The Caterham CSR 175 uses the same 175bhp 2.0-litre Duratec engine found in the Seven Roadsport and officially it has been billed as for Japan only, despite receiving pan-European homologation. The CSR Caterhams feature a more sophisticated suspension system than other seven cars, which includes inboard dampers and a fully independent double wishbone set-up at [...]

The Caterham Superlight R300 accelerating to 60mph in 4.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 140mph. Fiddle with the immobiliser, grope for the ignition barrel, press the fire button and ignite the Ford Zetec engine and you soon become aware that this is like nothing you’ve experienced before. The exhaust assaults you with [...]

The Caterham Superlight R500 from the British sports car manufacturer weighs 506kg and produces 263bhp with a heaving 177 lb per ft of torque transmitted to rear wheels. The Series 3 chassis flagship model blasts out 520bhp per tonne and is capable of propelling itself from 0-60mph in 2.88 seconds. It features all alloy 2.0 [...]

Last month I made feeble excuses to justify my long term Caterham as eco friendly thanks to its 500 kg kerbweight and tiny 1.6 liter engine. Now I have a new aphorism; if you really want to go green, ride on the back of a breakdown truck. That’s what I did on the way back [...]

The JPE was the ultimate Lotus Seven. Stripped of all unnecessary weight, it was designed to give the sensation of Formula One driving on the road. For once, cost irrelevant, giving Caterham’s engineers a chance to use the best of everything in the name of ultimate performance. At the car’s heart was a $13,000 Group [...]

  Experts in personalized engines, Caterham, that have in the background a huge history of thousands of unique seven examples, have joined forces with Rs Performance to create a very easy and very powerful super car La car that has only 500 kilograms, with the same horse power. With a sport chassis of Caterham Seven [...]