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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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Anzahl türen | 0 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2230 | 87.8 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | |||
| Spurweite hinten | |||
| Länge | 3100 | 122 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1575 | 62 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 800 | 31.5 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.39 | |||
| Leergewicht | 478 kg | 1054 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Rover | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Hubraum | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 80 × 79 mm
3.15 × 3.11 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.01 | ||
| Verteilung | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) bei 7000 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
156 Nm (115 ft·lb) (15.9 kgm) bei 5000 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
64.8 kW/litre 88.1 ps/litre 86.9 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
98.24 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 10.5:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | Rover MEMS 1.9 EFi | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1234.5 kPa (179 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.8 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 14 s | ||
| 0-400m | 13.4 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 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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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | Zahnstangenlenkung | ||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | 2.100 | ||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | dD.RA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | VeDi/Di | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 6 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.62 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44638 | ||
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| 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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