Going Dutch will have a new meaning when the Donkervoort GTO goes on sale next year. Working with Audi Quattro GmbH, the Netherlands based Donkervoort Automobielen company has been working on this modern twist on the Lotus 7 theme.

At a recent private preview of the new machine, orders were received for half of the first batch of 25 cars to be built! Production will start early next year with the first cars ready for delivery in the summer. The price of the new GTO is expected to be pitched somewhere between €100,000 and €150,000.
The steel tubular frame has been clothed with glued-on carbon composite panels and which includes a rather unique one piece forward/upward hinged door which weighs only 988 gms, but more importantly can withstand a sideways blow of around 1500 kilos.
The fact that sideways impacts are mentioned makes you wonder about the stability of the rear wheel drive machine, but then again, it does have Traction Control fitted! Whatever, it sounds a dose of fun.
Donkervoort haven’t released any actual performance figures as yet, other than saying it will cover the 0 to 62 mph sprint in 3 seconds – and that’s with a five speed ‘box.
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