Autotrader - New Superlight CSR

Autotrader - New Superlight CSR

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lord summerisle

Original Poster:

8,148 posts

232 months

Friday 2nd June 2006
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www.autocar.co.uk/news_article.asp?na_id=220195

"Superlight is also 25kg lighter, the weight reduction being achieved by forgoing luxuries like a heater, carpets and a windscreen."

"The CSR Superlight 260 costs from £37,995 – £995 more than the standard CSR260."

scalper

221 posts

248 months

Friday 2nd June 2006
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565kg?
and they call that a superlight?

BTW, does anybody know the weight of the CSR race cars?

Edited by scalper on Friday 2nd June 23:41

POORCARDEALER

8,542 posts

248 months

Friday 2nd June 2006
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Not light at all is it...............getting away from Chapmans original concept, especially when a not unsubstantial 100 Kg driver is on board..........

jaycee72

96 posts

234 months

Saturday 3rd June 2006
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how can it accelerate quicker than a R500 with inferior P/W ? and is it me or does the aero screen not look quite right on an SV? maybe it's just the colour?

scalper

221 posts

248 months

Saturday 3rd June 2006
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if I am not mistaken the CSR has some ridiculously large (and heavy) tyres at the back which should give it a bit more traction off the line
also the duratec probably has quite a bit more torque than k series

g7t

17 posts

222 months

Sunday 4th June 2006
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At risk of being flamed - the SV never looks 'right' IMO. But then again being an arty designer type proportions are everything

Edited by g7t on Sunday 4th June 16:26