The Caterham 7 RST-V8 is a roadster style car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Powering the Caterham 7 RST-V8 is a double overhead camshaft, 2.4 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 8 cylinder engine, with 5 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 380 bhp (385 PS/283 kW) at 10000 rpm and 257 N·m (190 lb·ft/26.2 kgm) at 8500 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 520 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Nombre de portes | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2305 | 90.7 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 3530 | 139 | |
| Largeur | 1685 | 66.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1140 | 44.9 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.53 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 520 kg | 1146 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Russel Savory | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 2.4 litre 2400 cc (146.457 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | |||
| Rapport alésage / course | |||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 Soupapes par cylindre 40 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 385 PS (380 bhp) (283 kW) à 10000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 257 Nm (190 ft·lb) (26.2 kgm) à 8500 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 118.1 kW/litre 160.5 ps/litre 158.3 bhp/litre 2.59 bhp/cu in |
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107.08 Nm/litre
1.29 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter sec | ||
| Taux de compression | |||
| Carburant | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1345.6 kPa (195.2 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 300 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 740.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.74 PS/kg 544.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.54 kW/kg 730.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.73 bhp/kg 0.33 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 1.84 kg/kW 3.07 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I. | ||
| Suspension AR | dD. | ||
| Roues AV | 8 x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 10 x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | Avon CR500 195/45 x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Avon CR500 245/50 x 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 169994 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Caterham 7 RST-V8 added 2008-03-17. Last modified 2020-08-26. |
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