RE: New Caterham Seven revealed
Discussion
bobberz said:
Anybody know if they're available in the US? I know of at least one around me (a Superlight R with an SVT Zetec), but I don't know if he imported it.
Yes they are. US Caterham is based in Denver Colorado. Unfortunately. Like everything else that is cool and European. You will pay an overly high price.The classic STARTS at $29,500/ 19,000 Quid. This figure is minus Engine, Transmission, Windsheild, Paint, Heater. And you must also figure out how to mount the engine, transmission as well. As no mounting solutions are included with the classic. One is probably looking at $40k or more for the entry level Caterham.
Importing an older one from England might be a better solution. As long as it's 25 years old or older. There are no restrictions with cars that old. As they are considered classics. Just change the headlamps to left dip.
I plan on importing one after selling on my Zed4.
Edited by Zedpilot on Saturday 1st June 15:51
shirt said:
it was the room around the pedal box that was an issue for me, the narrow body caterham felt much more cramped than my gts
Any hope at looking cool would evaporate as I took my shoes off before getting in a Seven...But my other half made me laugh as she said some of the more exotic stuff did used to get the odd admiring glance from the opposite sex as I would pootle down the Kings Road, but in a Seven you get admiring looks from men with beards...
So, it's a 660cc turbochaged 3 cylinder Japanese market Suzuki engine, connected to a 5 speed Suzuki manual box.
The engine is from a Kei car and will no doubt be tuned to produce more than the 60something BHP it produces in the Wagon R and other similar wheeled appliances.
I bet it'll sound fantastic with the right exhaust and induction system, and should be £0 road tax and super econimical too
The engine is from a Kei car and will no doubt be tuned to produce more than the 60something BHP it produces in the Wagon R and other similar wheeled appliances.
I bet it'll sound fantastic with the right exhaust and induction system, and should be £0 road tax and super econimical too
I'm sure a lot of people will slate it but nobody can deny that this is an example of Caterham proving that they still follow the Chapman philosophy. If the Suzuki unit proves reliable and enjoyable to drive I can see this being a huge success.
I can only imagine the handling is fantastic with that tiny 3-cylinder engine mounted midships. I just hope the turboy-ness doesn't detract from the experience as it has in other attempts at lightweight forced induction cars.
I can only imagine the handling is fantastic with that tiny 3-cylinder engine mounted midships. I just hope the turboy-ness doesn't detract from the experience as it has in other attempts at lightweight forced induction cars.
660cc? Even in a lightweight caterham that sounds a bit pants. If I was in the market for a caterham and wanted to spend £17k I don't know why you'd buy this over a 2nd hand one with a bigger engine in. If you're in the market for a caterham you're not going to be shy about getting the spanners out any way.
But it might be amazing, who knows. Can't see it myself though.
But it might be amazing, who knows. Can't see it myself though.
lufbramatt said:
660cc? Even in a lightweight caterham that sounds a bit pants. If I was in the market for a caterham and wanted to spend £17k I don't know why you'd buy this over a 2nd hand one with a bigger engine in. If you're in the market for a caterham you're not going to be shy about getting the spanners out any way.
But it might be amazing, who knows. Can't see it myself though.
They did do a 900CC caterham for a whileBut it might be amazing, who knows. Can't see it myself though.
It was quite good fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAjl4TZdz_o
and quite light
Actually having googled a bit it looks like the Suzuki Cappucino had 80bhp with what I assume is basically the same lump, which can be tuned to 120-odd bhp with a few mods, so maybe not as bad as I'd imagined. The capp did 0-60 in around 8 seconds, is a caterham lighter than a cappuccino? Ending up with usable wide torque curve rather than lag and a narrow power band might be interesting.
lufbramatt said:
Actually having googled a bit it looks like the Suzuki Cappucino had 80bhp with what I assume is basically the same lump, which can be tuned to 120-odd bhp with a few mods, so maybe not as bad as I'd imagined. The capp did 0-60 in around 8 seconds, is a caterham lighter than a cappuccino? Ending up with usable wide torque curve rather than lag and a narrow power band might be interesting.
About 200Kg lighterBenbay001 said:
McWigglebum4th said:
Where do you see that?
+1 You cant give us that gossip without some back up of it.Would be cool if it was though.
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