This vehicle has a 2 door roadster body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.1 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) of power at 10750 rpm, and maximum torque of 125 N·m (92 lb·ft/12.7 kgm) at 8250 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 440 kg.
Top stated speed is 212 km/h, or 132 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2250 mm | 88.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1336 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1336 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Length | 3100 mm | 122 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 1000 mm | 39.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 80 mm | 3.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.38 | ||
| Kerb weight | 440 kg | 970 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1137 cc (69.384 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 58 mm
3.11 × 2.28 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 10750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
125 Nm (92 ft·lb) (12.7 kgm) at 8250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
111.5 kW/litre 151.6 ps/litre 149.5 bhp/litre 2.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
109.94 Nm/litre
1.33 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1381.5 kPa (200.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 284.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 212 km/h (132 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 391.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 PS/kg 288.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 kW/kg 386.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 bhp/kg 0.17 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.47 kg/kW 5.8 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 1.930 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.RA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74987 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Caterham 7 Blackbird added 2001-02-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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