Caterham ya bayyana flagship 620R don Goodwood
Ko da yake ƙwararren masanin waƙa na Biritaniya Caterham ya ƙudiri aniyar shiga cikin duniyar samar da motoci, kamfanin bai manta da tushensa ba kuma har yanzu yana haɓaka samfura dangane da almara Lotus Seven chassis.
Sabon sa shine 2013 620R, wanda ya maye gurbin Caterham na baya R500 kewayon kewayon. 620R ya fara halarta a hukumance a ranar Alhamis a Bikin Gudun Goodwood na 2013, wanda ke gudana daga Yuli 11-14 a filin Goodwood House a Burtaniya
Ƙaddamar da mota wani babban caji ne na injin Duratec mai nauyin lita 2.0 na Ford. Magoya bayan Caterham za su tuna cewa wannan injin iri ɗaya ne da aka nuna a cikin ƙirar R400 da R500 da suka gabata amma a cikin sabon salon sa injin ɗin an daidaita shi don isar da ƙarfin 232 kW da 296 Nm na karfin juyi.
Wannan ya sa 620R ya zama mafi ƙarfin hanyar Caterham zuwa yau, kodayake bai zo kusa da dacewa da 372 kW na waƙar Caterham-RS Levante kawai na 2008 ba.
Har yanzu, muna shakkar za a sami 'yan gunaguni game da rashin ƙarfi na 620R. Tare da yuwuwar motar ta ba da ma'auni a ƙasa da kilogiram 550 (har yanzu ba a sanar da adadi na ƙarshe ba), 232 kW yakamata ya tabbatar ya kai 100 km / h a cikin daƙiƙa 2.79 kawai.
Siffofin musamman na 620R sun haɗa da hancinsa, wanda aka sake fasalinsa don haɓaka iska a kusa da motar da dalilai masu sanyaya. Hakanan yana samun bangarorin ciki na fiber carbon fiber, dabaran tseren Q/R da takalmi mai inci 13 tare da tayoyin Avon ZZR.
Idan kuna sha'awar, an saita farashi a fam na Burtaniya 49,995 (kimanin $81,000 a cikin jujjuyawar kai tsaye zuwa dalar Aussie, amma kuyi tsammanin ƙarin faɗuwa idan ya zo nan). Idan wannan ɗan tsayi ne a gare ku, Caterham kuma yana aiki akan matakin-shiga bakwai wanda ake tsammanin zai kai kusan kashi ɗaya bisa uku na farashin 620R. Baya ga wannan, Caterham kuma yana aiki akan ƙirar 620S mai ƙarancin ƙarfi wanda aka sanye da yawancin kayan aikin 620R amma injin iri ɗaya.
A hannun don fitar da sabon 620R a ƙaddamar da shi wannan Alhamis zai kasance direban ajiyar Caterham's Formula One Charles Pic. Hakanan samfurin nuni zai kasance akan tsayawar Caterham a duk lokacin Bukin Gudun Goodwood.
