The Seven K-Series is a rear wheel drive roadster car with a front mounted engine, from Caterham.
The Caterham Seven K-Series's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 113 bhp (115 PS/84 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 520 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 174 km/h or 108 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Nombre de portes | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2248 | 88.5 | |
| Voies AV | 1270 | 50 | |
| Voies AR | 1321 | 52 | |
| Longueur | 3378 | 133 | |
| Largeur | 1575 | 62 | |
| Hauteur | 991 | 39 | |
| Garde au sol | 109 | 4.3 | |
| 1.5 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 520 kg | 1146 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Rover | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.6 litre 1588 cc (96.906 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 80 × 79 mm
3.15 × 3.11 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.01 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 115 PS (113 bhp) (84 kW) à 6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 53.1 kW/litre 72.1 ps/litre 71.2 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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91.31 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1147.4 kPa (166.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 7000 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 397 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6.2 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 6.4 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 174 km/h (108 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 220.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 162.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 217.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.17 kg/kW 10.31 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.120 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 6J x 14 | ||
| Roues AR | 6J x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | Michelin 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Michelin 185/60 HR 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 228 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 228 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.82 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.92 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 621764 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Caterham Seven K-Series added 2019-12-22. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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