Connaught Type-D Hybrid

The Connaught name first graced racecars in the '50s, but has been revived to produce a new range of exclusive sportscars, to be built in Wales. First from the company is the Type-D GT Syracuse, a mouthful defining what Connaught calls an everyday supercar.

A unique, supercharged V10 engine with 300bhp powers this unusual four-seat coupe to 60mph from rest in under five seconds, on the way to a theoretical top speed of 170mph. Doesn't sound very green, does it? Well, Connaught will follow up the Syracuse with a hybrid version.

We've yet to see it in the metal, but Connaught is claiming that the hybrid version will utilise an electric motor-generator, alongside a version of the company's V10 engine, to accelerate from 0-60mph in 6.5 seconds and hit 140mph while achieving 42mpg on the Combined Cycle. That's quite an achievement. It'll be interesting to see what price it comes out as.

Tuesday April 17