British sports car maker Caterham has unveiled its new Seven 620R before the car’s official debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It is being said that the latest version of the popular sportscar is the most hard-core Seven ever and is powered by a revised 2.0 liter Ford Duratec engine that has a max power output of 310bhp and a peak torque figure of 219lb-ft. Combined with a car that is as lighter than your average Japanese tinbox, the motor offers a performance that brings words like ballistic to your mind.
For the figure hungry, allow me the pleasure to inform you that the car can dismiss 96kmph from standstill in just 2.79 seconds, enough to horrify that Bugatti Veyron in front of you. However, the car has a much lower top speed of 155 mph.
The 620R will replace the legendary Superlight R500. The new car comes with a unique gunmetal chassis, an air-flow optimised nose cone and a race-developed cooling package. The car also gets De Dion rear suspension, wide track front suspension, 13-inch wheels, and Avon ZZR tyres.
The interiors get carbon fiber race seats, some more carbon all over the cockpit and the Q/R race steering wheel.
The Caterham Seven 620R will go on sale for a price £49,995.
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The Veyron does it in 2.5 n the Ariel Atom does it in 2.3..