This vehicle 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, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 6800 rpm and 169 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.2 kgm) at 5250 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 550 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 196 km/h (122 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Nombre de portes | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2225 | 87.6 | |
| Voies AV | 1270 | 50 | |
| Voies AR | 1336 | 52.6 | |
| Longueur | 3380 | 133.1 | |
| Largeur | 1575 | 62 | |
| Hauteur | 1115 | 43.9 | |
| Garde au sol | 110 | 4.3 | |
| 1.52 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 550 kg | 1213 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Rover | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.8 litre 1795 cc (109.538 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 80 × 89.3 mm
3.15 × 3.52 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.9 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) à 6800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
169 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.2 kgm) à 5250 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
58.2 kW/litre 79.1 ps/litre 78 bhp/litre 1.28 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
94.15 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | Rover MEMS 1.9 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1183.1 kPa (171.6 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 448.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 5.3 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 5.5 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 196 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 258.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 189.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 254.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.27 kg/kW 8.8 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.120 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | dD.RA.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.82 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.92 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 85195 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Caterham Roadsport 1.8 Supersport added 2001-08-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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