Road Test
Caterham Seven
Test date 18 October 2005
Price as tested £37,000
For Blistering performance, track day potential, handling, eccentricity
Against Practicality, steering heavy at low speeds, relatively high price
How much ?
- Price as tested £37,000
- Price as tested £41,050
How fast
- 0-30mph 1.5 sec
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph 9.6 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
3.1 sec
- 0-400m
12.5 / 113 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
23.3 / 136 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
2.3 / 2.8
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
2.9 / 3.5 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
3.7 sec
- 60-0mph
3.3 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
74 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
23.6 mpg
- Test best/worst
28.5 / 7.3
Government figures
- Combined/urban
24 / 26.3 mpg
- CO2 emissions
no data
How big?
- Length
3300 mm
- Width
1685 mm
- Height
1140 mm
- Wheelbase
3215 mm
- Weight
570 kg
- Fuel tank
41.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls longitudinal , 2261 cc
- Max power 260 bhp at 7500 rpm
- Max torque 200 ft at 6000 rpm
- Specific output 115bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 456 bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F front, longitud
- Bore/stoke 87.5x94.0 mm
- Compression ratio 12.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 2.69 / 5.2
- 2nd 2.01 / 8.5
- 3rd 1.52 / 12.5
- 4th 1.14 / 16.7
- 5th 0.89 / 20.2
- 6th 0.71 / 22.8
- Final drive 2.96
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, pushrods, coil springs
- Rear Double wishbones, pushrods, coil springs
Steering
- Type Unassisted Rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 1.60
Brakes
- Front 254mm ventilated discs
- Rear 228 mm solid discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 6.5J x 15in in
- Size rear 9.0J x 15in in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 195/45 R15
- Tyres rear 195/45 R15
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