The Caterham Super 7 JPE is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine located in the front, and a 2 door roadster bodyshell.
Its 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 247 bhp (250 PS/184 kW) of power at 7750 rpm, and maximum torque of 252 N·m (186 lb·ft/25.7 kgm) at 6250 rpm. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
A 5 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 539 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 235 km/h (146 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2250 mm | 88.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Length | 3378 mm | 133 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 539 kg | 1188 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Vauxhall | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) at 7750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
252 Nm (186 ft·lb) (25.7 kgm) at 6250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
92.2 kW/litre 125.3 ps/litre 123.6 bhp/litre 2.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
126.13 Nm/litre
1.52 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Weber Alpha fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1584.9 kPa (229.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 8200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 2.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 8.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 11.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 464.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.46 PS/kg 341.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 kW/kg 458.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.46 bhp/kg 0.2 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.93 kg/kW 4.89 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.LowAFrame.UpperRA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | Yokohama A008R 185/60 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama A008R 205/60 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 87252 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Caterham Super 7 JPE added 2001-09-05. Last modified 2017-02-20. |
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