Alaskossie Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 In the December 2008 issue of Performance Car (UK), there is a nice driving test of the Caterham R500, followed by a comparison test of the R500 (£36,995) against the Porsche 997 GT2 (£131,070). Despite the wet weather, the R500 stayed with or ahead of the GT2 in acceleration up to 110 mph, when the brick-like aerodynamics of the R500 seemed to become evident. The testers did take the R500 up to 150 mph apparently (21.2 seconds from start), which is about the fastest I can ever recall a tester actually driving a Seven. The R500 had the Quaife sequential 6-speed transmission and a 3.62 rear end, and 13-inch Avon CR500 tyres. On the Bruntingthorpe road course in the semi-wet, the Porsche was 2.2 seconds faster than the R500 in a flying lap (1.222.4 vs. 1.24.6). All in all, not a bad showing for the Seven. Alaskossie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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