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Caterham 7 Superlight – Lightweight performance for road or track
- Track oriented specification for high performance
- Wide-track suspension, 6 speed gearbox and carbon-fibre parts as standard
- Choose from 140bhp Ford Sigma or the 165bhp Superlight R300
- SV option gives additional interior and luggage space
- Prices from £19,995
The Caterham 7 Superlight is built around Colin Chapman’s ethos of ‘add lightness’. Superlight is all about lightweight performance on the road and track. All creature comforts are removed to save weight and reduce mass. The result is a car that delivers driving thrills in their purest, undiluted form.
Whilst Superlight shares the chassis and many other parts in common with Roadsport spec cars, the specification is significantly more performance orientated. Standard equipment includes 6 speed close-ratio performance gearbox, wide-track front suspension and carbon-fibre lightweight front cycle wings.
Superlight incorporates the motorsport expertise of Caterham Engineering, gained through 20 years of its industry leading one-make race championships. The Caterham 7 is among the most raced car models in the world, with 700 competitors competing in 20 series across 11 countries. Everything Caterham has learnt about performance and safety is incorporated into the design of the Superlight.
Two variants are currently offered in the range, the 140bhp Superlight model and the Superlight R300, which with 160bhp and a kerb weight of 500kg, boasts a power to weight ratio in excess of 300bhp per tonne!
The standard Superlight is fitted with the 140bhp 1.6 Ford Sigma engine, new for 2007, which gives substantial gains in torque and economy over the outgoing 140bhp engine. Meanwhile, the R300 is powered by the meaty 1.8 K-Series VVC engine, known for its free-revving nature and lightweight alloy construction. With so much power and torque in a lightweight body, the R300 is a credible rival on track to performance cars costing 3 or 4 times as much.
As with Roadsport models, Superlight and Superlight R300 models are available with SV wide-bodied chassis should you require more interior space.
If you want to drive a car that delivers on-road performance, raw driving thrills and track-day ability in equal measure then the Superlight is the Caterham 7 for you.
Superlight standard equipment includes:
- Carbon dashboard
- Caterham 6 speed gearbox
- Ventilated front discs with four pot calipers
- de Dion rear suspension with Watts linkage
- Wide track front suspension
- 15” Anthracite Alloy Wheels with CR500 tyres
- Carbon Fibre Cycle Wings
- Black Pack
- Composite interchangeable wind deflector
- Composite Seats
- Road 4 Point lap & strap belts
- Quick Release Momo Steering Wheel
PRICE : owing to fluctuations in the GBP the exact selling price can only be calculated in the week preceeding the order. The price will remain fixed once the second payment has been made
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