page_title: Prodrive
section_title: Advanced Technology
hierarchical_section_title: Prodrive / Advanced Technology
caption_attribution_description: English: Prodrive designed and manufactures the rear centre console module for the Range Rover Autobiography Black at its headquarters in Banbury.
context_page_description: Prodrive is a British motorsport and advanced engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races cars for companies and teams such as Aston Martin, Mini and Volkswagen. Its advanced technology division now applies this motorsport engineering approach to deliver engineering solutions into automotive OEMs, aerospace, defence, marine and other sectors, which now represents more than half its turnover. Prodrive also has a specialist composite division based in Milton Keynes where it manufactures lightweight carbon composite CFRP and visual carbon components for many supercars and increasingly for the luxury automotive, aerospace and marine sectors.
  Prodrive first became well known for its involvement in the World Rally Championship with the Subaru World Rally Team, developing championship-winning cars for Colin McRae and Richard Burns, which now reside in the Prodrive heritage collection alongside many other of its classic race and rally cars at its new Banbury headquarters.
context_section_description: Prodrive's Advanced Technology business represents more than half the Prodrive Group turnover and works with businesses in the automotive, aerospace, marine and defence sectors.  It develops new technologies and systems for clients which include Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren Automotive, Bentley, Rolls Royce (commercial jet engines), Volvo and the Land Rover BAR America's Cup team.  The company has a carbon composites manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes making lightweight components for premium vehicle manufacturers, including Jaguar, Aston Martin and Bentley, and the aerospace industry.
  Current and recent projects include:
  Creation of a multiport DC-DC converter using silicon carbide for electric and hybrid applications
  Design and manufacture of the active aero system for the McLaren P1
  Compact high-powered inverter for a new generation of electric fuel pumps for commercial jet engines
  Production of the lightweight carbon bodywork and carbon interior for the McLaren P1
  Design and production of the rear centre console module for the Range Rover Autobiography Black
  Development and production of the 800 bhp engine for the Aston Martin Vulcan
  Development of the first hybrid Ford Transit
  Prodrive was a technical supplier to the Land Rover BAR team to help develop its America's Cup challenger.  Among other areas, it has developed the control systems for the foils which make the boat fly and is manufacturing all the electrical harness for the boat.
caption: Prodrive designed and manufactures the rear centre console module for the Range Rover Autobiography Black at its headquarters in Banbury.
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