Connaught Motor Company

[1] Due to a lack of funds, the company was closed in 2016, and was later bought by Welsh engineering firm BDI.

In 2005, in celebration of Tony Brooks 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix with Connaught, the company announced plans for the Type D sports car.

[4] Due to its hybrid drivetrain, Connaught received funding from the British Government to produce the car and announced the Type D as the worlds first 'green supercar'.

[8] In 2020, Connaught Engineering was acquired by Wales based engineering firm Bevan Davidson International (BDI), bringing back the possibility of production for the Type D.[2][9] After the takeover, Edward Timothy Bishop retained his place as head of the company.

If produced, the X20 would succeed the Type D as the company's flagship model, albeit remaining a one-off vehicle.