might be offset by including energy, which is anticipated on the brand new mannequin.

For reference, the D8 GTO Particular person, which made its US debut earlier this 12 months, comes with an Audi-sourced 2.5-liter inline-five turbocharged engine that makes over 400 horsepower (294 kilowatts). Priced at $240,000, the US-spec light-weight supercar can dash to 62 miles per hour (0-100 kilometers per hour) in simply 2.7 seconds and hit 124 mph (200 km/hh) in 7.7 seconds. 

Will the Donkervoort F22 reside as much as the acclaim of the mannequin it’s going to exchange? And extra importantly, will the Dutch firm abandon its minimalist Lotus Tremendous 7-inspired design and launch a automobile that takes after the F-22 stealth fighter jet? We’ll know within the months to come back so for now, all we are able to do is weight.