Caterham unleash Superlight R500 evolution

[woof]

Hi chaps

just got sent thru info on the R500 Evo !

Skip to the specs - 0 to 60 in 3.2secs
Want one !!



www.caterham.co.uk/news/index.htm

[CarZee]

530bhp/tonne!!!

Sorry.. need to go & change my trousers & I've not even been in one yet..

£42k though.. I'd be happier getting a Westie plus S2000 engine... the remaining £20k could buy me a lot of track days and a lot of insurance. Not to mention beer...

>> Edited by CarZee on Wednesday 7th April 21:23

[woof]

I guess you're either a Caterham or a westfield fan !
I'd go with a Caterham everytime but I guess this is for a particular market - I'd be happy with an R400 - but 530bhp per tonne !!!

Must be more than any Gembella or Ruff porsche or in fact anything out there !!

CarZee said:

530bhp/tonne!!! Sorry.. need to go & change my trousers & I've not even been in one yet.. £42k though.. I'd be happier getting a Westie plus S2000 engine... the remaining £20k could buy me a lot of track days and a lot of insurance. Not to mention beer... >> Edited by CarZee on Wednesday 7th April 21:23

[Xm5eR]

250BHP from a K series. OMG the engine must last all day.

[Fatboy]

Xm5eR said:

250BHP from a K series. OMG the engine must last all day.

It's the new 2 litre K series, developed by Judd (IIRC), which has been used in touring cars, and proved pretty reliable - certainly more so than the 230bhp 1.8 K series...

[AndrewD]

Whatever floats people's boats but for that money it would be a Radical for me