Planet evo MOST POWERFUL CATERHAM EVER Lighter, supercharged 330bhp version of CSR built to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Seven, but it’s only a concept - for now wanted to bulls acartocelebrate Bayears ofthe Seren and sow the seeds for our vision ofthe net half century” As we chat, Caterham MO Ansar Al is clearty excita about he 1330, an engineering ancapt he gave the green light for just ten wees ago It comarehensively the most ponerul car the company has built ~ the 30 reters to tho peak horsepaner fire it delivers at 75pm, toe result of bolting a Rtrox 020-94 supercharger tothe CSR's already spiey 23s Fra Duratec mato gave the engineering tear permission to let their imaginations runriotfora one-off concept ta be ‘unvole at aur jubilee race event in una, Ai cntins, Wo needed a nen shop window ad this car has far leiceeded my expectations. Customer reaction has heen overwhelming. Such wa the ack of time, he 330 hadnt turned 2 whee bfore the Donington event, ot ant ran ‘ding. dem laps. The angie vill naw be srpped ta check its ton before a more rigorous test programme cersmences. Alrreckons there could yet be more power to come, asthe Rotrex uit is current only runing D bar of st Howvar the team want to ‘snare the usual levels of Caterham ‘racy remain before going any further and besides, in er weighing 530kg, 20bhp and 22115 tof traue is Plenty tobe getting on vat. Weight has been shaved thanks to the use oflghter gauge steal forthe chassis (which retains the rity of the standard CSR's yts 15g lighter, lashings of carbonfore and new bespoke slt-rim wheels rom Image ‘hat rim 075k Fem each corner. ‘Re well as bing a headline grabber, the Y380 wl act as atest: bed for us say Ali We are working hard to reduce the cost af the whale range whilst icreesng he quality of materials. Our centre of gravity Interms of sles scars below the £25K mark, anthro wl be eos ‘Grry-over to benefit that market. We are also evaluating bio-ethanal fr the X820 Infact, ul hae been fuales tis way irom the outset had thare been time ding ti there are a pans {or & production version ofthe X30, bout auch has been the response that pressure wil surely grow Itt ‘ere be produces he price would Ukely exceed ES0K but, a we have ‘seen nthe post wth the JPE and B00, theres always demand for ‘monstrously powerful extreme and expensive Caterhams, Unsurprisinly, nial plans for the XG90 include attacks on estoblenes ‘cords, such a5 0-100: the Narourgring and even our own Bedtore West Circuit lap time, and iis likely thatthe ear will become a racer Inthe CSR Masters saree All of which wil uther heighten demand for road version, 5 come on Caterham yeu kno it makes senseWerds: Roger Oreen | Pictures: Andy Morgan |023