The Caterham Seven 340S is a roadster style motor vehicle with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Powering the Caterham Seven 340S is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 166 bhp (168 PS/124 kW) at 7250 rpm and 175 N·m (129 lb·ft/17.8 kgm) at 6500 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 560 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 209 km/h (130 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) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1336 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Length | 3100 mm | 122 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 990 mm | 39 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Kerb weight | 560 kg | 1235 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1999 cc (121.986 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 83.1 mm
3.44 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 168 PS (166 bhp) (124 kW) at 7250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 175 Nm (129 ft·lb) (17.8 kgm) at 6500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.9 kW/litre 84.2 ps/litre 83 bhp/litre 1.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
87.54 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1100.1 kPa (159.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 300.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 PS/kg 221.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 kW/kg 296.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.52 kg/kW 7.56 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 793485 | ||
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| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2022 Caterham Seven 340S added 2023-02-19. Last modified 2023-02-25. |
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