This automobile has a roadster type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft supercharged engine has 5 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.4 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 500 bhp (507 PS/373 kW) at 10000 rpm and 407 Nm (300 lbft/41.5 kgm) at 8500 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine powers the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 520 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 241 km/h or 150 mph.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Anzahl türen | 0 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2305 | 90.7 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | |||
| Spurweite hinten | |||
| Länge | 3530 | 139 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1685 | 66.3 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1140 | 44.9 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.53 | |||
| Leergewicht | 520 kg | 1146 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | |||
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| supercharged petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Russel Savory | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 2.4 litre 2400 cc (146.457 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | |||
| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | |||
| Verteilung | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 Ventile pro Zylinder 40 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 507 PS (500 bhp) (373 kW) bei 10000 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) bei 8500 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 155.4 kW/litre 211.2 ps/litre 208.3 bhp/litre 3.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
169.58 Nm/litre
2.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | trockensumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | |||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | |||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 2131 kPa (309.1 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 300 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Kompressor-typ | |||
| Ladeluftkühler | |||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 974.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.97 PS/kg 717.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.72 kW/kg 961.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.96 bhp/kg 0.43 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 1.39 kg/kW 2.33 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | dD. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | 8 x 15 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 10 x 15 | ||
| Reifen vorn | Avon CR500 195/45 x 15 | ||
| Reifen hintern | Avon CR500 245/50 x 15 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | VeDi/Di | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 280 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 6 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | |||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | |||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 169983 | ||
| Production total | 8 | ||
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| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Caterham 7 RST-V8 Levante added 2008-03-17. Last modified 2020-08-26. |
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