The 7 CSR 260 is an automobile from Caterham, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a roadster body style.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.3 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) at 7500 rpm and 271 Nm (200 lbft/27.6 kgm) at 6000 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The stated kerb weight is 570 kg.
The Caterham 7 CSR 260 is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 230 km/h or 143 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2315 mm | 91.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Length | 3300 mm | 129.9 inches | |
| Width | 1685 mm | 66.3 inches | |
| Height | 1140 mm | 44.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 100 mm | 3.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.43 | ||
| Kerb weight | 570 kg | 1257 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 41 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford/Cosworth | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2261 cc (137.975 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 94 mm
3.44 × 3.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) at 7500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) at 6000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 85.8 kW/litre 116.6 ps/litre 115 bhp/litre 1.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
119.86 Nm/litre
1.45 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1506.2 kPa (218.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 565.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9.6 s | ||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 462.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.46 PS/kg 340.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 kW/kg 456.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.46 bhp/kg 0.2 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.94 kg/kW 4.91 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 2.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.0 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Avon CR500 195/45 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Avon CR500 255/40 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.96 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 122045 | ||
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| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Caterham 7 CSR 260 added 2004-10-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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