Performance
| Max speed |
Restricted at 241 kph (149.42 mph) |
| 0 - 100 kph |
3.0 s |
| 0 - 100 mph |
8.2 s |
Engine
| Power |
373 kw (500 bhp / 507 ps) |
| Torque |
407 Nm (301 lb-ft) |
| Displacement |
2.4 liters (146 ci) |
| Engine type |
V8 Supercharged |
| Engine location |
front |
General data
| Gearbox |
6 speed sequetial |
| Drive |
rear wheel drive |
| Fuel capacity |
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| Year of introduction |
2008 |
| Home country |
U.K |
Dimensions
| Curb weight |
520 kg (1144 lbs) + |
Calculations
| Power to Weight ratio |
962 bhp/tonne |
| Power per liter |
208 bhp/liter |
| 1/8 mile (est) |
7.2 s @ 93 mph |
Fastestlaps.com stats
| FL Rank |
Position - 272/1769, 8 points |
| Page views |
14337 |
| Car submitted by |
unknown |
 
2008 Caterham Super Seven RST V8-Levante
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I agree. Looks very spectacular, but it is not.
And 0-100 mph in 8.2 sec? So that's slower than BMW M6?... But 0-100 kph in 3 seconds bare... What a wheelspin does it create at the speed after 100 kph?...
Poor.
But I do not know why the topspeed is restricted at 241 kph? Why not 250 kph or no restriction?
The Ariel Atom 500 V8.
These are go-car-ts. Power to weight ratio is off the roof. Double checked that top end speed, it would be 241 kmh/s, cars are limited to 250 kms where I live.
And there are many places to do that as well.
You can put all you negative things together, but a petrol head would know that this is no toy nor is it a car you over look.
And how much does the gumpert Apollo Sport Cost?
http://www.evo.co.uk/front_website/gallery.php?id=306136
tesT:
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/cargrouptests/235259/caterham_levante_v_caparo_t1.html
On caterham's site i saw 240 kmh, 500hp(http://www.caterham.co.uk/assets/html/February_2008.pdf)
I think this car sucks.
RST-V8 company did this caterham some years ago. It was 320 hp power first and 575 kg, because it's sv version of caterham for not only "little" people. It was quite raw tuning. They have been developing this car but i don't think they had much money so it's raw now too. And now caterham want to boast of their new politics, new revolution progress and new cool models and i think caterham arrenges with this little company, that caterham calls it's caterham car and this company say nothing about real creators of this car. And they have to limited max speed, which is the biggest defect of caterhams because of they not much power. It's stupid idea, they had to work with aerodinamics, but they don't want to spend some money to do it. And 520 kg is not true mass i think. On caterhams site was written "from 520". I don't think it realy weighs less than 575. And last thing. It costs 230000 dollars. It's three caterham R500. It's very much more real price.
So i think it's raw and very expensive car and have no advantage over r500 maybe except time from 100kmh-....