Donkervoort P24 RS Arrives in Right-Hand Drive With 600bhp Under 780kg

Donkervoort has built its first right-hand drive car in the Dutch brand’s 49-year history, opening the doors of its P24 RS lightweight supercar to UK buyers for the first time. The car goes on sale through UK importer Premier GT now, alongside new right-hand drive markets in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.

Fewer than 30 right-hand drive examples will be built, out of a total production run of 150 cars. Donkervoort says it is already customising specifications for more than 100 of those cars, drawn from customers in the United States, Asia, the UK and mainland Europe.

What Makes the P24 RS So Light

The P24 RS weighs 780kg dry, a figure that puts it well under the one-tonne mark most rival supercars can’t get close to. Donkervoort builds the car on a hybrid chassis of welded steel tubes reinforced with carbon fibre inserts, a construction method the brand calls Ex-Core. That structure carries a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 engine, badged PTC for Power To Choose, which drivers can switch between 400, 500 and 600 horsepower outputs in real time.

At its top setting, the 600 horsepower version makes the P24 RS the only production car under 1,000kg to reach that output figure. The engine sends 800Nm of torque through the chassis, and buyers can also adjust the traction control and suspension settings to suit road or track driving.

Performance Figures Worth Knowing

Donkervoort quotes 0-124mph (200km/h) in 7.4 seconds for the P24 RS, with a top speed beyond 186mph (300km/h). Cornering grip runs to more than 2.3g of lateral acceleration, a figure that sits closer to a track car than most road-legal machinery. The car still keeps 298 litres of luggage space and a removable Twin Targa roof, alongside its outright speed, so owners can drive it daily rather than trailer it to track days.

The car measures 4,000mm long and rides on a 2,420mm wheelbase, dimensions that put it closer to a compact sports car than a full-size GT. Donkervoort designed the P24 RS to meet current safety and emissions rules while staying lighter than most rivals can manage, which is part of why the brand has held onto such strong resale values across its history: more than 99% of every Donkervoort ever built is still on the road today.

How UK Buyers Can Order One

UK customers can now order the P24 RS through Premier GT, Donkervoort’s importer, with the brand offering the same level of personalisation on right-hand drive cars that left-hand drive customers in Europe, the Middle East and North America have had access to from the start. Donkervoort hasn’t published UK pricing for the P24 RS, and buyers interested in one should contact Premier GT directly for a specification and quote.

Managing Director Denis Donkervoort said the brand’s research and “continuous phone calls and demands from potential customers” pointed to clear demand for a right-hand drive version, built around the new PTC engine. With fewer than 30 right-hand drive cars planned out of the full run, buyers who want one will need to act before allocation runs out.

A Nameplate Built on Lightness

Donkervoort traces its history back to 1978, when founder Joop Donkervoort modified an imported car so heavily to meet Dutch road rules that he ended up rebranding it under his own name. The company has built a reputation for extreme customisation and lightweight engineering over the decades, taking class wins at the Dubai 24 Hour race and holding the production car lap record at the Nürburgring with an earlier model, the GT.

For UK buyers who’ve watched cars like the Ariel Atom and Caterham Seven dominate the lightweight sports car segment, the P24 RS offers a rare alternative: a boutique European brand with a genuine motorsport pedigree, now finally built to match the steering wheel on the correct side of the car.