Donkervoort has introduced that will probably be including one other 25 vehicles to the manufacturing run of the all-new F22 because of the excessive demand. The announcement got here after the truth that the preliminary 75 fashions introduced final December had been all bought out. Donkervoort can be producing a complete of 100 items of the F22. Of observe, the manufacturing is already in full swing, and the primary vehicles have already been delivered to their new house owners.
Based on the Dutch boutique carmaker, the majority of the orders got here from Western Europe. Nonetheless, it additionally obtained orders and inquiries from so far as North America, the UAE, the UK, southern Europe, Scandinavia, and even Israel. 5 vehicles had been allotted to the US.
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Denis Donkervoort, the Managing Director of Donkervoort Automobielen, commented, “We had hoped individuals would admire the F22, and so they did. They appreciated it a lot we needed to flip again to our logistics chain to supply sufficient high-quality items to create one other 25 vehicles after all of the common manufacturing slots had been stuffed. That is the place it ends, although.”
In fact, the extra Donkervoort F22 items may have the identical energy, torque, weight, and efficiency specs because the preliminary fashions.
That stated, all 100 items of the 1,653-pound (750-kilogram) F22 may have a power-to-weight ratio of 666 horsepower per metric ton – higher than a Bugatti Veyron. Energy comes from an Audi-sourced turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-five that churns out as much as 492 horsepower (367 kilowatts). That energy goes to simply the rear wheels through a five-speed handbook transmission, paired with a Torsen limited-slip differential.
The Donkervoort F22 can dash from zero to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in 2.5 seconds, and ceilings at 180 mph (290 km/h).
Donkervoort had deliberate to finish manufacturing of the F22 on the finish of 2024, however the extra items will push the manufacturing out till halfway by 2025. This extension will enable the automaker to broaden its prolonged buyer household and introduce a brand new purchaser group to its model.