We're all familiar with today's Caterham Seven->ke3209 or the Lotus->ke49-badged, simpler sports car->ke506 that preceded it. It's a pure driver's car suitable for both public roads and tracks, although it's not exactly the vehicle you'd want to drive to work on a daily basis. However, if you need a no-nonsense sports car in your life, you can't go wrong with the Seven.

You can have anything from a Suzuki->ke87-sourced, 660cc to a 2.0-liter Duratec engine under the hood. That gives it an output range from 80 ponies for street cruising to as much as 311 horsepower for quick laps around the track. Sure, 311 horses is quite a lot for a vehicle that weighs only 1,147 pounds, but the power-to-weight ratio can get even more ridiculous than that. All you have to do is head to Donkervoort, the Dutch shop that has been manufacturing its Seven-based sports cars since 1978.

Its latest creation, the D8 GTO, is unlike anything Donkervoort ever built. Sure, it resembles its predecessors, but things are completely different when it comes to the GTO's shell and powerplant. Unlike other D8s, which came with either Ford->ke31 or Audi->ke14 four-bangers, the GTO comes with Ingolstadt's famed 2.5-liter, five-cylinder engine. Output ranges between 340 and 380 horsepower, more than anything Caterham has delivered so far. As if that wasn't enough, the D8 GTO received a full carbon-fiber body that results in an insane 1,543-pound curb weight. This end is a power-to-weight ratio that rivals the initial Bugatti Veyron's->ke1112 ratio. I'm talking about a supercar motivated by 987 ponies; is this amazing or what?

So how does a D8 GTO look, sound and run? You can find out in XCAR's comprehensive review in the above video->ke278. Make sure you don't miss it, you won't be seeing one of these monsters on U.S. streets anytime soon.

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