Thursday 20th April 2006

The Caparo T1, a British mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-seat supercar built by Caparo Vehicle Technologies, was officially unveiled by His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, at the Top Marques auto show in Monaco. The show car unveiled was a prototype, painted orange as historic McLaren cars were due to the nature of the T1’s designers being ex-McLaren engineers, had a maximum speed of 205 miles per hour (330 km/h). From a standing start, it had an estimated 0–100 kilometres per hour (0–62 mph) time under 2.5 seconds and onto 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) in 4.9 seconds.