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Steward of the Seven, Graham Nearn, passes away at 76

Graham Nearn helped develop and sell the Lotus 7, creating Caterham Cars in 1959 as a retail outlet for the lightweight roadster. After having seen the car through its years of broadcasting fame on the BBC show The Prisoner (that's Nearn on the right with Prisoner star Patrick MacGoohan), he then saved the 7 from the death dealer's axe when Lotus wanted to bury the car in 1973. Nearn took over the manufacturing rights and kept the car true to its origins -- the Caterhams we reported on from Tokyo last week are still Nearn's children. ... Read more →

Tokyo 2009: Caterham CSR 175 makes unexpected world debut Chris Paukert

It would be tempting to call this year's Tokyo Motor Show an entirely domestic affair, but that's not entirely accurate, as a few smaller specialty automakers like Lotus and Alpina took advantage ...

REPORT: Caterham pursuing electric sports cars? Jeremy Korzeniewski

The same things that makes the cars from British boutique automaker Caterham sporty and fun to drive could also potentially make them excellent choices for alternative powertrains. There's plenty ...

VIDEO: Reynard talks about his bike-engined Inverter racer Chris Paukert

Earlier this month, we told you how the motorsports gurus over at Reynard are preparing to market a bike-engined trackday special called the Inverter. The tube-frame racer promises lightweight ...

Help design Caterham's next sportscar with Project Splitwheel Noah Joseph

Caterham is making a new sportscar. But we can't tell you what it is, because you haven't designed it yet. The British sportscar company has made its name by producing the Super 7 of Lotus fame ...

Caterham unveils next Superlight R300, Roadsport 175 1 year ago on Autoblog

Caterham has revised its best-selling Superlight R300, dropping the old Rover mill in favor of a Ford Duratec and pulling a few tricks from its range-topping R500. The new R300's 2.0-liter four-pot is putting out 175 hp at 7,000 rpm and 139 lb.-ft. of torque to the rear wheels through a ...

All eight, 115,000 Caterham RS Levantes sold out 1 year ago on Autoblog

With only eight examples of the Caterham RS V8 Levante being produced, it's no surprise that well-to-do track-tards have snatched up all of them after it went on sale this spring. The 500-hp Caterham is packing a supercharged 2.4-liter V8 driving the rear wheels through a six-speed gearbox, and ...

Australia's Eflin debuts Type 5 Clubman in Sydney 1 year ago on Autoblog

Fans of the original Lotus 7 will undoubtedly be familiar with Elfin. Others who, like Lotus itself, have come to realize that automotive development has advanced in the past few decades, may be less so. The Australian sportscar-maker is right up there with the likes of Caterham and Westfield, only ...

Caterham celebrates track days with CDX Limited Edition Seven 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for high-res gallery of the Caterham CDX Seven Our appreciation for the Caterham as a track day weapon knows no bounds. Although we're be willing to put up with a few inconveniences during everyday driving for its true calling on the weekends, the Caterham Driving Experience (CDX) could ...

VIDEO: Autocar pits the Caterham R500 against a Ducati 1 year ago on Autoblog

There's no arguing that the Caterham R500 is an amazing piece of four-wheeled machinery. In fact, it may just be the quickest way around a race track short of a Formula 1 car. We're equally as certain that the Ducati Hypermotard is an awesome motorcycle, so putting both of these performers on the ...

Officially Official: Caterham R500, really warps time, and face 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Caterham R500. After getting teased and then leaked on, we officially have details on Caterham's new Superlight R500. The stats are as insane as we predicted, with a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter Ford Durtec sending 263 hp and 177 lb.-ft. of torque to the ...

Caterham R500 Superlight, warps time and face 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the Caterham R500. Caterham teased us yesterday, and today we get our first glimpse of its new minimalist masterpiece. While the paltry pics don't do it justice, we've got confirmation that the R500 will be packing a 263-hp, 2.0-liter Duratec four that can spin upwards ...

Don't tease: Caterham Superlight R500 1 year ago on Autoblog

Caterham has released a teaser to follow in the over-powered, stripped-down footsteps of its predecessor, the R400. The Superlight R500 is rumored to be powered by a 2.0- or 2.3-liter Ford four-pot, hits 60 in under 3.4 seconds and tops out at around 150 mph. With a curb weight less than 500 kg ...

Caterham RST-V8 Levante cracks the 1000 bhp per tonne mark, scares children 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Caterham RST-V8 Levante. Caterhams have always been the model for minimalist motoring and it's rare that owners have been wanting for more motivation, but RS Performance has answered the call of a few owners that want insane power to match the Caterham's ...

Happy 50th Birthday Caterham: X330 Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for gallery None of us at Autoblog HQ are knocking on the half-century mark yet, but we can only hope that we're saluted in the same way that Caterham decided to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The X330 Concept is exactly that, but it foretells the destiny of future Caterhams. A ...

Light. Fast. The Caterham R400. 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Sure, the modern bare-bones open sports cars like the Ariel Atom and KTM X-Bow get all the attention these days, but some of us here at Autoblog still think that the 50-year-old Lotus Seven design in use by the speed fiends at Caterham is the way to go. After all, you ...

Brooke Double R gets power bump from blower 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ariel Atoms, Caterham Superlights, KTM X Bows, Derondas and the like tend to follow a certain formula that happens to be very successful in the world of racing. Keep it simple, keep it light, and keep it balanced. They don't need 500-hp V10s to prove their point. Small rev-happy motors that can ...

Caterham celebrates 50 years with Anniversary Pack for the Seven 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click above image for addition high-res shots of the Caterham Seven anniversary package Caterham's letting buyers in on a bit of the fun (as if buying, driving and owning a Seven isn't fun enough) for its Golden Jubilee celebration. An anniversary appearance package will be available for any ...

Watch the Caterham CSR260 take the top spot on Stig's track 3 years ago on Autoblog

It is the supreme testament to the capabilities of the Caterham CSR260 that it captured the track record on Top Gear's test track. The unsuspecting CSR260 lapped TG's test track faster than a Koenigsegg CCX, a Pagani Zonda F, a Maserati MC12, or even an Enzo. If this isn't an advertisement for the ...

Caterham CSR260 Superlight hits the scene 3 years ago on Autoblog

Caterhams are light and fast. Take the company's flagship CSR260, for example. Weighing in at around 1300 pounds and packing a 260-horse 2.3-liter Ford Duratec screamer underhood, the car flashes from 0 to 60 in 3.1 seconds and tops out at 155 mph. Now the company has decided to up the ante with ...

Caterham to mark the Seven's 50th anniversary with switch to Ford power 3 years ago on Autoblog

British specialist automaker Caterham, stewards of the legendary Lotus Seven ultra-minimalist sports car, have announced a wholesale switch to Ford powerplants from the Rover K-Series engines that have been the mainstay of the marque for the last 15 years. With MG Rover's closing, the clock was ...

Forbidden Fruit: Brooke Cars Double R 3 years ago on Autoblog

You're looking at the Brooke Cars Double R, the latest purist roadster to hail from the UK. Powered by either a 2.0-liter or 2.3-liter Ford Duratec mill fettled by the high-performance blokes at Cosworth, the customer's engine of choice is mounted amidships in a steel tube frame that's clothed in ...

Autoblog Travelogue: 2006 One Lap Of America 3 years ago on Autoblog

Well, the fuse has been lit on the 2006 installment of the splendiforously-titled Tire Rack Cannonball One Lap of America presented by Car & Driver (better known as 'One Lap'), and as usual, your trusty Autoblog contact is on the scene. We had high hopes for 'live-blogging' the Cannonball Run ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

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