Caterham Cars will introduce a new addition to its range – the Seven 310 – and claims it represents the perfect balance of power and confidence-inspiring handling characteristics.
Harking back to the acclaimed Rover-powered Superlight R300 model, widely acknowledged to be the best-balanced Seven to date, the Seven 310 has emerged from engineering developments made by Caterham’s motorsport programme.
A necessary Sigma engine upgrade, allowing racers to move up to the Supersport category from Tracksport – which involved high-performance camshafts and revised mapping, generating as much as an extra 20bhp in the rev range – resulted in the surprise discovery.
While an associated aftermarket option was always mooted for owners of Seven 270s as a result of the race engine upgrade, the exceptional driver experience offered by the new set-up prompted Caterham to create a brand new model.
Priced £24,995 fully-built, the 152bhp Caterham Seven 310 is available to order now, with first deliveries estimated to arrive early 2017. For existing Caterham Seven 270 owners, the upgrade can be completed for £1,495.
The new Seven 310 will also be the first model to debut a new optional extra – LED headlamps; a first for Caterham, and an option which will be available across the range.
Reflecting the Caterham Seven’s historic beginnings as Colin Chapman’s ‘fit-for-purpose’ race car for the road, the 310 is also a perfect illustration of the company’s commitment to continue developing its iconic lightweight sportscar, already a benchmark in automotive handling and pure driving adrenalin.
