Donkervoort D8 Zetec

Donkervoort D8 Zetec

Gearbox on 1.8 MT is Manual, 5 gears. Drive is RWD. There is no Automatic row and no second drive type. A buyer who needs more than 5 Manual gears, or not RWD, is not choosing among D8 Zetec versions — there are none that differ on those points.

1 generation (1993-01-01 to 1998-12-31) is the whole model. Body: Cabrio. Versions in this generation: 1 (1.8 MT). Years of the version match the generation: 1993-01-01 to 1998-12-31. Nothing in the data splits this span into a pre-facelift and a facelift, so a buyer cannot use “early vs late generation” as a spec filter. If a car is a D8 Zetec in this catalogue, it is this generation and this Cabrio.

Specs: the only version (engine, gearbox, drive)

1.8 MT is Gasoline, 4 cylinders, Inline, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No. Peak 140 hp at 6750 rpm and 170 Nm at 5250 rpm. Compression ratio 10. Bore and stroke 80.6 × 88. Supply: Distributed injection (multi-point). Engine location: not measured. Fuel grade: not measured.

Gearbox on 1.8 MT is Manual, 5 gears. Drive is RWD. There is no Automatic row and no second drive type. A buyer who needs more than 5 Manual gears, or not RWD, is not choosing among D8 Zetec versions — there are none that differ on those points.

Chassis items that come with 1.8 MT: front suspension Independent, spring; rear suspension Independent, spring; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear brakes Disc. Wheel size: not measured.

Performance, mpg, 0-100

1.8 MT 0-100: 6. Top speed: 200.

Fuel use city: not measured. Highway: not measured. Combined / mpg: not measured. CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured.

Because consumption is not measured, you cannot rank 1.8 MT on mpg against another D8 Zetec — there is no other version, and there is no litre figure to convert. The performance case for buying this version is the 6 s and 200 figures, not an economy table.

Power and torque density (arithmetic on the given numbers only): 140 hp from 1796 cm³ is 78.0 hp per litre (140 ÷ 1.796). 170 Nm from 1796 cm³ is 94.7 Nm per litre (170 ÷ 1.796). Boost is No, so those densities are naturally aspirated Gasoline figures, not a supercharged or turbo row.

Specific output vs mass (next section) is how this single version “compares” when there is no sibling: 140 hp in 630 kg.

Dimensions, weight, tank, clearance

Kerb weight 1.8 MT: 630. Gross weight: not measured. Ground clearance: not measured. Tank: 45. Wheel sizes: not measured.

Weight per horsepower: 630 ÷ 140 = 4.50 kg per hp. Horsepower per tonne of kerb mass: 140 ÷ 0.630 = 222 hp per tonne. Those ratios are why the 6 s 0-100 sits next to 140 hp rather than next to a large displacement.

Tank 45 with consumption not measured means range is not measured. Clearance not measured means you cannot use ride height as a buy filter. Gross weight not measured means payload is not measured.

Which version to buy and why

There is one version to buy: 1.8 MT. Comparison between D8 Zetec versions is empty — count of versions = 1, count of generations = 1. What the numbers buy is this package, not a delta versus a 2.0 or an automatic.

Buy 1.8 MT if the arithmetic matches the use. 140 hp, 170 Nm, 1796 cm³, Gasoline, 4 Inline, boost No, Manual 5, RWD, Cabrio, kerb 630, 0-100 in 6, top speed 200, tank 45. Power peaks at 6750 rpm; torque at 5250 rpm — the spread is 1500 rpm, so the useful band in the data is the upper half of the rev range, not a low-rpm torque peak. Compression 10 and multi-point injection are the fuel-system facts; fuel grade is not measured.

There is no “extra money” version in this catalogue. No second 1.8 MT with a different hp (the Land Cruiser-style duplicate-name case does not apply). No generation 2 that added gears, drive, or boost. Switching generation is not a choice.

Do not buy this catalogue row if you need a measured figure that is blank. mpg / consumption: not measured. Gross weight: not measured. Clearance: not measured. Wheels: not measured. CO2 and eco class: not measured. Engine location: not measured. Those are not “unknown extras”; they are not in the data.

Reliability / problems: not in the data. A buyer’s mechanical filter here is only what is specified: Independent, spring at both ends; Ventilated disc front; Disc rear; Manual 5; RWD; 45 tank; 630 kerb.

Summary in one line. The D8 Zetec to buy is 1.8 MT (1993–1998, Cabrio): 140 hp / 170 Nm / 1796 cm³ Gasoline 4 Inline, boost No, Manual 5, RWD, 630 kg, 6 s to 100, 200 top speed, 4.50 kg/hp, 78.0 hp/L. If that set is the car you want, this is the version; if you need another gearbox, drive, body, or a measured mpg figure, this model line does not offer a second D8 Zetec row to choose instead.