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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Aantal portieren | 0 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2230 | 87.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | |||
| Spoorbreedte achter | |||
| Lengte | 3100 | 122 | |
| Breedte | 1575 | 62 | |
| Hoogte | 800 | 31.5 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.39 | |||
| Gewicht | 478 kg | 1054 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Rover | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 80 × 79 mm
3.15 × 3.11 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.01 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) bij 7000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
156 Nm (115 ft·lb) (15.9 kgm) bij 5000 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
98.24 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Rover MEMS 1.9 EFi | ||
| 1234.5 kPa (179 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 397 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.8 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 14 s | ||
| 0-400m | 13.4 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| 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 | 2.100 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | dD.RA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 6 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.62 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44638 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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