Caterham Seven 160 Achieves 57.6mpg (24.5kml)

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palmfacehn

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Caterham Seven 160 achieves 57.6mpg with a simple Suzuki K-car engine.

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palmfacehnAuthor

4 months ago

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I felt that this was notable because the mileage is achieved with a Suzuki K-car engine and simplicity, rather than a more complex hybrid drive train.

fragmede

4 months ago

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But how does it do in traffic? Hybrids are complex, sure, but being able to recapture the used to accelerate when decelerating is a fundamental shift in the energy equation, in stop and go traffic.

palmfacehnAuthor

4 months ago

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Kei cars are designed to be primarily city cars. I'm sure there are many areas where it would lack in comparison to a modern vehicle. It is based on an old racing design from the creator of Lotus. The focus was always on power to weight and less is more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterham_7

People generally build kits resembling this design with more powerful motors. This is a factory build with a streetable config.

fragmede

4 months ago

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I mean yeah, it's a Caterham. It looks really fun! I want one! I used to ride motorcycles and had a stick shift car. I was looking at buying an Elise.

beardyw

4 months ago

From a review:"the weather equipment (windscreen, doors, hood) at £1250 and heater (£300) could be deemed essential"

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