Caterham 170R
MODELTESTED: Caterham Seven 170R
PRICE: £26,385 ENGINE: 660cc 3cyl turbo, 84bhp
Running costs
58.3mpg (WLTP)
£49 fill-up/£155 or 26% tax
Practicality
Boot capacity
N/A
Performance
0-60mph/top speed
6.9 seconds/105mph
THE entry point to the Caterham Seven range comes in at similar money to an everyday compact crossover: £22,990. That figure is for the car delivered in kit form to build yourself; on the road, it costs £26,385. The R pack adds £1,000 to that figure, and after options the car seen here totals £34,000.
Design & engineering
EVER since Caterham bought the rights from Lotus to build the Seven, the tiny British sports car maker has made incremental improvements to the formula. In the case of the engines,
