Caterham 0-60

[Rick101]

Hi,

Whilst I know 0-60 isn't what Caterham's are all about, however, can anyone give me a guide to the performance of a 2007 150bhp Sigma car.
SV with a fat lad if that matters.

[Monkeylegend]

7 secs with you, probably 5 ish without you.

[cbmotorsport]

Faster than that. Probably 6ish.

[Monkeylegend]

cbmotorsport said:

Faster than that. Probably 6ish.

Says he's fat

[Rick101]

Alright mouth no need to rub it in


Just been on the phone to Craig.
Any thoughts on this?
https://www.sevensandclassics.com/showroom/caterha...

Had been looking at something more powerful. Not had Caterham before but last lightweight was a 265 Exige.

I would however be using this for road, maybe 2 TD's maximum.

[cbmotorsport]

Squeezing more power out of that 1.6 will be costly. You can get them up to 200ish, but it costs a lot of money. If you're at all worried about the amount of power, try and get something already done or with a bigger engine.

SV is the wide one, so good for a fat lad.

Great cars, so much fun.

[Ziplobb]

Bite the bullet and buy a quick one - my R500K is plenty quick enough - the difference between a 1.6 sigma/k and something like that is night and day

[Trackdayguy]

My 2 cents worth would be buy an R400 SV, lots of grunt, big enough for a larger frame, quick at the track and adequate on the street

[framerateuk]

Caterham's official figures for the 140 in Supersport spec (with the aeroscreen) were 4.9 seconds as far as I remember.

I've never ever bothered to time mine, but on a dry day with warm tyres that sounds about right! I think you can safely say "around 5".
The 0-30 part is brilliant though.

[Rick101]

Going have a trip down and have a proper look and drive

I'd love a quicker one but unfortunately I'm tied on budget as on the verge of a house purchase so needs to be sub 25k.

Certainly wouldn't be modding it. I generally only keep cars a year so it would see maybe 5000 miles and then I'll likely be back in a Lotus.

[Monkeylegend]

Have you considered a Westfield?

I know there is a lot of debate and rivalry between owners of each marque, but you could buy a faster Westfield for the same money.

[V7SLR]

Monkeylegend said:

Have you considered a Westfield?

I know there is a lot of debate and rivalry between owners of each marque, but you could buy a faster Westfield for the same money.

That's like buying Nylon underpants instead of cotton

[Monkeylegend]

V7SLR said:

Monkeylegend said:

Have you considered a Westfield?

I know there is a lot of debate and rivalry between owners of each marque, but you could buy a faster Westfield for the same money.

That's like buying Nylon underpants instead of cotton

Yea, but with the possibility of a V8 engine

A bit nose heavy though.

[tight fart]

Some say they launch quicker with a fat lad on board.

[Monkeylegend]

And on that bombshell.........................

[nunuk]

I'm wondering how difficult could be to match the advertised 0-60 acceleration times with the more powerful cars. Are those figures realistic for the average human, or you have to be a pro to achieve them?

[anonymous-user]

tight fart said:

Some say they launch quicker with a fat lad on board.

Could well be!

It’s certainly easy to lay down a black 11 with 220bhp, more traction might well help.

[ajroberts]

My 2 penneth,

I own two caterhams, a 1.8l 185 ish bhp K series 5 speed with tractive suspension and 2L duratec 270bhp 6 speed.

Both are used on the road and occasionally on the track. The more power on the road is not better. I love the 185bhp car, smiles alll around and I feel I can push it and the wet it is slightly forgiving, Not much but a wee bit. On the other hand the 270bhp will give me scared smiles and giggles that I can't control. I don't know which one I prefer, but for every day use the185 bhp.

[g7jhp]

180bhp Supersport R/ 360 R is probably the sweetspot for Road v Track.

Worth watching Chris Harris's review

[Rick101]

I did notice that, I think on facebook, also fairly local to me if I recall.

I'm always amazed how I look for months and find nothing and as son as I buy, loads go up for sale!

Good luck with it.