Caterham Super 7 1.4 Supersport is an automobile that has a roadster type body with a front mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.4 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) at 7400 rpm and 136 Nm (100 lbft/13.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 576 kg.
The Caterham Super 7 1.4 Supersport is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 183 km/h (114 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 | 2250 mm | 88.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 3380 mm | 133.1 inches | |
| Width | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Height | 1093 mm | 43 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 576 kg | 1270 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36.3 litres | 8 [9.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1396 cc (85.189 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 79 mm
2.95 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 7400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
136 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.9 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
69.4 kW/litre 94.4 ps/litre 93.1 bhp/litre 1.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
97.42 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1224.2 kPa (177.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 349 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 228.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 168.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 225.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.94 kg/kW 9.92 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | 9.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 18678 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Caterham Super 7 1.4 Supersport added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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