It's been a couple of years since we last heard from Donkervoort and its D8->ke2191 GTO sports car. But good news has finally arrived for Dutch automaker, Donkervoort Automobielen, as the D8 GTO has finally received European Small Series Type Approval.

What this means is that the D8 GTO's production can now proceed and has been scheduled to start sometime between April and May with sales expected to stretch "throughout Europe and beyond,” including EU member states, Russia, Switzerland and the Gulf States

Anybody that has waited long and hard for the D8 GTO's arrival can now exhale, especially the 25 specially designed models that have already been sold. They should be comforted knowing that they're going to get quite a ride in the D8 GTO, thanks to its Audi-sourced 2.5-liter, five-cylinder turbo engine that develops roughly 400 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque.

Those numbers translate to a 0-to-100 km/h (62 mph) time of just three seconds with a top speed of 158 mph.

If anybody's waited long enough to get a piece of those performance numbers, well, the wait is sure to be worth it and will soon be over.

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