SPARK S7599 Donkervoort F22 2024 %

Spark — S7599 | Donkervoort F22 (2024)

Named in celebration of Filippa, the firstborn daughter of managing director Denis Donkervoort born on May 22, 2022, the Donkervoort F22 inaugurates a bold new design and engineering era for the boutique Dutch marque. Built around an ultra-advanced hybrid chassis combining thin-wall tubular steel with proprietary lightweight "Ex-Core" carbon fiber technology, it doubles the torsional rigidity of the outgoing D8 GTO while tipping the scales at an astonishingly low 750 kg (1,653 lbs). Featuring a practical twin-panel removable carbon-fiber "Twin Targa" roof and dihedral butterfly doors, its bespoke aerodynamics and race-derived double-wishbone suspension allow it to pull a staggering 2.15 G in lateral cornering acceleration on standard street-legal tires.

Longitudinally mounted behind the front axle sits Audi Sport’s charismatic 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five engine, tuned by Donkervoort to extract an immense 500 horsepower and 640 Nm of torque. Drive is directed exclusively to the rear wheels through a purist 5-speed manual transmission with rev-matching technology and a Torsen limited-slip differential. Boasting an eye-watering power-to-weight ratio of 666 hp per metric ton, the F22 blurs from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.5 seconds, reaches 200 km/h in just 7.5 seconds, and tops out at 290 km/h (180 mph), standing as one of the rawest and most exhilarating modern analog supercars.