Caterham
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Caterham F1 Team has finally confirmed that Vitaly Petrov will race for the Anglo-Malaysian team alongside Heikki Kovalainen in the 2012 FIA Formula 1 season. The announcement means that previous driver Jarno Trulli is dropped from the squad as Giedo van der Garde has already been confirmed as the team's official reserve for 2012. Petrov visited Caterham’s factory in Hingham in the UK last Friday for a seat fitting ahead of his first run with the team at the second pre-season test in Barcelona, Spain this coming weekend. Caterham was the first team to unveil its new race car for the...
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Details Emerge On Caterham's New Model PlansCaterham has plans for a new line of sports cars, including coupe and roadster variants. They won't be based on the Seven, but company head Ansar Ali promises they'll still be raw.
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Caterham F1 First To Unveil 2012 Race Car
Caterham F1, the team formerly known as Team Lotus, has unveiled its new CT01 race car that will be competing in the 2012 Formula 1 season. Caterham F1 is the first team to unveil its new racer and in the process has revealed some of the design changes made to suit the new rules for 2012. The CT01...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
FIA Outlaws Reactive Ride Height Systems In Formula 1
The FIA has banned reactive ride height systems, such as the one developed by Lotus for the 2012 season.
Kurt Ernst -
America’s Alex Rossi To Test With Team Lotus Formula 1
With America set to host two Formula 1 races from 2013 onwards, one in New Jersey and the other in Texas, the time is right for an American driver to return to the highest echelon of motorsport. One up and coming driver whose chances are better than most is 20-year old Alexander Rossi who is...
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Caterham Signs Dyson Racing As U.S. Distributor For SP/300.R
Big things are happening at tiny British sports car manufacturer Caterham. First we learned that the brand was being sold to Team Lotus Formula 1 and the race team’s associates, and then we got news that Caterham was establishing a new road car division. Now Caterham is announcing a new U.S...
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Since we first learned that track-car expert Caterham was being sold to Team Lotus Formula 1 and the race team’s associates, there has been suggestion that a handful of new Caterham road-cars would eventually be built. In fact, at the announcement of Caterham’s sale back in April, one of the primary buyers, Tony Fernandes, said that he always wanted to use the halo of an F1 team to promote a road car business. Today, development of the road-cars has taken a major step forward, with Caterham announcing a new standalone engineering business, Caterham Technology and Innovation...
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Team Lotus Formula 1 Cars Adopt Caterham Livery
From this coming weekend’s 2011 Formula 1 British Grand Prix onwards, the Team Lotus F1 race cars will be wearing new Caterham livery in response to the team’s acquisition of the legendary Caterham sports car brand back in April. You may recall that Caterham was purchased by a holding...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Caterham Sold To Team Lotus Formula 1 Group
The Caterham name may not be all that widely recognized here in the U.S. but in Europe, Caterham is well known for manufacturing a range of lightweight track cars built around the classic Lotus Seven chassis. More recently the British firm has been expanding its range, with cars like this SP/300.R...
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Caterham Seven Supersport: More Affordable, Still Quick
If you've always lusted after a Caterham Seven but never quite had the scratch to pick one up new, the new Supersport may change that. It's still not cheap at 19,995 GBP in kit form in the U.K. (about $32,700) but it's a good deal less expensive than most other Caterhams, yet still packs the...
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Caterham And Lola Reveal SP/300.R Prototype Track Car
Caterham's range of ultra-light track cars have been extremely popular amongst driving enthusiasts in the UK and certain other markets such as Italy, Japan and the U.S., and for good reason. The cars represent a much more simplistic approach to racing, with a no nonsense design and purity that most...
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Caterham Plans New, Non-Seven Based Track Car
Caterham's range of ultra-light track cars have been extremely popular amongst driving enthusiasts in the UK and certain other markets such as Italy, Japan and the U.S., and for good reason. The cars represent a much more simplistic approach to racing, with a no nonsense design and purity that most...
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April wasn't a good month for Caterham R500 drivers. From the Berg Cup in Germany and the Guernsey Hillclimb in the U.K., these two videos are lessons in what not to do when behind the wheel of a 1,117-pound, 263-horsepower Lotus 7 clone. Speed is your friend, greed is your enemy. Both drivers lost it by entering a corner too fast and experiencing terminal understeer. Excursions beyond the borders of the traction circle occasionally lead to sudden exploits in agriculture or acrobatics. Both have their places, but those places are not in the middle of a hillclimb. [YouTube 1, 2]
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Caterham increases production as demand soars
Caterham has responded to the strong demand for its iconic Seven roadsters by increasing production levels by more than 10%. With the company recently attaining European-wide homologation for its range of lightweight roadsters, demand has reached above forecast levels and new markets are...
Kenneth Hall -
Caterham gets pan-European homologation for Seven roadster
Caterham's range of ultra-light track cars have been extremely popular amongst driving enthusiasts in the UK and certain other nations such as Italy, Japan and the U.S., but for the first time one of its cars will be available to be enjoyed by everyone in Europe. The company’s Superlight R300...
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Caterham unveils new Superlight R300 and Roadsport 175
Small-scale British sports car manufacturer Caterham has officially released details about its new Superlight R300 two-seater, as well as its touring-focused Roadsport 175. As per its name, the Superlight 300 is focused on agility and minimalism - its extremely light weight of 515kg (1,135 lbs)...
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Caterham RS Levante Sells Out, Only Eight To Be Made
Earlier this year the UK's Caterham joined with RS Performance to launch its official performance arm. This new branch of the company claims to offer "the ultimate in bespoke Seven coach building" and the first project for the new section was the Caterham RS Levante, a 500hp (373kW) track special...
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Update: Caterham Superlight R500 Final Specs Revealed
Caterham has finally revealed the whole story on its new R500 Superlight, and trackday enthusiasts will be salivating to get their hands on one if it drives like its stat sheet reads. Playing up the strengths of the Lotus Seven on which it's based, the newest Caterham brings a balanced mix of power...
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Caterham, famous for its specialist lightweight sports cars, has released details for the updated Caterham Seven model. The roadster is now running Ford’s Sigma motor, and has increased torsional rigidity by 12 percent thanks to a new manufacturing process . The new range will start production in November for the 2007 model year, which is also the year the company will celebrate its 50th birthday. Caterham has picked the 1.6L four-cylinder Sigma for its reputation of combining a flat torque curve and lightweight construction with smooth power delivery. There will be two versions offered...
