Guinness
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 11:39 AM |
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What do we think of the New Caterham?
Link to Pistonheads
[Edited on 13/1/11 by Guinness]
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blakep82
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 11:43 AM |
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oh yes! 
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eddie99
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 11:44 AM |
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Very nice, whats our guesses on cost???
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blakep82
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 11:46 AM |
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er, 60k for a track/race version it said in there somewhere 
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 11:54 AM |
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Nice good move I think, teaming up with Lola is a great idea.. But it's rich persons toy; would not have one myself 
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 11:58 AM |
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Me likey!
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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franky
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 11:59 AM |
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Massively overpriced, its specs do not match the price, there's better aero cars out there for less cash.
Quite a sad really as it would be great if they came up with a new road car.
at £60k i'd take a supercharged ls7 GDt70 and keep the gkd
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carpmart
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 12:03 PM |
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Spire/MK GT
Radical
Westy XTR
Hasn't this already been done several times?
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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scootz
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 12:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by franky
Massively overpriced, its specs do not match the price, there's better aero cars out there for less cash.
Crikey... that's a bit of a statement considering what little info has been released!
As for me...
It's Evolution Baby!
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 12:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by carpmart
Spire/MK GT
Radical
Westy XTR
Hasn't this already been done several times?
Yes but not for cater-vans; you could argue they are copying Westfield (after all that's what the radical, and Spire/MK GTR where) .. Their
market is different, anyway this is locost-builders we all know that we could build one, just a question of time, but it will not have the
"name" of Lola etc, just remember where Lola came from..
Dan
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A1
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 12:59 PM |
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thats gorgeous!!
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blakep82
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 01:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by carpmart
Spire/MK GT
Radical
Westy XTR
Hasn't this already been done several times?
erm, hasn't the 7 been already done several times?
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scootz
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 01:21 PM |
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Let's be honest... it's as similar to a Spire as a Z4M is to an MGF!
Just because they have 4 wheels an engine and roughly the same silhouette (from a distance) does not make them equals!
The Radical is a better comparison... and even then a 300bhp one would not be cheap! They want £60k for the SR3 and it's a good bit heavier
than the Caterham
Radicals are also a little rough around the edges - I would suspect the Caterham to be a bit more 'finished'.
[Edited on 13/1/11 by scootz]
It's Evolution Baby!
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hicost blade
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 01:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
Let's be honest... it's as similar to a Spire as a Z4M is to an MGF!
Well said that man
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bitsilly
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 02:05 PM |
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How come it weighs so much?
And is no more powerful than a R500.
I would have thought for that development budget and price, they could have come up with some way of keeping the weight down a bit more, unless they
are saving that for second phase.
Looks good, but what will you think of someone who turns up at your local track with one?
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beagley
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 02:05 PM |
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I like it, think its beautiful, but I question the "road" applications. Some of us can praise it and some of us can rag on it but the
real question is.....
A guy throws you the keys are you going to turn around then throw them back saying eh...?
I'm not scared!!! I'm just marking my territory.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 02:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by franky
.....it would be great if they came up with a new road car.
I'd agree with that part at least
but for now i'm just waiting for ginetta g40's to start appearing on the second hand market....
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Alfa145
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 02:33 PM |
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Will they give it to Jason Plato to test?
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CRAIGR
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 02:36 PM |
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Probably be 10k to repair it after it met its first speed hump but having said that
I Like It !!!
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Triton
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 02:40 PM |
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It's about time small car manufacturers stopped making things that look like everything else and use their imagination and create mad looking
things like the KTM Xbow and the MEV creations.
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 03:53 PM |
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I really like it. Id prefer to hear about the work in progress in the video.....
 
Caterham Mystery
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 04:42 PM |
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How do those head supports work then?
If the whole thing is 1.7m wide, then the centre to centre spacing of those headrests is ~50cm. So its going to be very intimate.
I say this from the perspective of a Phoenix, which is tight already.
Looks wise its great. Like a very well polished version of some of the aforementioned cars. I don't see the market for it though. Its going
to be slower than a Radical, and less practical than anything. I'd be interested to hear how many Atoms are shipped.
Matt
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pekwah1
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 04:43 PM |
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i like it!
but for me, radical sr8
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 04:47 PM |
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track only.
brochure here:
http://www.caterham-spr.com/docs/SP300R.pdf
545kg and 450kg downforce at 250kph
http://www.caterham-spr.com/
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 13/1/11 at 04:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
track only.
brochure here:
http://www.caterham-spr.com/docs/SP300R.pdf
545kg and 450kg downforce at 250kph
http://www.caterham-spr.com/
... Making the car weigh in at 995Kg at 250kph. Based on that, id say it looks like its built for acceleration and mid speed cornering.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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