The Caterham Supersprint is a roadster style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Caterham Supersprint's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 0.7 litre, double overhead camshaft 3 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 95 bhp (96 PS/71 kW) of power.
A 5 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Maximum speed quoted is 161 km/h (100 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 1 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2225 mm | 87.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3100 mm | 122 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 990 mm | 39 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Suzuki | ||
| Engine code | K6A | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 658 cc (40.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68 × 60.4 mm
2.68 × 2.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 96 PS (95 bhp) (71 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 107.7 kW/litre 146.4 ps/litre 144.4 bhp/litre 2.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 219.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.91 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 1.930 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Avon 155/65 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | Avon 155/65 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 530827 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 8.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Caterham Supersprint added 2017-10-01. Last modified 2020-04-30. |
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