Donkervoort D10

Car of the Day #159: 1988 Donkervoort D10

Donkervoort D10
Donkervoort D10 next to an imported off-roader. • via donkiespeed.nl

If comics have taught me anything, it’s that superheros require super suits.

Think of the Donkervoort D10 not as a sports or super car, consider it as a super suit — yes, a matching helmet was a standard feature.

When I was a superhero-loving kid, my three most beloved objects for going faster than I could run were as follows: my pedal car, that I burned the plastic tires off of; my bicycle, that I used to ride around in circles pretending to be Alain Prost; and my snow sled: it had a single pop-up headlight and steering wheel, and was much lower to the ground than those silly GT Snow Racers.

All of those? Red.

Had I known it exists, the Donkervoort D10 might have been my choice of car through childhood (best car bed?); in adulthood, it makes a strong case for itself also. 

Ever wonder how the Red Ranger commuted to his Dinozoid? Likely a D10. Like my favourite childhood toys, the D10 does only one thing, and that's to haul ass. 

Now? I’ll take mine in blue. (See below…)