Amamodeli we Caterham

Caterham iwukuphela komkhiqizo emkhakheni wezimoto onemodeli emakethe efana ne Isikhombisa. Le modeli yazalwa njengenguquko yesizukulwane sesithathu se- I-Lotus Seven ukuthi inkampani kaColin Chapman yethulwa emakethe ngo-1968 umklamo owenziwe ngezandla, we-spartan, ubuchwepheshe obungenzeleli kanye ne-chassis elula futhi esebenzayo kwenze le modeli enye yezintandokazi zabashayeli abathanda kakhulu.

I-Seven iyona kuphela imodeli enesignesha okwamanje, nakuba uhla lwayo luhlukaniswe izinhlobo ezintathu. Okuthengekayo kakhulu Isikhombisa 165. Inenjini engu-600 cubic centimeter yakwaSuzuki ekhiqiza amandla angu-80 hp ku-7.000 490 rpm. Isisindo sayo esiphansi samakhilogremu angu-XNUMX kuphela siyivumela ukuthi inikeze ukuziphatha okuguquguqukayo ekuphakameni kwezimoto zezemidlalo ezisungulwe kakhulu.

Okuhlukile kwesibili kwemodeli Isikhombisa yiyona 275. Kulokhu, injini ingu-1.6-litre kaphethiloli wakwaFord Sigma. Amandla akhiqizwa yile njini angu-135 hp ku-6.800 rpm, okwenza ukuthi imise iwashi ukusuka ku-0 ukuya ku-100 amakhilomitha ngehora ngemizuzwana emi-5 nje kuphela. Mayelana ne-Seven 165, isisindo sayo sikhula sibe ngamakhilogremu angama-875, nakuba izinga labo eliguquguqukayo kanye nomuzwa wezemidlalo akubathinti nakancane.

Umndeni wakwa-485 uvala uhla lweCaterham Seven. Njenge-275, iphinde ihlanganise noomakhenikha bakwaFord-source, nakuba kulokhu kuwumndeni wakwaDuratec ongu-2 litre no-240 hp. Izinzuzo zayo, ngamakhilogremu angu-850 imodeli enesisindo, iyadumaza, ngoba ihlanganisa amakhilomitha angu-0 kuye kwayi-100 ngehora ngemizuzwana engu-3,4 nje kuphela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ijubane elikhulu elikwazi ukulifinyelela lingamakhilomitha angama-225 ngehora.