Wednesday, April 26, 2006

2006 Caterham Superlight R400


In the tradition of designing race cars for the road this new superlight R400 takes its original design from the C400 via the rover k-series. The British sportscar maker Caterham has released its new model that can do a standing jump from 0-100kph in 3.8 seconds from its 210bhp at 7600rpm. That is equivalent to 400bhp per ton and 150 lb-ft of torque at 6300rpm kept ridgid by its substantial 14% increased torional rigidity making it corner and handle better than before. The 2.0ltr inline-4 has a top speed of 140MPH(225kph) and is housed by a new chassis from a new supplier who apply sophisticated new laser cutting and robot technology

4 comments:

Rob Good said...

Add a turbo and whamo.

Aaron Bhatnagar said...

I'm sure its heaps of fun around a track, but it just seems a bit flimsy for road use. I know in today's age they probably have been able to retain the look but beef up the chassis and safety, but it still looks pretty tiny to me.

Andrew said...

it's like a motorbike. you get it for speed not safety.

Rob Good said...

Just make sure you dont crash it at speed.