Caterham Supersport R – the Supersport on steroids

Caterham Supersport R – the Supersport on steroids

Caterham has added a new member to its Seven range by giving the Supersport a steroid-induced brother. The two-litre Caterham Supersport R packs 180 bhp and “track-bred dynamics” according to the Malaysian-owned carmaker, which recently announced a deal to develop and build sports cars together with Renault.

Like the standard Supersport with a 140 bhp 1.6 litre Sigma engine, the new edition has many circuit-orientated performance essentials, but gains a bigger engine and a five-speed gearbox to boost outright performance significantly.

The 535 kg R’s 2.0 litre Ford Duratec engine has proven its durability and performance on the track, having been developed during three years in Caterham’s R300 race championship. The new model benefits particularly in mid-range punch and features a 25% power increase on the Supersport, as well as 5 bhp more than the R300 road car.

Other features include a limited-slip differential, Avon CR500 tyres, Supersport dampers and race springs that ensure the car’s handling is highly-focused but still supple enough for the road.

Inside the basic cabin, a bespoke Supersport steering wheel, integrated change-up light, composite race seats and four-point race harnesses complete the track-inspired experience. An aero screen comes as standard.

In the UK, the Caterham Supersport R is priced at £24,995 in self-build form or £27,995 (RM136,328) fully-built.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Caterham car looks too old fashion. Maybe can joinventure with proton can use campro engine.

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    • cube beli tengok..cakap pandai.

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    • JeremyNg on Nov 12, 2012 at 2:38 pm

      are you drunk or what ??

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    • It’s an enthusiast car ,not for people like you who desire a modern looking Hyundai or Kia,. True is not the most practical car especially Malaysian roads. But a manual gearbox with almost no electronics aids ,is the most perfect man- machine interaction.
      Simplify: it’s a super bike with four wheels

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    • Bujang Lapuk on Nov 12, 2012 at 10:47 pm

      Tee, it was designed in the 1950s, so yeah, it would look old-fashioned. The fact that it can still run with some big boys today makes it all the more impressive.

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  • vee-oh on Nov 12, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    if vios is dugong, then this ugly car is ikan belacak lor

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  • so is this coming here?

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  • Who would buy this? In which countries is it road legal?

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    • Aquila on Nov 12, 2012 at 4:04 pm

      Enthusiasts with deep pockets. It’s built as road legal therefore any countries.

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      • Road legal in ANY country? ha ha ha.. Doesn’t work that way buddy. Proton is also ‘road legal’ but its illegal in the US and some other markets. Read up on ‘Type Approval’ aka ‘homologation’ The Caterham doesn’t have airbags. I heard JPJ wouldn’t even approve it for road use.

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        • Aquila on Nov 14, 2012 at 11:18 am

          True on your statement and may I misinterpretted road legalness for other countries.
          But for our local roads, I must say there is a grey area since you mentioned about JPJ and air bags. There’s been a number of Lotus Elise I know that doesn’t come factory fitted with an air bags.

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          • Aquila on Nov 14, 2012 at 11:38 am

            Anyway, to put matter to ease since Caterham is now owned by Tony Fernandes, I’m pretty sure he’ll pull some strings and having the car here road legal won’t be an issue :)

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  • Black Dog on Nov 12, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    The G should provide tax-free incentive for Malaysian majority-owned companies to support them. Then we can enjoy affordable Lotus and Caterham sports car. Win-Win!

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    • I think Malaysia should get its priorities in order and sort out companies like Proton et al. Who cares about Lotus and Caterham. They are inconsequential and would conribute very little to the countries economy.

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  • the driver on Nov 12, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    If that dugly (dog ugly) Bufori can make it elsewhere, then I’m sure Caterham can make it here. Just look at the cars on M’sian roads,…frequently worse looking. The British motoring press love Caterham though, it’s the experience of driving it, can’t say the same for our cars.

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  • nabill on Nov 12, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    thy need a styling revamp….not all ‘old school’ is nice and classic

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  • DRB potenza also working on this ….westfield
    They planning to launch in Nov 2012 but still no news

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