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Bargain Caterham!
Guinness - 26/2/08 at 12:37 PM

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=17661

£115,000!

That's 460 of Uncle Ron's £250!

Cheers


Mike

[Edited on 26/2/08 by Guinness]


mackei23b - 26/2/08 at 12:49 PM

Must be fast, you need 6 headlamps to see where you are going!


tegwin - 26/2/08 at 12:50 PM

Yes...two normal headlights and then one with hypersonic light, so you can still see where you are going when you have gone past the speed of light! Right before you skid off the road and die in one mighty fireball

[Edited on 26/2/08 by tegwin]


bassett - 26/2/08 at 12:56 PM

Im sure its fast but that is a lot of money for the ugliest caterham ive ever seen. Looks like its stolen the mnr scuttle bulge aswel.


russbost - 26/2/08 at 01:05 PM

"whilst weighing only 90kg in full running gear"

Wow, obviously made of unobtainium, with 500bhp that's over 5000bhp/ton, now I think that's dangerous & should be banned!!!

Sorry, but £115,000 for a toy is almost as stupid as a Caparo


Mr Whippy - 26/2/08 at 01:10 PM

a right driving license killer that one

can you imagen parking it? It would be like a pin ball

and who thought it was a good idea to photograph a black car in the dark?? oh that's very smart...

[Edited on 26/2/08 by Mr Whippy]


2b_pablo - 26/2/08 at 02:07 PM

chavved up 7, nice.


02GF74 - 26/2/08 at 02:23 PM

quote:
power-to-weight ratio of over 1000bhp per tonne – more than double of a Bugatti Veyron.


at what, one tenth the price? A bargain but I doubt the top speed is anywhere near that of the veyron.

But the fact remains it looks, well, like a seven, a fifities hand cobbled home made car.

For that sort of money I'd want something pretty and exotic so I'll pass on that one.

Be interesting to see how long the engine lasts.

I bet it can leave some long rubber trails!


speedyxjs - 26/2/08 at 02:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Yes...two normal headlights and then one with hypersonic light, so you can still see where you are going when you have gone past the speed of light! Right before you skid off the road and die in one mighty fireball



What a way to go


skydivepaul - 26/2/08 at 06:05 PM

I saw that car on the caterham stand at the autosport show.
It is absolutley awesome.
more carbon fibre than an airbus wing

[Edited on 26/2/08 by skydivepaul]


Coose - 26/2/08 at 08:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74

Be interesting to see how long the engine lasts.

I bet it can leave some long rubber trails!


The motor is pretty robust. RS produced his first one around 17 years ago (based on an old FZR1000EXUP) and has developed them ever since. I know of at least two on the road, and one in particular has done a fair few miles!

They're working on a supercharged version at the moment.....