Connaught Motor Company Type-D coupé

[Touareg 2.5]

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.

[Autodelta85]

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?

[Touareg 2.5]

Poi sembra vecchia come estetica.. anonima completamente

[Aymaro]

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.....

[eleonor]

Un po' insolito come disigner...