This vehicle has a roadster type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) of power at 8500 rpm, and maximum torque of 206 N·m (152 lb·ft/21 kgm) at 6300 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual 'box.
It weighs a quoted 525 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 225 km/h or 140 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 10.24/6.17/7.69 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 179.0 g/km.
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) | |||
| 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 | 525 kg | 1157 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/CTI | ||
| 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 | 240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) at 8500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 206 Nm (152 ft·lb) (21 kgm) at 6300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 88.4 kW/litre 120.2 ps/litre 118.6 bhp/litre 1.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.05 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 13:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1295 kPa (187.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 8500 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 | 3.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 457.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.46 PS/kg 336.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 kW/kg 451.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.45 bhp/kg 0.2 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.97 kg/kW 4.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.24/6.17/7.69 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/6.2/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/16.2/13.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.6/45.8/36.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.0/38.1/30.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 179.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 357016 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 Caterham Seven 485 added 2013-09-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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