Friday 17th October 2008

Caterham Levante Sold Out

Caterham shifts all of its £115,000 mega Sevens

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'Modern' take on the Seven

Financial crisis? Credit crunch? Not phrases Caterham has heard lately. The specialist carmaker has managed to sell all of its crazy RS Levante ‘supercars’. OK, so there was only ever going to be eight made so we are not talking big numbers, but then they did have to find customers who want to part with £115,000 for a Caterham.

Equipped with a 2.4-litre V8, churning out over 500bhp, the super feathery seven has a power-to-

Large anchors are a must in the RS

weight ratio of over 1000bhp per tonne. That’s knocking on two Veyron’s worth of grunt.

The engine itself is made by welding two bike engines together and adding a supercharger into the mix. It’s built by RS Performance in Hertfordshire (in conjunction with Caterham, naturally) and each new owner is required to undertake a two day advanced driving course to make sure they don’t overcook it and park their new cars in a tree.

In addition to the extra grunt the RS Levante is styled with 'a modern and aggressive interpretation of the Seven’s classic looks' and it has a few extra electronic gizmos – including launch control.

[smele]

That's a lot of money with no roof. Has to be a lot of fun if you can get traction.