Darrian T9/T90

The Darrian T9,^[4] later evolved into the Darrian T90,^[5][6][7][8] is a purpose-built grand tourer-style race car, originally designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Davrian, since 1985.^[9] It competed in the GT3/GT2 and GT1 class of the British GT Championship, with Swansea Institute Team Darrian (SITD) taking outright honours in the Privilege Insurance British GT Championship, in 1996.^[10] Its modern evolution, the T90 GTR, has also competed as a rally car in various rallying events.^[11][12][13]

• Darrian T9
• Darrian T90
• Darrian T90 GTR
• Darrian T90 GTR+

Category	GT2/GT3 GT1[1][2]
Constructor	Darrian Cars
Production	T9 (1985-1989) T90 (1990-1999) T90 GTR (2000-2014) T90 GTR+ (2015-present)
Technical specifications
Chassis	steel tubular spaceframe
Suspension	double wishbones, push-rod actuated coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Engine	See Table
Transmission	Hewland FT220 5-speed manual (originally) Elite TXL 250 6-speed sequential[3]
Weight	850–900 kg (1,870–1,980 lb)
Brakes	Disc brakes
Tires	Avon
Competition history

Engine Options

Displacement	Engine Name	Horsepower	Torque
1,601 cubic centimetres (97.7 cubic inches; 1.601 litres)	Ford-Cosworth BDA	217 brake horsepower (220 metric horsepower; 162 kilowatts) @ 9,500 rpm	175 newton-metres (129 pound force-feet) @ 7,500 rpm
1,975 cubic centimetres (120.5 cubic inches; 1.975 litres)	Ford-Cosworth BDG	276 brake horsepower (280 metric horsepower; 206 kilowatts)	280 newton-metres (210 pound force-feet)
1,993 cubic centimetres (121.6 cubic inches; 1.993 litres)	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500-derived Ford-Cosworth YB (Turbocharged)	470 brake horsepower (480 metric horsepower; 350 kilowatts)	550 newton-metres (410 pound force-feet)
2,499 cubic centimetres (152.5 cubic inches; 2.499 litres)	Millington S2 (Turbocharged)	370 brake horsepower (380 metric horsepower; 280 kilowatts)	407 newton-metres (300 pound force-feet)
1,993 cubic centimetres (121.6 cubic inches; 1.993 litres)	Hart 420	305 brake horsepower (309 metric horsepower; 227 kilowatts)	260 newton-metres (190 pound force-feet)
2,354 cubic centimetres (143.6 cubic inches; 2.354 litres)	Honda K24 (Turbocharged)	205 brake horsepower (208 metric horsepower; 153 kilowatts)	222 newton-metres (164 pound force-feet)
2,264 cubic centimetres (138.2 cubic inches; 2.264 litres)	Ford EcoBoost (Turbocharged)	430 brake horsepower (440 metric horsepower; 320 kilowatts)	500 newton-metres (370 pound force-feet)
2,000 cubic centimetres (120 cubic inches; 2.0 litres)	Vauxhall XE	201 brake horsepower (204 metric horsepower; 150 kilowatts)	280 newton-metres (210 pound force-feet)