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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| 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 | |||
| supercharged 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 | 507 PS (500 bhp) (373 kW) bij 10000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) bij 8500 t/min |
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| Specific output | 155.4 kW/litre 211.2 ps/litre 208.3 bhp/litre 3.41 bhp/cu in |
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169.58 Nm/litre
2.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Droog carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | |||
| Brandstofsysteem | |||
| 2131 kPa (309.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 300 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 280 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 6 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | |||
| Achteras verhouding | |||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 169983 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | 8 | ||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | |||
| 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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