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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2250 | 88.6 | |
| Voies AV | 1270 | 50 | |
| Voies AR | 1330 | 52.4 | |
| Longueur | 3378 | 133 | |
| Largeur | 1575 | 62 | |
| Hauteur | |||
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.5 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 539 kg | 1188 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Vauxhall | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) à 7750 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
252 Nm (186 ft·lb) (25.7 kgm) à 6250 tr/mn |
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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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(DIN) |
126.13 Nm/litre
1.52 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter sec | ||
| Taux de compression | 12:1 | ||
| Carburant | Weber Alpha fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1584.9 kPa (229.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 8200 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 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 | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | dD.LowAFrame.UpperRA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 6 x 13 | ||
| Roues AR | 7 x 13 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | Yokohama A008R 185/60 HR 13 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Yokohama A008R 205/60 HR 13 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 254 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.87 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.92 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 87252 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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