This car has a roadster type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Caterham Seven CSR Twenty is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 210 bhp (213 PS/157 kW) at 7600 rpm and 203 N·m (150 lb·ft/20.7 kgm) at 6300 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 620 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 219 km/h or 136 mph.
Full specs
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Applicable to the British domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2315 mm | 91.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3360 mm | 132.3 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1115 mm | 43.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.45 | ||
| Kerb weight | 620 kg | 1367 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| 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 | 213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) at 7600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 203 Nm (150 ft·lb) (20.7 kgm) at 6300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78.3 kW/litre 106.5 ps/litre 105.1 bhp/litre 1.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.55 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1276.1 kPa (185.1 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 | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 219 km/h (136 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 343.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 PS/kg 252.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 kW/kg 338.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.96 kg/kW 6.61 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 833569 | ||
| Production total | 20 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2024 Caterham Seven CSR Twenty added 2025-07-06. Last modified 2025-07-10. |
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