com. Donkervoort, GTO on the road
Publié : 31 juil. 2013, 13:33
http://www.donkervoort.com/en/news/d8-g ... -the-road/
Lelystad – This week, the first six of a total of 25 Premium GTOs will be leaving the plant in Lelystad. This represents a new benchmark in the world of ultra-light sports cars and sheer automotive pleasure on everyday roads. The Premium GTOs are ‘numbered copies’ with exclusive (sports) equipment that won’t be fitted in the subsequent production models. The 19 remaining Premium GTOs are scheduled to be delivered to customers on three continents in the course of the remaining months of this year.
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The international automotive press recently acclaimed the D8 GTO as one of the fastest street-legal sports cars in the world. It boasts virtually unequalled performance and smooth, precision steering and manoeuvrability, which are not just due to the Audi 2.5 five cylinder TFSI engine – proclaimed best engine in the world for the past four years – but also to the use of (carbon) technology never before used in sports cars. At the same time, the GTO has unmistakably remained a true Donkervoort. A car that is regarded as an utterly sensational experience, even by owners of the D8270RS, the fastest Donkervoort to date. With thanks for the intensive cooperation with Audi AG (Quattro GmbH) and R. Bosch GmbH during the rigorous testing phase.
This spring, the D8 GTO was awarded the new European Community Small Series Type Approval (ECSSTA), which means that Donkervoort now has access to existing and new export markets. In addition, it means compliance with three quality standards: those of international laws and regulations, Audi’s stringent standards and Donkervoort’s own requirements. This was all reflected in full during the final rigorous tests on the Nardò Ring in southern Italy this past spring. Unique for cars in this class, all intensive tests were successfully completed in one go and the GTO immediately attracted the attention of the international sports car world.
After delivery of the Premium GTO’s, production of the regular versions will start. The sale of these cars has already begun.