The Deronda Type F is an extreme performance, road going, track day car. It has been designed and developed by professional motorsport engineers and utilises racing car technology. When former airline executive, Andy Round, wanted to create the ultimate performance car he contracted Racing Designs Ltd, of Buckingham, and sister company Fabrication Techniques Ltd to design and build the Deronda Type F to meet his exacting specification.

Design features

Racing Designs boss, Mark Taylor, came up with an

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featuring a space frame chassis with

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at each corner and push-rod operated coil-over dampers. Audi's turbocharged 1800cc 4-cylinder engine is mounted longitudinally behind the cockpit to achieve the ultimate in weight distribution. The engine is mated with Audi's 5-speed transaxle gearbox, as used in the

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and

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Production

The first prototype was completed in 2003 and was debuted at the

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show in January 2004. This car was fitted with a Cosworth Technology tuned engine that produced 300BHP. A second car was built, SVA tested and registered for use on the road. This car was later exported to the United States, where Sirius Motosports Inc have licensed the rights to the Deronda. Sirius Motorsports subsequently developed the Deronda Type G, which uses the GM LS2 V8 from the

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. However, health problems prevented Andy from progressing with the Type F in the United Kingdom until April 2009 when an agreement was reached with Alternative Cars Ltd, manufacturer of

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Gallery

File:Deronda Motor Show.JPG, The Deronda Type F at The 2004 Motor Show File:Deronda_front.jpg, Deronda Type F File:Deronda engine.jpg, Audi 1800cc turbo in a Deronda Type F File:Deronda nose.jpg, Nose cone of the Deronda Type F File:Deronda_Type_F.JPG, Deronda Type F in road going format File:Deronda rear.JPG, Rear view of Deronda Type F File:Deronda coilovers.jpg, Coilover dampers operated by pushrods File:Deronda front suspension.jpg, Deronda front suspension

Related models

*Deronda G400, slightly longer version with V-8 from a Chevrolet Corvette sold in the United States under this name.First Drive: Deronda G400 - A race-bred exotic sports car -2009
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External links

Deronda Cars Official Deronda UK Website

Qdos Cars Deronda South-west distributor

Midas Cars Midas Cars website

References