DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

Caterham’s CSR was launched in a blaze of publicity earlier in the year and left us in no doubt that, should we fancy an evolution of the Lotus Se7en clone, this was the one to go for. But there is a more exclusive alternative from the land of tulips and reasonably priced love: the Donkervoort D8.

Just down the road from the hazy, British tourist-filled streets of the world’s most famous Red Light District, Donkervoort has been knocking out rather special versions of Colin Chapman’s classic for 27 years now. It, too, is prevalent throughout European racing and has evolved more or less in parallel with our own well-loved sportscar manufacturer.

It even has a slightly more powerful option to the madhouse CSR 260, the 270bhp RS. That’s based on the pocket rocket that the Dutch company recently used to slash 15 seconds off the Porsche Carrera GT’s hard won Production Car record at the Nordschleife.
Just how ‘production’ that car was is a bone of contention, especially in the Stuttgart region, as it came equipped with bigger wings than Batman. But it still destroyed the ultimate road car and proved that all the horsepower and tricky clutches in the world are no match for a well-balanced and lightweight chassis. Chapman would have liked that c

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos

DONKERVOORT D8 Cars Photos