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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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Anzahl türen | 0 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2225 | 87.6 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | |||
| Spurweite hinten | |||
| Länge | 3100 | 122 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1575 | 62 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 800 | 31.5 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 80 | 3.1 Zoll | |
| 1.39 | |||
| Leergewicht | 506 kg | 1116 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | |||
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Ford | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Hubraum | 2 litre 1999 cc (121.986 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 87.5 × 83.1 mm
3.44 × 3.27 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.05 | ||
| Verteilung | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 267 PS (263 bhp) (196 kW) bei 8500 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) bei 7200 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 98.1 kW/litre 133.4 ps/litre 131.6 bhp/litre 2.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
120.06 Nm/litre
1.45 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | trockensumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | |||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | |||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1508.7 kPa (218.8 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 499.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 2.88 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 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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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | |||
| Radaufhängen hintern | dD.WL. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | 6J x 13 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 8J x 13 | ||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | VeDi/Di | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 6 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | |||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | |||
| Allgemein | |||
| 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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