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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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
| diseñado por | |||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2250 | 88.6 | |
| Vía delantera | 1270 | 50 | |
| Vía trasera | 1330 | 52.4 | |
| Longitud | 3378 | 133 | |
| Ancho | 1575 | 62 | |
| Altura | |||
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.5 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 539 kg | 1188 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Vauxhall | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilindrada | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 válvulas por cilindro 16 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (DIN) |
250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) a 7750 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (DIN) |
252 Nm (186 ft·lb) (25.7 kgm) a 6250 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (DIN) |
92.2 kW/litre 125.3 ps/litre 123.6 bhp/litre 2.03 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
126.13 Nm/litre
1.52 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter seco | ||
| Relación de compresión | 12:1 | ||
| Alimentación | Weber Alpha fuel injection | ||
| 1584.9 kPa (229.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | 8200 rpm | ||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 499.5 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | 2.9 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 3.5 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 8.3 s | ||
| 0-400m | 11.9 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 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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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | dD.LowAFrame.UpperRA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Ruedas delante | 6 x 13 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 7 x 13 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | Yokohama A008R 185/60 HR 13 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | Yokohama A008R 205/60 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 254 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 5 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 0.87 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 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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