2023 Donkervoort F22

2023 Donkervoort F22

Dutch supercar manufacturer Donkervoort unveiled its newest model, the F22, On the tenth of December. The F22 is a track-ready monster with nearly 500 horsepower thanks to an upgraded Audi engine.

The all-new Donkervoort F22 supercar raises the bar for supercar performance in all areas, including speed, design, driving purity, handling, and usability in daily life. It also maintains strong visual ties to the brand's open-wheel past.

In keeping with family tradition, CEO Denis Donkervoort's firstborn daughter Filippa, who was born on May 22, 2022, is the inspiration for the name.

The Donkervoort F22 claims not to have shared a single bolt, nut or screw from the previous D8 GTO despite their great similarity.

2023 Donkervoort F22

Under the hood, The 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five engine that powers the supercar was taken from Audi-sourced and is now modified to produce 492 horsepower.

It may not seem like much for a contemporary supercar, but the fact that it has an amazing power-to-weight ratio of 666 horsepower per metric ton gives it that distinction. In comparison, that is superior to the first-generation Bugatti Veyron.

It also boasts a five-speed transmission that transfers power to the back wheels via a limited-slip Torsen differential, enabling it to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 2.5 seconds, It has a top speed of 180 mph (289 km/h).

The F22 is equipped with AP Racing brakes, steel discs and four-piston calipers up front, and also standard aluminum alloy wheels, 18-inches at the front and 19-inches at the rear.

2023 Donkervoort F22

The longest, most agile and most aggressive F22 since Donkervoort's founding, it sets a design mark for its future.

The chassis is a hybrid of tubular steel and a generous serving of Donkervoort’s renowned carbon-fibre abilities, including the liberal use of the breakthrough Ex-Core carbon sandwich system.

The end result is a body-in-white that has an increase in torsional and bending stiffness of 100% over the previous D8 GTO Individual Series and an increase in both active and passive safety of equivalent magnitudes.

This incredibly rigid core chassis offers a quantum improvement in handling and suspension precision while still being incredibly light. Some of the highlights of the design include a new three-piece Twin Targa carbon-fibre removable roof.

2023 Donkervoort F22

The interior features lots of carbon fiber and microfiber. The instrument panel is a small digital screen; an iPad can be mounted on the other side of the dash, opposite the passenger, and there are just a few buttons around the shifter to manage various systems.

Manually retractable carbon fiber roof panels are stowed at the back. Six-point harnesses for Recaro seats are available and are authorized for both road and track use. It does really have butterfly doors.

The first batch of 50 cars planned on debut sold out immediately by Donkervoort's current owners, so production was extended to 75 vehicles. Although prices start at the equivalent of around $260,000, excluding all taxes and shipping.