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Caterham Superlight R500

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Year
2003
Mileage
3,600
Power
230 bhp
Engine
1798 cc
0–60
3.2s
Gearbox
6 Speed
Chassis
S3
Registration
R5OOC

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The K-Series Superlight R500 was launched in 2002 and immediately became the fastest Caterham ever to be manufactured for sale. The Sevens already ultra light-weight design was taken to extraordinary new levels, with grams being shaved off everything possible. This included fitting the car with carbon fibre front and rear wheel arches as well as a carbon fibre nose cone and dashboard. The aluminium panels which made up the side and rear skins were made from a thinner, lightened piece of aluminium. Even the engines sump and bell-housing were cast from magnesium to further reduce every last ounce of weight.

In addition to the extreme weight saving, Caterham installed a freshly designed, naturally aspirated 1.8L VHPD K-Series engine producing a eye watering 230bhp! The combination of these power gains and weight losses pushing this Sevens power-to-weight ratio to 500bhp per tonne. Thats Bugatti Veyron territory!

This extreme Caterham may not be for the faint of heart, but it is sure to raise the pulses of even the most experienced drivers and has gone down in history as perhaps being Caterham’s purest ultimate performance machine.

This original Superlight R500 must be the ultimate “collectors edition”, having had just one owner from new, covering just 3600 miles in all that time. Immaculate, completely standard, and with all of the optional extras of the day, this R500 is truly a special, special car!

Exterior

  • Metallic Ferrari Titanium Silver
  • Body coloured carbon fibre nosecone with exposed carbon tip
  • Carbon fibre cyclewings
  • Painted carbon fibre rear arches
  • Black pack
  • Carbon Aeroscreen
  • Trackday roll over bar
  • Half doors
  • Tonneau Cover
  • Silver AERO filler cap

Engine & Transmission

  • 1.8L Minister K-Series R500 engine 230bhp
  • Roller barrel throttle bodies
  • Octopus cold air induction
  • Carbon airbox
  • Dry sump oil system
  • Magnesium sump and bell-housing
  • Ultra light-weight flywheel
  • VHPD performance exhaust system
  • De-cat pipe
  • R500 silencer
  • 6-speed close ratio gearbox
  • Limited slip differntial

Brakes & Suspension

  • Adjustable platform Caterham bilstien suspension
  • Wide-track Aerofoil wishbones
  • De-Dion rear suspension
  • Adjustable rear anti-roll bar
  • Watts-inkage
  • Uprated quad piston front calipers
  • Ventilated front discs
  • Uprated brake master cylinder

Wheels & Tyres

Front:

  • 13x6" Mike Barnby magnesium centered split rims

  • 185/55R13 Avon ZZS tyres Rear:

  • 13x8" Mike Barnby magnesium centered split rims

  • 205/55R13 Avon ZZS tyres

Interior

  • Carbon Kevlar Tillet seats
  • 4 point harness
  • Suede MOMO quick release steering wheel
  • Carbon fibre dashboard
  • ACES change up lights
  • Push button start
  • Keyless ignition

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