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Caterham Project V 2024.

The British from Caterham presented a stylish electric sports car Project V.

The British company Caterham, which is currently owned by the Japanese from VT-Holding, introduced the Project V electric sports car.

It was developed with the direct participation of Italdesign.

The design of the new model was invented by the French stylist Anthony Giannarelli, who had previously worked for the UAE firm W Motors and even founded his own company Jannarelly Automotive.

The presented model is made in the style of mid-engined sports cars of the middle of the last century. Visually, it is quite different from the existing Caterham Seven.

The electric dvuhdverka attracts attention with a streamlined body with muscular front and rear fenders.

She put expressive drop-shaped headlights, while the contours of the LED lights are made in the form of ovals. Of the wheels, rollers are promised at 19 and 20 inches front and rear, respectively.

The interior of the coupe can be either three-seater with a 2 + 1 seating formula, or four-seater (the usual two rows of seats). The interior itself is designed in the spirit of minimalism.

At the same time, its equipment is surprisingly very advanced. The car boasts a virtual tidy, multimedia system, air conditioning and power windows, which no other model of the British brand had.

As for the technical features, the Caterham Project V 2024 is built on the basis of a carbon fiber monocoque, to which aluminum subframes were docked.

The design of the chassis front and rear involved double-lever spring suspension. The steering mechanism has an electric booster.

All exterior body panels of the electric sports car are composite.

In terms of dimensions, it reaches a length of 4,255 mm, a width of 1,893 mm, and a height of 1,226 mm. Its wheelbase is 2581 mm.

The coupe is driven by a single electric motor, which is located on the rear axle and produces 272 hp.

It receives power from a lithium-ion traction battery with a capacity of 55 kWh. The latter here consists of two modules placed under the cabin floor.

The electrical system of the model operates with a voltage of 400 volts. A 150 kW DC charger is available.

There are also three driving presets announced for the car (Normal, Sport and track Sprint).

According to the British, the three-seater coupe has a curb weight of 1,190 kg and is capable of accelerating from zero to hundreds in about 4.5 seconds.

The maximum speed is declared at the level of 230 km / h, and the estimated range is 400 km (according to the WLTP cycle). Indicators of the four-seat version have not yet been given.

The British already have the first finished sample of Project V in their hands, but the launch of the model is still far away — it has to go through a cycle of tests and refinements.

Firm Caterham promises to start production of a coupe only by the end of the twenty-fifth. It will be possible to buy such a two-door at a price of 80,000 pounds (9.35 million rubles at the current exchange rate).