For those absolutely austere about their driving, the acclaimed supercar-slaying R500 moniker is aback with the accession of the all-new Caterham Seven Superlight R500.
The latest archetypal from the British sportscar architect takes the minimalist, failing Seven aesthetics to a new akin with added power, bluff administration and for those venturing on clue the advantage of barrage ascendancy and the Caterham Motorsport engineered consecutive gearbox.
Weighing aloof 506kg and bearing 263bhp, R500 is the best almighty race-tuned assembly Seven yet.
The Series 3 anatomy flagship archetypal blasts out 520bhp-per-tonne and is able of affective itself from 0-60mph in 2.88 seconds, carrying a authentic adrenalin fix for those committed abundant to band themselves into the Kevlar chase seats.
The aboriginal R500 was legendary, with the old Rover K-series powered apparatus afterlight achievement annal for 0-60mph and 0-100-0mph times. This new alternative has been able to abandon its antecedent by all-embracing the actual latest in failing engineering techniques and technology.
Lurking beneath the lightened beanie is the all-alloy 2.0 litre Ford Duratec engine. Fed by its roller butt burke bodies, the commonly aspirated, four-cylinder comminute is acquainted by Caterham Powertrain (CPT) to absolve a monster; 263bhp with a bouncing 177 lb-ft of torque transmitted to the rear wheels. The adamant dispatch is transmitted through anniversary arrangement by either the accepted 6-speed gearbox or the alternative Caterham Motorsport engineered consecutive transmission.
