Donkervoort D8 GTO

The Donkervoort D8 GTO is a convertible track-day sports car by Netherlands-based sports car company Donkervoort Automobielen BV.

Overview
The Donkervoort D8 GT - introduced in 2007 - is the first closed Donkervoort. Compared to the open version of the D8, the D8 GT has entirely new front and rear suspension, increased track width by 8 centimeters, larger brakes for increased stopping power and 17-inch aluminum wheels. With a total weight of 650 kg, the D8GT is the lightest GT in the world. This is largely due to the extensive use of carbonfiber: the entire roof, the entire rear and the doors and fenders of the car are made of this material.

The Donkervoort D8 GTO is a completely new creation. The engine, a 2.5L TFSI 5-cylinder turbocharged Audi engine, has a power output of 250-280 kW (340-380PS) and 450Nm of torque at 1600rpm, and the whole car weighs less than 700 kg. This low weight is due to composite materials such as the full carbon fibre body of the D8 GTO. With a power-to-weight ratio of just 1.8 kg/PS the car accelerates from 0–100 km/h in 2.8s and from 0–200 km/h in just 8.6s.

The very first GTOs were produced in a limited series of 25 Premium D8 GTOs in 2013. The production of the regular D8 GTO, available in a Touring or a Performance version, started in 2014.

Asphalt 8: Airborne
Added in the Rio Update, the Donkervoort D8 GTO is the first fully-fledged track-day sports car in the game and the third Dutch car in the game, after the Savage Rivale GTR and Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS. It is also the first Class D car with its own engine card: the i5 Engine.

The Donkervoort D8 GTO is a high-ranked Class D car, with an unusually high starting rank of 1071, an equally unusually high MAX rank of 1251, and a MAX+PRO rank of 1365, yet the car receives a modest Tuning Kit bonus of +42 points for a maximum legitimate rank of 1407. In a sense, the Donkervoort D8 GTO is somewhat like the Class D version of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti in terms of how unusually high the rank starts and maxes out at for its class. The car's main rivals are the SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI, nanoFlowcell QUANTINO, and Mazda RX8.

The Donkervoort D8 GTO's acceleration to its maximum speed is unrealistically fast, rivaling the Savage Rivale GTR, Shelby Cobra 427, and Audi R8 LMS Ultra, but still slower than TRION NEMESIS; in fact, it is the fastest-accelerating Class D car. The Donkervoort D8 GTO's snail-like nitro consumption rates are the same as the Rinspeed zaZen (4/8/12). As a lightweight track-day car, the D8 GTO's handling and drifting capabilities are superb. While having a slightly higher total speed than the Honda S2000, the D8 GTO makes up for this with its extreme acceleration. Despite its good acceleration and nitro duration, it is not a good car to use in Multiplayer, as it struggles to beat similarly ranked cars, most of which have a lower starting rank than the Donkervoort. This is evident with the inclusion of the Porsche 959, which means the Donkervoort's competitiveness in Multiplayer has been reduced significantly.

The Donkervoort D8 GTO's low total speed in its class means that the car cannot beat the Mazda RX8 and nanoFlowcell QUANTINO. Even with better acceleration, the D8 GTO struggles to keep up due to its inferior total speed.

Since August 12, 2016, the Donkervoort D8 GTO costs (shared with the Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning from Class S, Ferrari 612 Scaglietti & Lamborghini Miura from Class C) or  to purchase and  /  to max out.

The Donkervoort D8 GTO also has the third highest Season 9 base credit reward at 5,460 base credits, only beaten by the BXR Bailey Blade GT1 and Devel Sixteen Prototype.

Trivia

 * Donkervoort D8 GTO is the car with highest nitro consumption rates(4/8/12) along with Rinspeed zaZen.