Jaguar and Connaught are no strangers - and the Connaught Motor Company has revealed its first project, the Type-D sports coupé which combines super performance with startling fuel economy.
Featuring the first ever V10 hybrid engine, Connaught's Type-D beats mainstream manufacturers in the race to produce a high performance energy efficient sports car.
The stunning coupé will deliver 225 km/h, 0-100 km/h in under 7 seconds, 3 litres/100 km 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 R6-million worth of funding from the Energy Saving Trust and has no fewer than 17 patents pending on its ground-breaking technology.
The car was previewed at the recent Goodwood Revival meeting in the UK, 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.
Jaguar Type-D concept
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