The Caterham Superlight R is a roadster with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Caterham Superlight R is a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 7500 rpm and 203 N·m (150 lb·ft/20.7 kgm) at 5750 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 490 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h (140 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 | 2225 mm | 87.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1336 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1336 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Length | 3100 mm | 122 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 800 mm | 31.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 80 mm | 3.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Kerb weight | 490 kg | 1080 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1795 cc (109.538 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 89.3 mm
3.15 × 3.52 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 7500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
203 Nm (150 ft·lb) (20.7 kgm) at 5750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
78.9 kW/litre 107.3 ps/litre 105.8 bhp/litre 1.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
113.09 Nm/litre
1.37 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Rover MEMS 1.9 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1421.2 kPa (206.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 448.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 393.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 PS/kg 289.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 kW/kg 387.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 bhp/kg 0.17 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.46 kg/kW 5.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 2.120 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.WL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84953 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Caterham Superlight R added 2001-08-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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