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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 0 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2305 | 90.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | |||
| Spoorbreedte achter | |||
| Lengte | 3530 | 139 | |
| Breedte | 1685 | 66.3 | |
| Hoogte | 1140 | 44.9 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.53 | |||
| Gewicht | 520 kg | 1146 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | |||
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Russel Savory | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2.4 litre 2400 cc (146.457 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | |||
| Boring/slag verhouding | |||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 Kleppen per cilinder 40 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 385 PS (380 bhp) (283 kW) bij 10000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 257 Nm (190 ft·lb) (26.2 kgm) bij 8500 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Droog carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | |||
| Brandstofsysteem | |||
| 1345.6 kPa (195.2 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 300 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | dD. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 8 x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 10 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | Avon CR500 195/45 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | Avon CR500 245/50 x 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 6 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | |||
| Achteras verhouding | |||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 169994 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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