Caterham R500 wins the Top Gear 2008 Car of the Year (COTY) award, as announced at the popular BBC show. Powered by a 2.0 Ford Duratec engine, Caterham R500 may develops 263bhp and gets 0 to 60 mph acceleration time in 2.88 seconds.
Caterham R500 managed a time of 1.17.9 which is better than the Bugatti Veyron, Pagani Zonda F and the Ferrari Enzo.
Caterham R500 was featured in the TV show December when it was put against the BMW powered Veritas RS III.
Caterham R500 was also driven by The Stig on the shows track and managed quite a respectable time taking the 5th place on their chart.

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The Caterham Superlight R500 Caterham photos and details has been released by Caterham. Powered by a 2.0 liter Ford Duratec engine, the Caterham Superlight R500 may develops 263 bhp and 177 lb-ft of torque. The engine of Caterham Superlight R500 is coupled with the standard 6-speed gearbox. However, as an option, you can get a Caterham Motorsport engineered sequential transmission.
The Caterham Superlight R500 weighs 506 kg and is the most potent Seven yet with 520 bhp-per-tone. The 0 to 60 mph acceleration time is 2.88 seconds.
The Caterham Superlight R500 features an electronic dashboard, including keyless ignition, launch control, a gulping Carbon Induction Airbox and Eibach Springs and dampers derived from the Caterham C400 race series.
The Caterham Superlight R500 price will be at 36,995 pounds and it’s already on sale now.

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