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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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Número de puertas | 0 | ||
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| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2315 | 91.1 | |
| Vía delantera | 1505 | 59.3 | |
| Vía trasera | 1465 | 57.7 | |
| Longitud | 3300 | 129.9 | |
| Ancho | 1685 | 66.3 | |
| Altura | 1140 | 44.9 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 100 | 3.9 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.43 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 570 kg | 1257 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 41 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Ford/Cosworth | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilindrada | 2.3 litre 2261 cc (137.975 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 87.5 × 94 mm
3.44 × 3.7 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 0.93 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 válvulas por cilindro 16 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal | 264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) a 7500 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo | 271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) a 6000 rpm |
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| Potencia específica | 85.8 kW/litre 116.6 ps/litre 115 bhp/litre 1.88 bhp/cu in |
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119.86 Nm/litre
1.45 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | alloy block & head | ||
| Lubricación | Cárter seco | ||
| Relación de compresión | 12:1 | ||
| Alimentación | |||
| 1506.2 kPa (218.5 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 565.25 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | Y | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.1 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 9.6 s | ||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 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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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.DW. | ||
| Ruedas delante | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 9.0 x 15 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | Avon CR500 195/45 R 15 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | Avon CR500 255/40 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 6 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 2.96 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 122045 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| 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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