Wednesday 9th April 2008

Caterham Superlight R500 Teaser

No V8 but new gearbox for Superlight R500

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Superlight R500: Coming in spring

Caterham has released a teaser image of the R500 Superlight, which will break cover in spring.

A company insider confirmed to PistonHeads that the car will not have the rumoured RS Performance V8 but will feature a ‘different gearbox’.

The source would not deny a paddle shift, but as this was available on the recently announced limited edition RS Performance RST-V8 Caterham we can only think it could be fitted to the R500, possibly as an option.

The car will be less than 490kg and will have over 500bhp/ton, with an expected 0-60mph time of under 3.6 seconds.

As the Caterham website says the car is ‘classified’ and more information will be available in the spring.

[Paperboy]

263bhp 2.0 Duratec, not the 2.3L. Revs to 8500rpm
6 speed sequential as an option, 6 speed manual as std
Launch control as an option
Series 3 chassis
0-60 sub 3 seconds
From £37k

Edited by Paperboy on Wednesday 9th April 12:52

[Paperboy]

Ta, that's Cerbera + Tamora-money . . .

And quicker around a circuit than both

[Paperboy]

My Caterham doesn't have a roof, doors or even a windscreen so the driving thrills are as raw as it gets which is the way I want it. I love 'em but everyone's different. A TVR enthusiast would enjoy his car just as much.