The Caterham 21 1.6 is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
Its 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
The Caterham 21 1.6 weighs a claimed 648 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 190 km/h or 118 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2250 | 88.6 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 3800 | 149.6 | |
| Largeur | 1580 | 62.2 | |
| Hauteur | 1060 | 41.7 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 648 kg | 1429 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 54.5 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Rover | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 80 × 79 mm
3.15 × 3.11 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.01 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) à 6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
54 kW/litre 73.4 ps/litre 72.4 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
91.31 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | Rover MEMS fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1147.4 kPa (166.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6.4 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 179.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 177.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.56 kg/kW 12.62 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | dD.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 7 x 16 | ||
| Roues AR | 7 x 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | Michelin Pilot 205/45 VR 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Michelin Pilot 205/45 VR 16 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 228 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 228 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.82 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.92 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 32285 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Caterham 21 1.6 added 1995-12-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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