A revolutionary concept in vehicle design and engineering was announced on 3 September when the Connaught Motor Company revealed its first project – the Type-D sports coupé – at the Goodwood Revival meeting.

Featuring the first ever V10 hybrid engine, Connaught's Type-D beats mainstream manufacturers in the race to produce a high performance energyefficient sports car. The stunning coupé will deliver 140mph, 0-60mph in 6.2s, 42mpg and genuine 2+2+ seating configuration, while still complying with ultra-low emissions targets set for 2010.

The brainchild of two ex-Jaguar consultant engineers, Tim Bishop and Tony Martindale, the Connaught Type-D has to date received almost half a million pounds worth of funding from the Energy Saving Trust and has no less than

17 patents pending on its ground-breaking technology. The car was previewed at Goodwood's Revival meeting, a fitting venue to resurrect a famous name of 1950s automotive engineering, but the new

Connaught Motor Company is no heritage-laden throw-back to past eras. Connaught is the first virtual car company. It designs the car and manages the project, but out-sources the manufacturing to Derby-based partners EPM Technology, thereby ensuring relatively low start-up investment costs. The ultra-lightweight construction helps to realise the ambitious fuel efficiency targets while the mid-front north-south mounted engine and rear-wheel drive configuration guarantees maximum driving pleasure without compromising rear space. The cleverly engineered convertible ‘Eclipse’ version will have electrically-powered stacking glass panels which disappear into the boot lid without loss of luggage space. The Type-D will be competitively priced starting at around £35,000 production in May 2006.

non mi piacciono i disegni,non mi piacciono i motori ibridi,non mi piacciono i V10 in particolare

e poi che senso ha un ibrido su un motore plurifrazionato che è l'essenza stessa degli alti consumi?non sembra un po una contraddizzione?

Poi sembra vecchia come estetica.. anonima completamente

bruttissima!!!

semi O.T. sono stato a To x iscrivermi al II anno della mia scuola e x cercare casa, ed ho visto le tesi del III anno realizzate in collaborazione con jaguar, devo dire ke alcune erano davvero spettacolari, altro ke quel coso lì.....

Un po' insolito come disigner...