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Caterham partnered-up with Lola to develop the brand’s first all-new model since 1994: the SP/300R. The British make chose the Autosport International in Birmingham as the location for the world debut of the new model.
Produced at Caterham's Dartford factory the SP/300R is a two-seater sports prototype racer designed in a partnership with Lola Cars and is destined for the track day market and a single-make race series.
The lightweight car (under 600kg) is powered by a supercharged 2.0-litre Ford Duratec engine, which has a power output of 305bhp and produces torque of 290Nm at 7500rpm. Thanks to this engine the SP/300R accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds and to reach a top speed of 290 km/h.
The gearbox fitted in the SP/300R is a semi-automatic Hewland unit. Caterham also offers the vehicle with advanced data logging and an overboost function.
Lola was responsible for the design. The SP/300R features an aluminum tub with a longitudinally mid-mounted engine, working with a stress-bearing rear transaxle. The SP/300R has also been fitted with several aerodynamic features including a front splitter, fine-tuned ducts and dive-planes, an F1-inspired raised nose and sectioned panels.
Caterham is considering producing a street-legal version of the car. For now the intention is to only build 25 units of the vehicle each year.
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Caterham was established in 1973 by Graham Nearn, after having been one of the most important dealers of Lotus 7 cars throughout the 1960’s. Once Caterham as an independent manufacturer was established, and given Lotus’ intention of discontinuing the ‘7’ model, Nearn acquired the design rights of this car from Chapman (still in 1973) so as to carry on with the production as a Caterham model. The Caterham Cars company was wholly base... more
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