Cat CSR "Twenty" released

[CBuff]

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-look/limited-edition-caterham-seven-csr-twenty-costs-ps80k
 

In celebration of Caterham’s hardly-talked-about-anymore CSR chassis - which first appeared on a Seven in 2005 and is therefore approaching its 20th birthday - the company has revealed this limited edition CSR Twenty.

What makes it unique is that the chassis (which Caterham calls its ‘most compliant’ - read pointy) is offered together with the 420’s 2.0-litre Ford Duratec engine for the first time.
 

That four-pot is Caterham’s most popular, you see, producing 210bhp and redlining at 7,600rpm. 0-62mph takes but 3.9 seconds and the top speed is stamped at 136mph.

The CSR Twenty also features inboard front and independent rear suspension to make the steering as direct as possible and the rear end as grippy as possible. And combined with the willing-but-not-620R-levels-of-rapidness? We like. The gearbox is a five-speed manual, of course, with ventilated front brakes and quad-piston calipers.
 

It’s also “without doubt the most premium Seven we’ve ever built”, reckons Caterham boss Bob Laishley.  To that end the dashboard gets a satin carbon finish, a leather tunnel top, and Alcantara on the gearstick, handbrake and gaiters.

Meanwhile the seats are fitted with ‘premium’ leather, boasting yet more Alcantara, red stitching and of course CSR Twenty logos. You also get a numbered plaque for your one-of-twenty Twenty, plush black carpets (you lucky thing) and a leather Momo steering wheel.
 

Outside, the CSR Twenty gets a nose cone in the style of a 620, there are LED lights front and rear and those 15in alloys are exclusive to this edition of the Seven. Hmm. An acquired taste, perhaps?

Two colour choices are offered: Kinetic Grey and Dynamic Silver. What, no Movement Maroon?

 

The price is… punchy. Very punchy. It costs £79,995, which is a lot when you think a base 420 starts from £42,000. And your one-of-20 Twenty is actually a one-of-40 Twenty, as 20 cars have also been earmarked for the US.

[Vovchandr]

Always wished that layout came in S3 chassis. Unfortunate that inboard/irs is too big for it. 

 

Nevertheless very glad they exist to this day. 

[JohnCh]

1 hour ago, CBuff said:

And your one-of-20 Twenty is actually a one-of-40 Twenty, as 20 cars have also been earmarked for the US.

 

This surprises me.  I didn't think US and UK sales figures were close enough to warrant an equal split.  I wonder if US dealers have been pushing for this model and Caterham sees pent up demand? 

[Mark IV]

New Caterham CSR Twenty.....only twenty to be available in the US: Pure. Simple. Fun. | Caterham

 

Get your order in with Greg at Time Machines Motorsports now. greg@timemachinesmotorsports.com. With the new Dartford X factory, build times have come way down, these will be built in Spring '25. Email or call him at 716.407.0975

CSR Twenty Brochure_1585x1080px_USA.pdf

[JohnCh]

We had a couple of threads on this same announcement, so I merged them together to keep the conversation in one place.

[BruceBe]

We have three CSRs in the shop right now. They have been quietly offered here in the USA almost continuously, and are a model in which we specialize.

 

-Bruce