New EV Caterham

[tiger1964]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

Here ya go, right from the Cat's mouth so to speak.
https://caterhamcars.com/en/models/evseven

Looks like a Seven with the roll cage from a forklift grafted on.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by tiger1964

Looks like a Seven with the roll cage from a forklift grafted on.

That's thier standard race cage.
https://caterhamcars.com/en/models/t.../seven-420-cup

[Yoshoobaroo]

It will be prettier and more modern than a Seven – those will be big points of distinction

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

I guess the interpretation of "modern" depends on whether the modern look is flat panels with no vents, or real/fake vents all over the place....

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

I guess the interpretation of "modern" depends on whether the modern look is flat panels with no vents, or real/fake vents all over the place....

Relax dude, I think it's a mule, testing the EV innards.. I think Caterham's EV will be mid-engined.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

I guess the interpretation of "modern" depends on whether the modern look is flat panels with no vents, or real/fake vents all over the place....

Originally Posted by JD001

Relax dude, I think it's a mule, testing the EV innards.. I think Caterham's EV will be mid-engined.

Yes, as the article in the OP's first post stated. The sEVen is the test mule to prove the concept. The production car will be more like an Elise with clamshells for and aft. (roof optional at this point)

[JD001]

Only 34 days to go....

https://caterhamcars.com/en/models/p...ource=hs_email

[Ohio Enthusiast]

In typical British small car manufacturer fashion, I can't signup for the updates...

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by JD001

Only 34 days to go....

https://caterhamcars.com/en/models/p...ource=hs_email

Yes but... Only 6 days (Ooopps, should have read more like 36, my bad) to Goodwood's Festival of Speed where the SEVEN test mule is scheduled to make it's appearance.

Originally Posted by Ohio Enthusiast

In typical British small car manufacturer fashion, I can't signup for the updates...

Hummmmmm... I got the above notice so I guess I'm already signed up.
Might be that you're in the colonies and I'm in a Commonwealth Country.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Ohio Enthusiast

In typical British small car manufacturer fashion, I can't signup for the updates...

Used to be British, now Japanese owned...

[Ohio Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by JD001

Used to be British, now Japanese owned...

Lotus proved that no matter where the money is coming from, small British outfits stay small British outfits. The development and launch of the Emira (under Chinese Geely) is going about the same as the Evora in 2009 and the US Elise in 2005 (under Malaysian Proton).

[jflogerzi]

Looks cool but out of my budget

[Stephen W.]

[Red-86]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

So, is Caterham basically going to create the EV Elise that Lotus never did? That would be cool. The Emira is cool, but it has morphed into more of a luxury GT sports car to compete with the Cayman, and there is nothing on the new market like the Elise left in terms of being purely sports focused, light and tiny.