Caterham Seven 160/165 is an automobile that has a roadster type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 3 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 0.7 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) at 7000 rpm and 107 Nm (79 lbft/10.9 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 490 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 161 km/h (100 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 | 2225 mm | 87.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3100 mm | 122 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 990 mm | 39 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Kerb weight | 490 kg | 1080 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Suzuki | ||
| Engine code | K6A | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 658 cc (40.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68 × 60.4 mm
2.68 × 2.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 107 Nm (79 ft·lb) (10.9 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 89.5 kW/litre 121.7 ps/litre 120.1 bhp/litre 1.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
162.61 Nm/litre
1.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2043.5 kPa (296.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7700 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 219.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 163.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.32 kg/kW 13.89 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | 1.930 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.5Li.2TA.PR. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 155/65 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/65 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 358149 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 8.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Caterham Seven 160/165 added 2013-10-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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