The D8 GTO Bilster Berg Edition Is Bonkers Even By Donkervoort Standards

Donkervoort has given its D8 GTO a dose of crazy pills to celebrate taking the course record at Bilster Berg, Germany
The D8 GTO Bilster Berg Edition Is Bonkers Even By Donkervoort Standards

If the standard D8 GTO is supposed to be a Caterham Seven turned up to 11, then this Bilster Berg edition must rip the dial off and do a burnout on it. This bonkers road legal race car has been built to celebrate the fact Donkervoort has taken the production car record at Bilster Berg, a track in Germany.

The D8 GTO Bilster Berg Edition Is Bonkers Even By Donkervoort Standards

Performance-wise, it’s all as you were with the original version. That means it packs the same Audi-sourced 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo engine you’ll find in the RS3 and TT RS. It’s good for 380bhp, spinning the rear wheels to 60mph from a standstill in 2.8 seconds.

The D8 GTO Bilster Berg Edition Is Bonkers Even By Donkervoort Standards

So what’s different? The aesthetic upgrades are obvious, so let’s start with the oily bits you can’t see: there’s a race-spec clutch and a lighter flywheel, plus a bunch of angry track-focused upgrades. The track mods include re-tuned suspension, new anti-roll bars and a beefy roll cage. The tyres are now semi-slicks.

It’s also a little bit lighter - 10kg, to be exact - thanks to weight shaving carbonfibre bits, most obvious on the grille, giving the D8 a rather more aggressive face. The seats are also carbonfibre.

The D8 GTO Bilster Berg Edition Is Bonkers Even By Donkervoort Standards

With just 14 to be made, owners of this mad cousin of the Caterham Seven will be in a super-exclusive club. And mighty rich, too. You’re looking at €194,000 (£150k, $250k) for a rather alternative, no-compromise road-legal racer. You’re a CT hero if you buy one.

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