Teaser image: Caterham Superlight R500
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This is the first picture of Caterham’s new Superlight R500. The teaser image appeared on the company’s website over the weekend, and is expected to be the Surrey-based manufacturer’s fastest-ever road car.
Which makes it pretty darn quick. However, Caterham is remaining tight-lipped over details and won’t say anything more until the car is launched later in spring 2008.
R500 will hit 0-60mph in less than 3.4 seconds and go on to 150mph. Power will come from a tweaked Ford engine, but it’s not yet known whether this will be a 2.0- or 2.3-litre unit.
Either way, expect the R500’s weight to be less than 500kg, thanks to parts like a carbonfibre dashboard and cycle wings, and composite seats. Power should be over 250bhp. Prices will be near £40k when sales kick off later in 2008.
Anyway don’t expect to keep up with it on the track…
Source: Caterham & Car
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