Caterham Seven Sprint sold out
Caterham sells 500 cars a year and now it's sold 60 in a week!
At the Lego launch last week there were only 13 remaining and now, probably unsurprisingly, the Seven Sprint has sold out. All 60 of them. In fact the last one sold the day after the Lego event.
Caterham's Chief Commercial Officer Dave Ridley said the response was "unprecedented" and that the Sprint's success is "the perfect scene-setter for our 60 Years of Seven celebrations."
So with this car having been received so well, how about some more retro Sevens for the celebration? It's been a while since a Caterham has had a bike engine...
Believe it or not, the Caterham Seven Sprint is a model that hasn't existed before. Sounds like it should have, doesn't it? There have been Supersprints and a 1600 Sprint, but this is the first Seven Sprint sold by Caterham.
Pip pip!
Caterham says the "sepia-toned impression" continues inside with a wooden wheel, instruments in the traditional style and hand stitched leather seats. It's red or red for those seats too, which is worth bearing in mind when choosing an exterior colour.
The Seven Sprint will even be traditional in its performance, fitted as it is with the 660cc three-cylinder engine from the 160. Officially "it generates performance good enough to be considered beyond mundane, but perfectly capable of a more leisurely application." Sticking a 2.0-litre Duratec that revved to 8,000rpm in it wouldn't really have been keeping with the aesthetic, would it?
The Seven Sprint is available to order now as a factory build only, priced from £27,995. Best like the retro vibe then, because a factory built Seven 160 S would be £21,995. Even a factory built 360 is £26,995, albeit without any options. Coming to a country pub near you soon!
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I would much rather they concentrate on bringing out something that looks a teeny bit more modern and visually appealing, rather than a time warp version of an already time warp car,
I don't have a Morgan either....yet
Headrests.
Ride Height.
The other models have wings that wrap round the wheels where this has elongated ones at the front so they have to be higher to allow the wheels to turn for clearance. The others are fixed to the wheels so can be lower.
Headrests.
Ride Height.
Reminds me of those nasty faux retro roadsters Nissan pumped out, the Figaro. Hateful things.
Must try harder Caterham, more speed, less marketing please.
If the steering wheel doesn't rub and the interior colour can be had in a colour other than inside-of-a-mouth, I'll gladly buy one thank you very much. Looks even better than the 160 imo. Hope they've swapped the not-too-ideal gearbox ratios from the 160 on this one to something more suitable to the already quite, but potentially ~very~ fun tiny turbo behaviour.
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