CATERHAM SUPERSPORT K-SERIES. Do you really need a 620R for the road?! 

SPLENDID!! In 1967, I had a Super 7 fitted out with an Alfa 1600 Veloce engine and 5-speed. With a few tweeks, it made about 110hp but weighed little more than half what an Alfa Duetto did. For the day, it was gloriously fast and nothing on the road could touch it in the twisties. I'm an old man now, and I've owned scads of "exotics" over the years...none of which was any near as entertaining as that 7. Screaming up the Blue Ridge Parkway behind the Brooklands screen made you feel just like you were in the Mille Miglia (except the road was much better)!

I am with you guys, mine is an elderly 1700 crossflow with 135bhp. Pound for pound the most fun that you can have with your clothes on. I have owned this for nearly 20 years and it has virtually not devalued. I would recommend anyone with a smaller budget to look at an older model.

Absolutely agree with you regarding the power; I've got a 270S and have never felt I needed more power for my road driving. Your Dad did look a bit scared at times!!

Great car and nice video. I have a 1.6K 7 and agree you don't need loads of power in these things to have fun! One hopefully helpful comment... Noticed at the end of the video that you both have the buckles of the harness mid way up your belly. For best performance in a crash you really want to have this buckle lower down. Best to do the waist belts up first. Pull these tight over your hips. THEN click in the two shoulder belts and finally pull these two tight. Enjoy and stay safe!

I have a standard car with flared wheel arches in prisoner colour scheme, built in 1998 and I hd the factory supply the super light R engine. Claimed 192 bhp and it’s so much fun it’s epic. It’s throbs like a V8 on tick over. It sounds epic. Had DVA power do a little work on it and in my opinion it was a little too fast for the road following that upgrade because everyone else is so slow in comparison. I also got rid of those seats and had the old style S type seats put in recovered by oxted trimming. So much better than the “new” seats. Loved the way the car behind you went to overtake and you stepped on the gas and he shrank to nothing in the blink of an eye. Also because it’s self built pre SVA test the emissions test at the MOT is visible smoke only. Never sell your 7 you will regret it so much.

I’ve had 4 Sevens, started with a Westfield with a 1600 cross flow, then got a Caterham 1.6 K Supersport 6 speed, then an R400 K series (which was too much) so now gone back to a 360S. The 1.6K SS 6 spe was the best, just perfect for the road and the most fun.

My 1967 series 3 Super 7 has long since gone to its new home in Denmark (from Canada), but I still miss that car. Lars, I hope that you and the car are well over there. I completely agree with Ian Scott: "...the most fun you can have with your clothes on". Mine held its value like no other car that I have owned. One thing....The lovely sound of the cars straining engine made your words very difficult to make out, kind of like some of those RU-vid vids in which the creator plays his favorite tunes overloud and then tries to give the view an oratory on top.

Great film! Just bought 1700 supersprint!

I had the same spec car for many years, on the road 135BHP supersport K was great fun. The only thing I drove better was a car that had DTH Jenvies, Emerald and Vernier pulleys. 155-160BHP 1.6 (similar spec most likly ex race with Supersport cams and dry sump, forged pistons) with the added noise and that little bit more power felt was best road spec Caterham i have driven. Adding to that on track the extra few BHP i think would really help, more so now days. This was one option I was going to go, but went all out on a 244BHP 1.8 build and I wouldn't want the 1.6 back.

Just working on a k series super seven which had been in a garage for 5yrs then wouldn’t start - after much searching online found wiring diagram and found the multi function relay unit had a failed relay which powers the ecu and in turn the fuel injectors , bought a new one put new plugs in and it fired right up - beautiful caterham car in yellow

Great review Ben love the Captain Beagles hat !

The 420 and 620 have a dry sump which gives them greater ground clearance for getting over speed bumps without scraping so it could be argued they're the more practical choice, haha.

Um... anyone notice the GT40 at 3:00?? :O

I have a 1.6K and I think it was a sublime vehicle on road and on track! plenty videos in my channel of me blasting it around various tracks. Yes, a bit more power would have gone down nicely, and yes the 420R of the time was ultimately more "adjustable" on the throttle, but my 1.6K was no less fun!

I really need a 620r 😂

I've got a caterham for 15 years now. I#m getting older, the car ist still great...

Love it man!!!

The Caterham I'm interested in are K Series or earlier Caterhams Super sevens sprint

Is that a gt40 going the other way? 3:00 min

I agree with James May when he said on top gear A smaller engine can be used better than a larger powered I'd have the 3cyl engine for today's roads

Nice ! My cat is a 1700SS. Same power, same dashboard. Not the same engine. Ford in mine. Your cat sounds like a supercar. Mine sounds like a WW2 Spitfire plane.😄 Two different worlds, though both are Seven.😉

That k series sings very cool cars .

A good honest review ✨🥇✨

That sounds great. Think the K series suits the 7 probably the best. I'd like to try one with a BDA in though

Haha Brian loved that

Had a 2 litre Pinto in my Robin Hood. Plenty for me. I'm not skilled enough to exploit 600 odd BHP..

YES YES YES love this Video

onya dad!

On the road you are probably right, however on the track I wouldn't swap my 620r for anything 😂🏎

Should be cheap right? But probably isn't.

Way too cool!!!

...spots new Puma in mirror considering overtaking you.. Instant decision to educate the Puma that real Cat can leave it for dust!

Caterhams are the best.

In my opinion 135bhp is a little low. I have the feeling that my roadsport 175 could have a little more power. Of course, on the datasheet the numbers are nice, but translation to the world 135bhp isnt "that" a lot. Sure Caterhams a light, but in the real world i think the numbers drop hard. When you are a 75kg light driver and carry nothing with it the number is really good. 550kg Caterham with 135bhp = 245 bhp per ton But than take my SV for example. 570kg (when you can trust the papers, but when you do a research its more like 580kg without the driver) with 175bhp = 307 bhp. Would be a really impressive number. But when you now add MY essentails: Half roof, doors, full fuel tank, 5l extra fuel, a little toolbox, when its colder some more clothes, when you do a trip of course this stuff... i mostly have a passenger and very fast it adds up. Then you have about 760kg on board. And then do the math and you have quickly 230bhp per ton. And with that power, driving up a hill (especially after slowing down for a thight corner) you wish somethimes i had a little more power.

that cherry red is puke inducing, I could not live with that.. I do like the car though.

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