Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Captain Snooze · 06-17-2020, 08:33 PM

Want.

PistonHeads

soundman98 · 06-17-2020, 11:15 PM

it's one of those cars that just describing it to someone, they'd swear it's an unrealistic video game car with a matching unlicensed name to match...

which is what makes it so good!

Captain Snooze · 06-17-2020, 11:31 PM

For some reason it reminds me of no particular Batman movies. Kind of cyberpunkish.

ls1ac · 06-18-2020, 12:09 AM

It looks like a Caterham 7 updated.

Irace86.2.0 · 06-18-2020, 03:33 PM

I feel like there is no way this thing could corner faster than a BAC Mono.

Here is another competitor I found:

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/01/21/...egal-race-car/

Spuds · 06-19-2020, 04:18 PM

Did they just say it corners at 2g and launches at 1g with rwd and no actual aero?!? I call BS. Your tires have to be made of superglue, or on a banked corner, and then it's not even lateral G.

Vracer111 · 06-19-2020, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

Did they just say it corners at 2g and launches at 1g with red and no actual aero?!? I call BS. Your tires have to be made of superglue, or on a banked corner, and then it's not even lateral G.

I say superglue tires...being it's running Nankang AR-1

Tires matter greatly for the performance of a vehicle...

NoHaveMSG · 06-21-2020, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Vracer111

I say superglue tires...being it's running Nankang AR-1

Tires matter greatly for the performance of a vehicle...

100TW tire or not, I don't believe that until they post the data.

I do like the way it looks though, it is more finished looking then the other minimalist cars out there.

strat61caster · 06-21-2020, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Vracer111

I say superglue tires...being it's running Nankang AR-1

Tires matter greatly for the performance of a vehicle...

Not even Hoosier A7s (60TW) generate 2Gs on street legal cars. AR1s aren't as sticky.

Some engineer ran his mouth in front of the marketing department who took it out of context imho. Still a neat car.

ZDan · 06-21-2020, 01:20 PM

The hilariousness of "Dankervoort" is offset by the stupidness of the awkwardly stiltedly alphanumeric not at all inspiring "D8 GTO-JD70" name.
very cool car tho

Vracer111 · 06-21-2020, 03:32 PM

Maybe watch some videos if you don't believe the rediculousness of the Donkervoorts... they are racecars for the road, hypercar in everything but their top speed... they have aero and extremely light weight combined with highly tuned power plant and full adjustment of traction and brake systems... Lotus 7 absolutely pales in comparison:

NoHaveMSG · 06-21-2020, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Vracer111

Maybe watch some videos if you don't believe the rediculousness of the Donkervoorts... they are racecars for the road, hypercar in everything but their top speed... they have aero and extremely light weight combined with highly tuned power plant and full adjustment of traction and brake systems... Lotus 7 absolutely pales in comparison:

Show us the data, not the video. I have already seen a bunch of those. Aero? From their own website only 130kg's worth, my car has more then that. Low weight helps but their number is optimistic.

strat61caster · 06-21-2020, 04:12 PM

Peak g, maybe possible, not sustained skidpad g.

Spuds · 06-21-2020, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Vracer111

Maybe watch some videos if you don't believe the rediculousness of the Donkervoorts... they are racecars for the road, hypercar in everything but their top speed... they have aero and extremely light weight combined with highly tuned power plant and full adjustment of traction and brake systems... Lotus 7 absolutely pales in comparison:

To actually pull 2g lateral without significant downforce you need a friction coefficient of 2 or greater. That isn't really a thing with solids. I suppose you could make the case that the tire tread is semi-melted, but it still seems a bit fantastical. I don't doubt it is a blast to drive, just that throwing around ridiculous numbers is, well, ridiculous.

06-17-2020, 08:33 PM	#1
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06-17-2020, 11:31 PM	#3
Captain Snooze Because compromise ® Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Red Herring Location: australia Posts: 7,830 Thanks: 4,058 Thanked 9,576 Times in 4,205 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s)	For some reason it reminds me of no particular Batman movies. Kind of cyberpunkish. __________________ My car is completely stock except for all the mods.

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Spuds The Dictater Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: '13 Red Scion FRS Location: MD, USA Posts: 9,697 Thanks: 26,779 Thanked 12,750 Times in 6,320 Posts Mentioned: 88 Post(s)	Did they just say it corners at 2g and launches at 1g with rwd and no actual aero?!? I call BS. Your tires have to be made of superglue, or on a banked corner, and then it's not even lateral G. Last edited by Spuds; 06-21-2020 at 04:31 PM.

06-18-2020, 12:09 AM	#4
ls1ac Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: BRZ, Noble M400, AC-LS7,1956 AC Location: Wi/Fl Posts: 1,022 Thanks: 328 Thanked 867 Times in 471 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s)	It looks like a Caterham 7 updated.

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ZDan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: '23 BRZ Location: Providence, RI Posts: 4,675 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,012 Times in 2,098 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s)	The hilariousness of "Dankervoort" is offset by the stupidness of the awkwardly stiltedly alphanumeric not at all inspiring "D8 GTO-JD70" name. very cool car tho

06-21-2020, 03:32 PM	#11
Vracer111 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: '13 Nissan Frontier (4.0L 6spd 2WD) Location: In the desert... Posts: 1,645 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,246 Times in 669 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s)	Maybe watch some videos if you don't believe the rediculousness of the Donkervoorts... they are racecars for the road, hypercar in everything but their top speed... they have aero and extremely light weight combined with highly tuned power plant and full adjustment of traction and brake systems... Lotus 7 absolutely pales in comparison: __________________ Had a '13 FR-S Asphalt 6spd manual (bought new 5/25/12, sold 6/10/20) but needed to let her go... she will be missed.

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