Caterham Superlight R *edited*
 

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Perfect track car :D

Max Right Lateral G's - 1.38
Max Left Lateral G's - 1.29

and wow, that's a lot of G for such a small car! I'm impressed... !

Great write up RC :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i wish i had more time to comment, but i have to leave already.

what a car!

Very nice to read some impressions of a Seven from a "normal" (pretty big word uh?! ;)) guy! As expected, such a car can blow away anybody, even in the lower form of "tuning"!

Thanks a lot for sharing the experience and the pics are nice too :D
Bloody nice in orange actually!

Is it legal in US ? I thought it wasn't ... but it's good for you if it is because you experienced a different drive of your usual one :wink:
I also had a ride (not driving) in a Donkervoort (a sort of Lotus 7) S8 and the acceleration didn't impressed me either, it was nice but not OMG :| despite the 140 or 150 hp.

Thanks for the driving impressions Jezza...oops i mean RC :D

Great review!! What was the cornering speeds feel like to you?

Excellent review, exactly what we are looking for. Well done, must have been a blast 8)

god dammit, that sounds like so much fuckin fun! I knew i should have taken yesterday off :(

whats the price of one of those little things?

Nice write up.

Nice hi-res pics too.

I understand you were missing the power of your regular V8-sledgehammer, but your impressions of the directness and sense of being hooked up were great :good:

Plenty of emphasis on the figures - i would expect no less - and it's interesting to see the high Gs - it must be a lot to do with the much duscussed CR500s.

Looking forward to seeing your next review - sadly, its rather difficult for an 18yo over here to get test-drives etc.

Nice test.

Tks sharing.

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Great stuff!! I really love the telemetry data you get up of your drives. Sounds like you had great fun, and its good to hear the caterham living up to its lightweight and rapid responce. Nice pics too! there a definate save.

Nice work RC,

Will youd any tests with BMWs ?

Nice pics and writteup, and the movie is cool too, you stand up good.

Thanks 8)

Let's hear about the Exige :twisted:

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What year is the SLR?

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Very cool write-up RC, thanks for providing all the neat data too...definitely adds to the 'test' feel of it. Nice pics as well, and yes we want to hear about the Exige! :P

What a great car to review ;) And with data telemetry too! (that stuff really gets me hot :lol: )

What kind of telemetry system was on it? I see you had speed, G sensors.. but did you also have potentiometers on the pedels and steering wheel?

Is that thing even road legal in the US? I know you've said its too hardcore to drive on the streets, but I just wouldnt help driving it on every nice day!

How much for this whole package?

I am guessing that it will be around $48K.

Body $26K + Engine/gearbox $12K + Options $10K

Pretty Expensive toy!!!

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I wonder how the Superlight will handle our Texas roads with all its bumps and dips. Does it have enough wheel travel? In GT4, the car was a nightmare on the N'ring - it got a lot of air time.

I think the enw CSR will be better for sure.

As a trackday car that you can still drive to the circuit and back, an R300 or R400 will be incredible. The R500 or the JPE will be mad!!!

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That was a good write up, thanks for sharing *thumbsup*

Wish we had some tracks in Switzerland, and of course people with track cars like this. It's such a rare sight to see a Super 7 or something similar on these roads...

One of these days, I'm gonna have to take a flight to the UK just to go witness a track day with all the ultimas, radicals, caterhams, atoms and so on, winding up and down the track at breakneck speeds :D

That's a great review. I loved reading it. You've to do and post more of these reviews ;)

Great review RC...makes me want one even more

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Wait til you see what we have in store for you in the next run! 8) :D

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can it get better then classic vs. new? (well, no guarentees yet :P )

I love these cars. I didnt know what to make of them before I rode in one. The handling is like a go kart, and the looks you get are priceless! Good Review.

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Rate and comment! :)

that is one raw vehicle

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is that with the reach around or without ouch.:ohmy: