The new Caterham Super Seven 600 and Super Seven 2000 arrive inspired by the Sevens of the 70s and 80s

Today the Seven is known worldwide as being built by the British company Caterham, which bought the rights to the series 3 of the Lotus Seven designed by Colin Chapman in the 1960s. The original Seven was launched at the end of the 1960s and became a very popular and well-known car in the 1970s and 1980s, models that Caterham now wants to pay tribute to on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

To do so, Caterham presents the Super Seven 600 and Super Seven 2000, both sharing plenty of elements in their exterior styling, although it is under the bonnet where we will find the biggest differences. Outside, both pay homage to models such as the Super Seven 1600, Sprint and Super Sprint, with flared front wings, a chrome fuel cap, polished exhausts, LED rear lights and a Mota-Lita steering wheel trimmed in black leather. The wheels on both are 14-inch, but the Super Seven 600 fits silver “Juno” wheels while the Super Seven 2000 uses the Classic model.

Caterham will allow both models to be painted in colours already familiar from its palette, such as Gravity Black, Exocet Red, Vintage Green and Firecracker Yellow, although it is worth noting that the brand will also let customers choose Bourbon, Ashdown Green, Windsor Blue and Fawn, colours that have never been used on any other Seven. In addition, for interior elements such as the carpet, the dashboard, the leather seats, the gearbox and the handbrake gaiters, the brand will let you choose from Deep Red, Cream, Birch White, Burgundy, Ginger, Admirability Blue and Biscuit Beige.

As I said at the beginning, the biggest difference between the two models lies in their engines. The Super Seven 600 uses a 660 cc engine of Suzuki origin that produces 84 CV (the same one used in the Seven 170), allowing it to go from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds. Meanwhile, the Super Seven 2000 uses a 2,000 cc Duratec engine that delivers 180 CV which, combined with its ridiculously low weight, lets it reach 100 km/h in just 4.8 seconds.

As an option, anyone who wishes can fit a limited-slip differential on both models and, more specifically for the Super Seven 2000, improve its dynamic performance thanks to a rear anti-roll bar and adjustable suspension, as well as ventilated front discs that use four-piston calipers.