Donkervoort F22 Art Edition
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Unique piece of fast art on wheels
The F22 Art Edition is possibly the most astounding example yet of Donkervoort cars being as individual as their owners want them to be, with virtually no limits on their imagination when it comes to customisation.
It also opens the door for other Donkervoort owners to either retro-customise their existing supercars or start planning their future cars, with Donkervoort.
The F22 Art Edition came to life when Cees Lubbers, a long-standing member of Donkervoort’s informal Ambassador owners group, wanted an artwork for his gallery to represent him and all that makes him happy, and he wanted to recreate it on his F22.
And Donkervoort is all about creating supercars that make people happy.
The original painting, created by the award-winning Dutch artist Anneke Wilbrink, even features a Donkervoort logo to represent Lubbers’ long association with the brand, and it has been transferred onto this car to create the F22 Art Edition.
“The Netherlands is a country rich in artistic heritage, and Donkervoort is a company rich in engineering heritage, so it seems a perfect fit to us,” Donkervoort Managing Director Denis Donkervoort said.
“Nothing makes us happier than seeing our customers love and engage with their cars as much as we loved creating them, and it’s hard to imagine anybody engaging with their car more than Cees has done.”
Lubbers plans to display the F22 Art Edition in his own gallery, which is also filled with art, unique cars and motorbikes.
The man known to the Donkervoort Ambassadors group as “Race Cees” also still uses his red D8 GTO JD70 R as a regular track-day weapon of choice (and it was even the actual model for the official Donkervoort miniature model).
Wilbrink won the Royal Dutch Award for painting in 2006 and was nominated for the Prix de Rome in 2004, and she has had dozens of exhibitions all over Europe.
The F22 Art Edition retains all the mechanical properties of the standard Donkervoort F22, including 2.3g of cornering muscle, and it will sprint to 100km/h in just 2.5 seconds and explode to 200km/h in 7.5 seconds, thanks to a power-to-weight ratio of 666hp per tonne.
About Donkervoort
Established in 1978 by Joop Donkervoort and now led by his son, Denis, Donkervoort Automobielen has sold approximately 1,700 cars. Operating from Lelystad, the Netherlands, with a team of more than 50 specialists, the company first gained widespread acclaim with the D10 in 1988, setting a world acceleration record. This was followed by the D8 270 RS in 2005, which set a Nürburgring lap record.
The F22, further integrating its patented Ex-Core carbon fibre technology, achieved an astonishing 2.3g of lateral acceleration at Circuit Zandvoort, exceeding the D8 GTO-JD70’s already impressive 2.1g benchmark. This milestone highlights Donkervoort’s relentless pursuit of performance and innovation.
Dedicated to crafting exclusive supercars fully tailored to their drivers’ preferences and ensuring the purest driving experience—whether an unfiltered connection to the road or track or a more refined balance of comfort and performance—the brand continues to embody the 'Living the Drive’ ethos. Looking to the future, Donkervoort has unveiled a new model, further reinforcing the brand’s bold evolution and unwavering commitment to innovation.
