Yahoo Autos Donkervoort F22 is better, faster, stronger, larger
Dutch super sports car maker Donkervoort ended the run of its decade-old D8 GTO with the JD70 special edition named for founder Joop Donkervoort. The company claimed that roadster could pull more than 2 g of peak lateral acceleration on the custom semi-slick Nankang AR-1 tires. The 1,543-pound JD70 made 415 horsepower and 384 pound-feet of torque, pulling a claimed 1.02 g of straight-line acceleration on its way to 62 miles per hour in 2.7 seconds, 124 mph in 7.7 seconds, and a 174-mph terminal velocity. There's more and less of everything with the firm's first all-new product since the D8, known as the F22 — named for new boss Denis Donkervoort's daughter Filippa, born this year.
Slightly larger to improve occupant room, aerodynamics, and luggage space, the F22 weighs 1,654 pounds. It's Audi-sourced 2.5-liter inline-five engine now makes 492 hp and a massively increased 472 lb-ft, which Donkervoort says shrinks the 0-60 run to under 2.5 seconds. The run to 124 mph takes 7.5 seconds, top speed increases to 180 mph. We haven't been given a straight-line g figure, but lateral acceleration maxes out 2.15 g. That's all achieved with a five-speed gearbox sending power to the rear wheels through a Torsen limited-slip differential and a switchable Bosch rev-matching system. The standard aluminum alloy wheels are again wrapped in custom Nankangs, 235/40 ZR18 in front, 275/35 ZR19 in back. Forged alloys that shed 8 pounds per wheel and carbon wheels that shed 14 pounds per are on the options sheet. Getting back to zero comes courtesy of AP Racing brakes clamping 13-inch steel discs in front. Buyers wanting marginal gains can option an adjustable Bosch ABS.
