0-60 times for the CSR 260 typically vary by 0.5 seconds because the 1st to 2nd gear change occurs near 60. Variation is affected by tire wear and the setting of the rev limiter at or slightly under the 8,000 RPM red line. There is less variation in the quarter mile time of around 12 something seconds. 1st gear goes takes you to 60. 2nd to 80. 3rd to 100. The quarter mile is complete before 4th gear runs out at 120. 5th is good for 140 and 6th is drag limited around 155.
Caterham 7 CSR 260 specs
Price in US | $66,500 |
Car type | Open-wheeler |
Curb weight | 530-680 kg (1168-1499 lbs) |
Introduced | 2005 |
Origin country | United Kingdom |
Views | 104.2k |
Lap times
Performance
0 - 100 kph | 3.7 s |
0 - 200 kph | 14.8 s |
Est. 100 - 200 kph | 11.1 s |
5 - 60 mph | 4.7 s |
0 - 60 mph | 3.6 s |
0 - 100 mph | 8.6 s |
0 - 120 mph | 15.0 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 8.3 s @ 100.0 mph |
1/4 mile | 11.9 s @ 116.2 mph |
Top speed | 252 kph (157 mph) |
0 - 100 mph - 0 | 12.0 s |
Est. max acceleration | 0.85 g (8 m/s²) |
Lateral acceleration | 1.05 g (10 m/s²) |
70 mph - 0 | 43 m (140 ft) |
Powertrain specs
Engine type | 4 cyl |
Displacement | 2.3 l (140 ci) |
Power | 260 ps (256 bhp / 191 kw) |
Torque | 270 Nm (199 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 113 ps (111 hp) |
Power / weight | 429 ps (423 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 446 Nm (329 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | 6-Speed |
Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
7 CSR 260 competition
CSR260 16y ago
This link shows a 9 minute video taken and posted by a passenger in a CSR 260 driven by its owner on a track day at Nelson Ledges Road Course.
anon 17y ago
Top Gear Track 1:17.4 - Caterham 7 CSR 260 sponsored by Dunlop - Injection, driven by Rob Jenkinson.
http://www.injection.tv/site.php?domain=uk Dunlop - Injection, Episode 11
Anonymous 17y ago
^^ It also depends on the source. For example suppose an American magazine tests a car 0-60mph and on that day, on that surface, etc. it turns a 3.1 sec time. Then another magazine tests the exact same car at a different surface and records a 3.8 for 0-100kph.
It happens.
Slonya 18y ago
Obviously, time 0-200 is wrong.
About 0-100 i believe rice, but in internet i find only that
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/RoadTestsData/Caterham-Seven-2.3-Cosworth-260/217376/ - 0-100 9.6 sec
Anonymous 18y ago
Maybe because the link above says 0-60 in 3.8 and the times listed here are actually 0-62mph
Anonymous 19y ago
he's right - the 260 refers to 260 bhp - and 200 refers to 200 bhp - how on earth cud the same car with 60 less bhp be 0.2second quicker to 60 than the csr260 - check your facts before posting
Anonymous 19y ago
oi oi oi - the 0-60 time is 3.1 -http://www.caterham.co.uk/assets/html/showroom/csr.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/system/topicRoot/Good_Car_Bad_Car__sports_cars/
and the bedford laptime is correct