How fast is a Caterham R500?

How fast is a Caterham R500?

Performance

What engine is in a Caterham R500?

2.0-liter Duratec Ford engine
Far from the rumored 2.4 liter superharged RS Performance V8 engine, the R500 will receive a reworked 2.0-liter Duratec Ford engine which pumps out 263bhp and revs to 8,500 rpm. Standard is a 6 speed manual transmission but as an option a Quaife 6 speed sequential transmission is available plus launch control.

How much does a Caterham 7 weight?

Caterham 7

Is Caterham owned by Lotus?

Caterham Cars is a British manufacturer of specialist lightweight sports cars established in Caterham, Surrey, with their headquarters in Crawley, Sussex. On 27 April 2011, Team Lotus owner Tony Fernandes announced that he had purchased Caterham.

Is a Caterham legal in the US?

All Caterham models are imported as rolling chassis. They are street legal in the U.S. under EPA kit-car regulations and can be registered through processes specific to individual states.

Does the new Caterham CSR 260 have the best damping?

And if an Elise floats, the new Caterham CSR 260 levitates. It has the best damping on UK roads of any sports car I have ever driven. It is an extraordinary vehicle, and one that will have a profound effect on the company. I drove a development CSR race car last November.

What makes the Caterham CSR so special?

Since then the car has gained a colossal 100 per cent extra torsional stiffness, been finished to a level befitting a company whose products are better than any other in the same marketplace, and those dampers have been painstakingly worked on. So this is the road-going Caterham CSR.

How does the Cosworth CSR compare to the K?

The Cosworth unit is nowhere near as stressed as a grenade-spec K and should last far longer. It sounds the business, too: burbly low-down then growing into a BTCC howl at the top end. The dimensions of the CSR are based on the wide-body SV.

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