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
Car type | Open-wheeler |
Curb weight | 530 kg (1168 lbs) |
Power / weight | 490 ps (483 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 509 Nm (376 lb-ft) / t |
Introduced | 2005 |
Origin country | United Kingdom |
Views | 101.5k |
Performance
Top speed | 252 kph (157 mph) |
0 - 100 kph | 3.7 s |
0 - 200 kph | 14.8 s |
0 - 100 mph | 8.6 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 7.9 s @ 95.1 mph |
1/4 mile | 11.9 s @ 116.2 mph |
Est. 100 - 200 kph | 11.1 s |
0 - 100 mph - 0 | 12.0 s |
Est. max acceleration | 0.86 g (8 m/s²) |
More acceleration times

Powertrain
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) |
Transmission | 6-Speed |
Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Laptimes



CSR260 11y 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 11y 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 11y 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 12y 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 13y ago
Maybe because the link above says 0-60 in 3.8 and the times listed here are actually 0-62mph


Anonymous 13y 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 13y 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

