The Seven Superlight R 500 is a rear wheel drive roadster motor car with a front placed engine, produced by Caterham.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 263 bhp (267 PS/196 kW) at 8500 rpm and 240 N·m (177 lb·ft/24.5 kgm) at 7200 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual 'box.
It weighs a claimed 506 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 241 km/h, or 150 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) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3100 mm | 122 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 800 mm | 31.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 80 mm | 3.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Kerb weight | 506 kg | 1116 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 | 267 PS (263 bhp) (196 kW) at 8500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 7200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 98.1 kW/litre 133.4 ps/litre 131.6 bhp/litre 2.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
120.06 Nm/litre
1.45 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1508.7 kPa (218.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | 2.88 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 526.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.53 PS/kg 387.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 kW/kg 519.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.52 bhp/kg 0.23 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.58 kg/kW 4.31 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | dD.WL. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 173646 | ||
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| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Caterham Seven Superlight R 500 added 2008-04-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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