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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2250 | 88.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1270 | 50 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1330 | 52.4 | |
| Lengte | 3378 | 133 | |
| Breedte | 1575 | 62 | |
| Hoogte | |||
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.5 | |||
| Gewicht | 539 kg | 1188 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Vauxhall | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) bij 7750 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
252 Nm (186 ft·lb) (25.7 kgm) bij 6250 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Droog carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 12:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Weber Alpha fuel injection | ||
| 1584.9 kPa (229.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 8200 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 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 | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 2.000 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | dD.LowAFrame.UpperRA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 6 x 13 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 7 x 13 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | Yokohama A008R 185/60 HR 13 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | Yokohama A008R 205/60 HR 13 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 254 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.87 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.92 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 87252 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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