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Dutch boutique sports car shaper Donkervoort has confirmed Australian buyers tin present bid its latest P24 RS straight from the factory, with the lightweight supercar becoming the company's first-ever right-hand thrust model.
The determination opens the doorway for Aussie enthusiasts to bargain the hand-built Dutch sports car arsenic Donkervoort expands beyond its accepted European lawsuit base.
Australia joins New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong arsenic right-hand thrust markets for the P24 RS, though accumulation volition stay highly limited.
Fewer than 30 right-hand thrust examples volition beryllium built globally arsenic portion of an wide accumulation tally of conscionable 150 cars. The institution hasn't announced Australian pricing for the P24 RS, nevertheless successful Europe, the exemplary starts astatine €298,500 (~A$486,850) earlier section taxes and options.
The institution says it has already begun taking orders from right-hand thrust markets, with prospective buyers having started the vehicle's highly personalised specification process.
The P24 RS was revealed earlier this twelvemonth and marks a large departure for the Dutch manufacturer, featuring an all-new twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V6 motor developed in-house.
Featuring what the institution has dubbed 'Power To Choose' (PTC) motor mapping settings, the strategy allows drivers to power betwixt 400hp (294kW), 500hp (368kW) and 600hp (441kW) outputs astatine the interaction of a button. At afloat power, it besides produces 800Nm of torque.
Weighing conscionable 780kg dry, Donkervoort claims the P24 RS is the lone accumulation car producing 600hp portion weighing little than 1 tonne.
The institution claims the P24 RS tin sprint from 0-200km/h successful 7.4 seconds earlier reaching a apical velocity of much than 300km/h, portion generating 2.3g of lateral cornering force.
Despite its uncompromising performance, Donkervoort says the P24 RS retains mundane usability with 298 litres of luggage capacity, a removable twin-targa roof, and adjustable suspension, traction control, and motor powerfulness settings.
The P24 RS is built astir a hybrid tubular chassis reinforced with the company's Ex-Core carbon-fibre technology, measuring 4000mm agelong with a 2420mm wheelbase.
Donkervoort managing manager Denis Donkervoort said request from overseas customers helped warrant engineering the P24 RS for right-hand drive.
"We are excited that we tin yet amusement car lovers successful RHD markets what Europe, the Middle East and North America person understood for a agelong clip – that Donkervoorts prioritise operator engagement implicit everything else, making each thrust an unforgettable event," helium said.
"Right-hand thrust was an accidental that came with the P24 RS's all-new PTC [Power To Choose] engine, and our ain probe and continuous telephone calls and demands from imaginable customers demonstrated a wide request for it."
Founded successful 1978, Donkervoort has built a estimation for ultra-lightweight sports cars, utmost levels of lawsuit customisation, and low-volume production.
According to the company, much than 99 per cent of each the vehicles it has built stay connected the roadworthy today.
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