Caterham Seven 270 SV is a car that has a roadster body style with a front positioned engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) at 6800 rpm and 165 Nm (122 lbft/16.8 kgm) at 4100 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 565 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 196 km/h (122 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 | 2305 mm | 90.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3530 mm | 139 inches | |
| Width | 1685 mm | 66.3 inches | |
| Height | 1015 mm | 40 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.53 | ||
| Kerb weight | 565 kg | 1246 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 41 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Sigma | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1596 cc (97.394 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 81.4 mm
3.11 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63.1 kW/litre 85.8 ps/litre 84.6 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.38 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1299.2 kPa (188.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 196 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 242.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 178.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 238.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.61 kg/kW 9.37 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/60 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 530244 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Caterham Seven 270 SV added 2017-10-01. Last modified 2020-04-30. |
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