Caterham R500 specs

This must have been a monster back in 2008...

Some really impressive laptimes!

Cars like this are brilliant, built in sheds, sold for less than £50k and quicker round a track than a million quid bugatti! The UK makes the best cars

Great in the twisties. Terrible aerodynamics for straights. I'm glad about that though - it makes for great close racing. Watching these things battle it out on the circuit as they repeatedly slipstream each other and swap positions is fantastic.

@Fastestlaps

When you correct Audi RS3 data? :D

Corrected!

The engine is normally aspirated, it has no turbo.

Let's put the engine of a Levante in it :)

how fast is the 1/4 mile?

to the normal understanding mid engine in the classic way is engine behind driver infront rear axle...

this car is a FMR layout front midengine rear wheel drive

why doesn't this car count as a mid engined?! engine is obviously between front and real tires so it should count as a midengined!

Still have an atom.

Great car, but unfortunately its probably great only on small tracks... the aerodynamics are horrible at higher speeds though and it looses its handling capablities thanks to lift... would love to see it on the ring though

it looks like a g-wiz chopped in half, but it can beat a veyron and most hypercars. but watch out, the atom 500 is coming!

Hey 'Anonymous' . . . why not add your real name instead of 'Anonymous', so that us true petrol heads can all put a name to someone who obviously knows nothing about cars

Is that surprising?

HA! This gay looking dune buggy is faster than a Veyron at the Top Gear track.

This is one of the coolest looking cars ever. You should see one in the flesh they're tiny, it's like a go kart with number plates. Those wheels are only 13".

Its frigin amazing how this little gay looking dune buggy with only 250hp can beat the top Lamborghini, the world is coming to an end.

The same race but with camera in the Porsche.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRI5Zdtqe8U&feature=related

Caterham R500 beats a Porsche 996 GT2 at the Nurburgring.

'is Aston Martin or Jaguar the only real cars from GB??'

Dont forget the McLaren, Ascari, TVR, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Lotus, Noble, Ultima, Farbound, Bristol, De Lorean, Ginetta, Land Rover, Lister, MG, Morgan, Mini, Range Rover and Triumph.

Im actually surprised this isnt the #1 at Anglessey, considering its a short twisty track, n cars like this do the best on those tracks.

what do you expect, this car weoghs as much as the shoes i am wearing,weight is every cra worst enemy?? say that to the GT-R!!

Looking at how this car is faster than the lambo 670 shows you how weight is every cars worst enemy, and you would think Lamborghini would have learned from that a long time ago.

This car is amazing.

This is like the fourth or fifth fast dune buggy i have seen on this site, and they all come from GB, is Aston Martin or Jaguar the only real cars from GB??

even with the Right tyres and great temp, it still dont see this doing no 7:32 on thr Ring, yes it will be incredible on the tight turns no question, btu alot of the more powerful cars, will catch up to it on the long straights, dont get me wrong, this is still fast in a straight, but all the long straight in the Ring cover past the 1/4, and this does the 1/4 in 11.9 Which isnt slow at all) but i just think it doesnt have enuff power to make it into th 7:30's, and i dont know what kind of role the R500's aerodynamics will play along there. against almost any car it will be ahead, but when that straight comes, whatever car comes, (say a Lp560) the car will catch up, giving it has time. but there is no question it Will break into the 7's, but under 7:30;s seems a lil too fast. on a shorter track like Tsukuba, i have no doubt that if it were tested it could be the fastest ever there. but on a looooong high powered track like the Ring, alot of things need to be considered.

yes 7:40 does seem more realistic especially if its not on the right tires or theyre not warm enough...

id say bout 7:40 maybe, 7:32 seems just a a (lil) optimistic.