To celebrate the 70th birthday of its company founder, Joop Donkervoort, Dutch firm Donkervoort Automobielen is launching a special edition version of its lightweight D8 GTO sports car. Dubbed the Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70, the limited-edition track car is powered by the same 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine as the Audi TT RS, uprated to 415 horsepower and 383 lb-ft of torque and paired with a close-ratio five-speed manual gearbox that sends power to the rear wheels.
More than 95 percent of the D8 GTO-JD70's bodywork is made from carbon-fiber, which brings the car's weight down to under 1,543 pounds. As a result, 0-62 mph is achieved in just 2.7 seconds and 0-124 mph takes 7.7 seconds before the JD70 maxes out at 174 mph.
- Donkervoort has matched the JD70’s astounding cornering potential with straight-lineperformance by using to a 415bhp version of Audi Sport’s 2.5-litre, five-cylinder turbo motor.
- The JD70 weighs less than 700kg, with some specifications pulling the mass down to 680kg in road trim.
- The JD70 flies from zero to 100km/h in 2.7 seconds, with 1.02G of longitudinal acceleration.
- It accelerates from 0-200km/h in a certified 7.7 seconds on its way to a 280km/h maximum speed.
- Side exhaust pipes have returned to Donkervoort, complete with a particulate filter.
- Dutch sportscar maker Donkervoort has paid tribute to its founder’s 70th birthday with the world’s first 2G production car.
- The Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 has been tested beyond 2G of lateral acceleration (cornering performance) on its standard road tyres.
- Only 70 JD70s will be built – one for each year of founder Joop Donkervoort’s life, so far – and more than half have already been sold.
- Groundbreaking EX-CORE® not only keeps the JD70 astonishingly light, but immensely strong and is the only carbon-fibre technology capable of delivering extremely complex pieces.
- The first Donkervoort in history with optional, lightweight power steering.
POWER WITH CONTROL:-
The most powerful Donkervoort ever made, the 2.5-litre, in-line five-cylinder motor has been developed by Audi Sport to generate 415bhp (310kW) of power and 520Nm of torque.
The engine delivers its peak torque from only 1750rpm and holds it until 6350rpm – a point in the rev range where most cars are developing their peak power.
It continues climbing to deliver its power peak from 5850rpm until 7000rpm, meaning there is a seamless transition from the torque to the power peaks, giving the JD70 tremendous strength at all points in the rev range.
The 2480cc engine has won its class (2.0- to 2.5-litre) in the International Engine of the Year awards 10 years in a row, and the JD70 boasts 15bhp more than the engine delivers for the current Audi RS 3 and the TT RS.
Its unique rhythm is delivered by alternately firing neighbouring cylinders and the more distant cylinders.
The engine is as sophisticated as it is strong, with continuous adjustments to the intake and exhaust camshafts delivering variable valve timing.
DRIVING EXPERIENCE:-
Modern machinery from traditional or more famous sportscar operations, the Donkervoort JD70 will avoid electronic driver aids wherever possible to maximize the challenge, involvement and purity for its drivers.
Feedback from Donkervoort Automobielen’s loyal customer base confirmed it prefers a car that balances driving comfort with the ability to heighten a driver’s senses with a pure, unfiltered performance-driving experience, allowing drivers to form an unshakeable bond with their machines.
A significant number of Donkervoort customer also own collections of classic cars, so the JD70 will allow them to shift manually, drive without power steering, correct their own slides and develop their own driving skills, all in a modern supercar with modern reliability and modern safety.
Like all other Donkervoorts, the JD70 ownership will open a door to a broad range of track days, driver training options, touring and travel events as well as immediate membership of the extended Donkervoort family – both literally and corporately.
WORTH THE WEIGHT:-
More than 95 percent of the D8 GTO-JD70’s bodywork will be made from carbon-fibre, including a significant amount of Donkervoort Automobielen’s lightweight EX-CORE® carbon-fiber technology, the development of which earned the company European Union innovation grant.
EX-CORE® will not only make the JD70 astonishingly light, but immensely strong and fully compliant with the European Community’s Small Series type approval crash regulations.
The technology is used in the single-piece doors, for example, and though it was conceived for automotive use, it has drawn interest from as far afield as cycling, yachting and aviation developers.
There are other significant weight-saving strategies, too, including a lightweight lithium-ion battery that saves 7kg over a standard unit.
The new seats are in lightweight carbon-fibre as well, and the quick-release steering wheel is a multi-function unit, which saves both weight and switchgear in the carbon-fibre dashboard.
INTERIOR:-
The car has new carbon-fibre seats to go with the quick-release steering wheel and the light, race-bred digital instrument cluster.
There are options, too, including – for the first time – electric power steering and a colour digital display screen, complete with lap timing and Wifi data logging.
You can equip your JD70 to suit your own life, and nobody else’s, with options like four- or six-point harnesses, a wind deflector to minimize interior buffeting, a carbon-fibre transmission tunnel and a rear-view camera.
2G OR NOT 2G? THAT IS THE QUESTION.
Their light weight, powerful engines and innovative suspensions have always made Donkervoorts as fast in corners as they are on the straights.
But they’ve never been quite this fast before.
The JD70 has become the world’s first 2G supercar, capable of neck-stretching with TWICE the earth’s gravitational pull around corners.
Make no mistake, this makes the JD70 a groundbreaker for the entire car industry.
We are the first car maker to get here and we like the view.
To stretch beyond 2G we had to update and improve our industry-best shock absorbers, we upgraded to cutting-edge Nankang AR-1 tyres and we even added ultra-lightweight power steering as an option.
PASSION FOR POWER:-
The world’s two most exciting ways to spend eight seconds are sitting on top of an Apollo rocket heading for space or crushing the JD70’s accelerator pedal until it reaches 200km/h.
Eight seconds of rocketing will carry you 83 metres (albeit vertically), while the JD70 will blast you to 200km/h. The rocket would be travelling at 20 metres per second, but the Dutch missile will be at 56m/s. Even then, the JD70 driver will have 0.3 seconds to spare, because it reaches the double century in just 7.7 seconds (after breaching 100km/h in only 2.7 seconds).
Not only that, but the five-cylinder, turbocharged engine is cleaner than ever, with just 191 grams/km of CO2 emissions, and even stronger at low revs.
That allowed us to return the side-pipe exhaust system and give the JD70 a taller final-drive ratio (which gives it a higher top speed and calmer cruising) without losing any acceleration.
Performance:-
- Free-flow, stainless steel exhaust (without a particulate filter).
- Limited-slip differential cooler.
- Bilster Berg roll cage.
- Tighter steering ratio.
- Bosch Race ABS system, M5 Clubsport edition.
- Six-piston Tarox rear brake calipers.
- Luke six-point harness (FIA approved).
- Schroth four-point harness.
- MXS Pista digital colour instrument display, with Wifi data logging and GPS live lap timing.
- Tyre temperature and pressure monitoring.
- Carbon-fibre rims.
- Carbon-fibre transmission tunnel.
Customisation and Comfort:-
- Interior-design package.
- Wind-deflector package, fitted to the window frame to reduce in-cabin turbulence.
- Ultra-light air-conditioning unit.
- A rear-view camera for easier reversing.
- A choice of two different alarm systems.
- Electric adjustable power steering.
- Xenon headlights.
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