Caterham Super 7 is an automobile that has a roadster body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 143 N·m (105 lb·ft/14.6 kgm) at 5500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 510 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 180 km/h, which is 112 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 | 2235 mm | 88 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 3378 mm | 133 inches | |
| Width | 1664 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Height | 1105 mm | 43.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 100 mm | 3.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.51 | ||
| Kerb weight | 510 kg | 1124 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1599 cc (97.577 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 77.6 mm
3.19 × 3.06 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
143 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.6 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
56 kW/litre 76.1 ps/litre 75 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
89.43 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 De 40 DHLA carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1123.8 kPa (163 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 238.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 175.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 235.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.7 kg/kW 9.52 lb/bhp |
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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 | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.5 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.5 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1439 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44682 | ||
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| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Caterham Super 7 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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