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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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2225 | 87.6 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1336 | 52.6 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1336 | 52.6 Zoll | |
| Länge | 3100 | 122 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1575 | 62 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 800 | 31.5 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 80 | 3.1 Zoll | |
| 1.39 | |||
| Leergewicht | 490 kg | 1080 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | |||
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Rover | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Hubraum | 1.8 litre 1795 cc (109.538 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 80 × 89.3 mm
3.15 × 3.52 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 0.9 | ||
| Verteilung | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) bei 7500 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
203 Nm (150 ft·lb) (20.7 kgm) bei 5750 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
78.9 kW/litre 107.3 ps/litre 105.8 bhp/litre 1.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
113.09 Nm/litre
1.37 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 10.5:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | Rover MEMS 1.9 fuel inj. | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1421.2 kPa (206.1 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 448.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 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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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | Zahnstangenlenkung | ||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | 2.120 | ||
| Wendekruis | 10.00 m | ||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.W.ARB. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | dD.WL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | VeDi/Di | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 6 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.62 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84953 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| 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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