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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2225 | 87.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1336 | 52.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1336 | 52.6 | |
| Lengte | 3100 | 122 | |
| Breedte | 1575 | 62 | |
| Hoogte | 800 | 31.5 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 80 | 3.1 | |
| 1.39 | |||
| Gewicht | 490 kg | 1080 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | |||
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Rover | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.8 litre 1795 cc (109.538 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 80 × 89.3 mm
3.15 × 3.52 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 0.9 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) bij 7500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
203 Nm (150 ft·lb) (20.7 kgm) bij 5750 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
113.09 Nm/litre
1.37 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Rover MEMS 1.9 fuel inj. | ||
| 1421.2 kPa (206.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 448.75 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| 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 | 2.120 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 10.00 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | dD.WL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 6 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.62 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84953 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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