– Press Release –
SAY HELLO TO OUR LITTLE FRIEND – INTRODUCING THE SEVEN 170
- If you follow our monthly newsletter (and if not, you should), you may have noticed that as a tenacious British brand, recent world events haven’t slowed us any.
- Like a small undernourished golden phoenix rising from the depths of COVID riddled news, comes our latest incarnation of the beloved Seven – The new Caterham Seven 170
23 September 2021, UK – Following in the demure footsteps of its predecessor, the Seven 160, and complying with Japan’s world-famous Kei car regulations, the Seven 170 weighs in at as little as 440kg, making it our lightest production Seven of all time!
Not only is it light, it’s also small. With new front and rear wings, it measures just 1470mm in width, (that’s a whopping 105mm narrower than anything else), making it also, our smallest current Seven.
Holding true to the mantra that spawned the original Seven, to “simplify and add lightness”, while remaining as light as possible, we’ve ensured we protect that which has kept the Seven name alive for years – the driving experience!
Thanks in large part to a new addition in our engine line up, a 660cc turbocharged 3-cylinder Suzuki engine, which produces not only 84bhp but also 116nm of torque, the Seven 170 boast an insanely balanced power to weight ratio which exceeds 170bhp-per-tonne, and we’re quite excited to see and hear what you have to say about it.
But what’s power and weight without a little ‘lively-ness’?
Married to this little whippersnapper, are both live rear axle suspension and some uniquely ‘skinny’ Avon ZT7 tyres (a 155-section tyre), which when combined guarantees all those who dare win, through accessible performance regardless of age or driving ability.
Available in the customary S variant and for the first time, in this heady concoction, an R too, the Seven 170 pushes that which was great about the entry-level Seven 160 and then some.
Technical Specifications: Caterham Seven 170
- Engine: 660cc turbocharged Suzuki
- Transmission: 5 Speed Manual Gearbox
- Chassis & Dimensions: Standard Chassis (L: 3,180mm, W: 1,470mm, H: 1,090mm)
- Max Power (bhp / rpm): 84 bhp @ 6500 rpm
- Max Torque (nm / rpm): 116 nm @ 4000 – 4500 rpm
- Weight: 440kg (specification dependent)
- 0-60 mph: 6.9 seconds
- Power-To-Weight: In excess of 170 bhp-per-tonne (specification dependent)
- Top Speed: 105 mph
- Brakes: Front – solid discs with twin piston calipers
- Steering: Rack and pinion, 1.93 turns lock-to-lock
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