I always thought the whole idea of the Caterham Seven was to give owners a lightweight trackday car which you could also drive home, and fix its problems because you had most likely built some part of it (or all of it) in the garage and the knowledge was already there.
Another part of the Seven’s appeal was the simplicity of its chosen engines, especially in the more basic models, without forced induction. The ‘classic’ Ford DuraTec two-liter unit is still going strong, and in fact, a reworked version of it, fitted with a supercharger makes 311hp and has now been used under the bonnet of the latest and most powerful variant of the car, dubbed the R620.
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