R300 missing from Caterham range

[scz4]

Just been looking on the Caterham website and notice there isn't a R300 any longer to fill the gap between the SuperSport R and R400. Does anyone know if it will reappear at some point? Or is the SuperSport R the new R300?

[framerateuk]

There isn't really any difference between the R300 and Supersport R apart from some tweaks to the suspension as far as I'm aware?

[timrw81]

R300 was dropped from the range about a year ago. Arguably the Supersport R is a better value driving proposition (has LSD as standard, lovely standard suspension setup) and R300 may have been a gnat's whisker more desirable (Superlight R name, carbon extras, fancy dash etc).

[R300XXX]

R300 came with six speed box as standard but i'm sure you could order it as an option on the supersport r.

[framerateuk]

Wasn't the 6 speed box a standard fit on the R300? I think that's probably the main difference. As mentioned in another thread, the R300 has the watts linkage rear, but the Supersport R has an LSD as standard.

EDIT: Doh! Beaten to it. - took too long to reply.

[scz4]

Yes you can, it's a £2990 option, which is very odd given it's £3100 to buy from the store. Surely the £1000 or so the standard gearbox costs new should be deducted. A lot of caterham's options seemed to be priced like that.

[R300XXX]

My sincerest apologies

[R300XXX]

Does sound expensive, I have not driven a recent 5 speed box but apparently they are much improved. I drove a five speed nearly new car about 8 years ago and hated it compared to the six speed supersport I had at the time. I currently have an R300 duratec you will not be disappointed in the power at all and the gear box is of personal choice. It seems a lot of owners like the 5 speed for touring

[scz4]

Has to be the six speed for the shorter ratios, not interested in cruising

I used to have a 2.0L 180bhp Zetec aero screen'd Westfield and whilst it was certainly quick, it was staggeringly quick and I'm worried the SSR would be a let down. But then it was 5 speed and probably 150kg heavier. Although I would put a full cage in the SSR which must add 30-40kg?

So the R300 had 180bhp too? Does Supersport R use the standard Ford single throttle body and intake, or does it still have individual throttle bodies?

[anonymous-user]

scz4 said:

Yes you can, it's a £2990 option, which is very odd given it's £3100 to buy from the store. Surely the £1000 or so the standard gearbox costs new should be deducted. A lot of caterham's options seemed to be priced like that.

Are the two boxes straight swaps or are there other parts that are needed when speccing a new car that bump the cost up?
If not couldn't you just buy a car with a 5 speed, buy a separate 6 speed, fit that and sell on the other new gearbox.

[Toaster]

The R300 was a Superlight........the Supersport is not a super light and its more than just suspension differences

[Grubbster]

REALIST123 said:

Are the two boxes straight swaps or are there other parts that are needed when speccing a new car that bump the cost up?
If not couldn't you just buy a car with a 5 speed, buy a separate 6 speed, fit that and sell on the other new gearbox.

The gearboxes can be swapped easily enough but they also use a different final drive ratio in the diff so ideally this would need to be changed as well.