Caterham 7 Superlight is a car that has a roadster type body with a front positioned engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 7000 rpm and 156 N·m (115 lb·ft/15.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
With a claimed weight at the kerb of 478 kg, the Caterham 7 Superlight manages to cover the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 4.8 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 13.4 seconds.
Maximum claimed speed is 208 km/h, which equates to 129 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2230 mm | 87.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3100 mm | 122 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 800 mm | 31.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Kerb weight | 478 kg | 1054 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 79 mm
3.15 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
156 Nm (115 ft·lb) (15.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
64.8 kW/litre 88.1 ps/litre 86.9 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.24 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Rover MEMS 1.9 EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.5 kPa (179 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 14 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 208 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 292.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 215.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 288.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.64 kg/kW 7.76 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.RA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44638 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Caterham 7 Superlight added 1997-11-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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