The production version of the Connaught Type-D GT Syracuse will be introduced at England's Autosport International Show this January, according to an article in Edmunds Inside Line.

The limited-production front-engine 2+2 is powered by a supercharged 300-hp 2.0-liter V10. The car's lightweight composite, stainless-steel, and aluminum construction is said to allow a top speed of 170 mph with sub 5-second 0-60 mph times.

Production of the Type-D GT Syracuse begins in May 2006. The run will be limited to 100 cars. Prices will start at about $100,000.

Connaught hopes to build a line of different models based on the Type-D coupe. Press reports say the next variant of this design will be a gas-electric hybrid model aimed at strong performance with fuel economy in the 40-mpg range.