Caterham Fireblade shots

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MrktMkr1986
Cool thanks for the info! :)
What other cars (for comparisons sake) have about 325bhp/ton(ne)? 👍
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What other cars have around 325bhp/ton(ne)? How does the Fireblade perform(0-60,1/4m/top speed,60-0 etc.)?
 
Quick question:

Has anyone found out if there are other cars that can't be raced? If this is the only one I can deal with it (dissapointed though) but if I find out that a good number of cars are "special" like this then I have to say I'll be rather angry and here's why:

The way I enjoy the GT's has always been to play every single car from the slowest to the fastest. In GT3 I drove nearly all the races in the Mira's all the way to the F1's. Call me crazy but I like to experience all that the game has to offer. Now if there are a number of cars that can't be raced then it takes away from that experience. :indiff:

And yes, I'll still buy the game obviously!
 
MrktMkr1986
What other cars have around 325bhp/ton(ne)? How does the Fireblade perform(0-60,1/4m/top speed,60-0 etc.)?
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0-60 is just under 4s and mine tops out at about 120-125mph

Not sure about quarter mile or braking figures, but it certainly stops quickly
 
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0-60 is just under 4s and mine tops out at about 120-125mph

Not sure about quarter mile or braking figures, but it certainly stops quickly
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Thanks for the stats! So it accelerates faster than a Ferrari F430! What is the biggest limiting factor concerning the top speed, though? Is it gearing/aerodynamics, because with that kind of power-to-weight ratio I power certainly isn't in short supply. ;)
 
Not being able to race it is VERY dissappointing, especially as I believe Caterham is the most raced production car in the world.

Top speed is all about power versus aero drag (and gearing). Power to weight is irrelevant in top speed, it just means you'll take longer to get there.

BTW to show how well PD have modelled the cars, notice on the in car photo, the carbon fibre steering wheel I mentioned earlier. Not only that, notice how it is only secured with three bolts? Richard did that on the EVO car because it only needed three to be held securely, so why add the extra weight with six. Now that's modelling accuracy :) :) :)
 
So what, is the Caterham underrated or something? I've heard of people using these for Autocross. And I don't know any LOGICAL reason why you can't road race this thing against at least one other opponent. Do I consider this as disappointing? Actually, not really. I know I've heard of it being in the Nurburgring 24h once, I think it was too fast for Le Mans, and maybe it's just me, but I don't know about such a Caterham being put to the test in GT racing competition. Other than this, I give up on why this car probably couldn't be raced in GT4.
 
Slip
Here's another pic of your guys' stupid Katrum Fireblade..

http://z-o-g.org/gt4cars/british/caterham-fireblade-02.html

..and the index of all the other (better) cars.

http://z-o-g.org/gt4cars/sortindex.html

700+ cars and not one go-kart.

GOD, that would have been so cool.
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have you looked at the first page? The pic your giving us is the first one posted. And you say "700+ cars and not one go-kart" you problably have never driven one of these cars in reall life. Trust me on this one, it drives like a go-kart on steroids!
 
Slip
Here's another pic of your guys' stupid Katrum Fireblade..

http://z-o-g.org/gt4cars/british/caterham-fireblade-02.html

..and the index of all the other (better) cars.

http://z-o-g.org/gt4cars/sortindex.html


700+ cars and not one go-kart.

GOD, that would have been so cool.
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Slip, would you mind letting me know which road legal, non race cars on that list are better performance cars than the Fireblade.

If you have never driven (or been in) a car of this type, and I strongly suspect you have not; then quite frankly you do not have a ****ing clue what you are talking about.

Lotus 7 clones (Caterham, Westfield, Donkeys, etc) have long been knows as some of the fastest accelerating and cornering road cars on the planet. With top speeds ranging up to 150mph, they are not exactly slow on the straights either.

They give supercar levels of performance for a fraction of the cost of a supercar.

Sorry, but it does help to know what you are talking about before you dismiss a car as inferior or stupid.

Get yourself a go in something like a Caterham, you may well find that you are wrong.
 
Whoa. Chill.

I know what a Caterham is like.
I've played Live for Speed extensively.

Two out of the whopping eight cars in the game are replicas of Caterham cars.

When GT4 comes out, you will see me in the Online Racing (Kai) community, and for the record, I wouldn't accept a challenge from someone driving one.

It's a race car.

Not a road car.

It's has only one purpose, and therefor excels beyond all practical road cars.

Never did I speak poorly of it.
 
Lotus/Caterham 7's were never designed as race cars - they have been raced in many series - but they are best when driven on the road. I know people who use them as their everyday car, they arn't the most practical car, but they certainly are not a road legal race car.
 
I guess what I said was more personal opinion.

"Stupid," ... "Better cars".

That doesn't mean it can't deliver.

I'm just saying these things because people are thinking of it in comparison to cars like the RX-7 and stuff, when it's really just a class of car all it's own.

Never designed as a race car you say?

What other purpose could a <500kg, one seater that redlines at 12,000rpm and has a rollcage possibly have.
 
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TheCracker
Lotus/Caterham 7's were never designed as race cars - they have been raced in many series - but they are best when driven on the road. I know people who use them as their everyday car, they arn't the most practical car, but they certainly are not a road legal race car.
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I totaly disagree with you.. the lotus caterham and all of its replicas (locost) etc are for all intents and purposes a ROAD LEGAL RACE CAR.. 99% of the poeple that build them either race them on a semi pro level or amateur level. SOME super enthusiastic hardcore people also use them for long trips or as daily drivers but that was not the intent of the car.. its intent was to be DRIVEN to a track legally and not to be towed. since a tow vehicle and trailer costs money and racing CHEAP and COMPETITIVE is this car's goal.. I really REALLY want one of these but i just cant get arounds its looks...its just soo ugly! lol but if you look at it interms of function and not form this car is pure mechanical beauty! I LOVE IT!
 
I don't mean to intrude on your guys' esoteric cult deal if that's what it seems like I'm doing.

Hell, I even posted a pic of the thing.

Just don't talk smack when a WRX driver declines a challenge.

Slam me all you want.

I'm going to bed.

:ouch:
 
fasternfaster
I totaly disagree with you.. the lotus caterham and all of its replicas (locost) etc are for all intents and purposes a ROAD LEGAL RACE CAR.. 99% of the poeple that build them either race them on a semi pro level or amateur level. SOME super enthusiastic hardcore people also use them for long trips or as daily drivers but that was not the intent of the car.
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.....not on the planet i live on.
 
TheCracker
.....not on the planet i live on.
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Or the one I live on.

The Lotus 7 and may of it derivatives were designed as a road car first, racing was secondary.

Most of the people I know one own or have owned one do not race them, the majority will have far more road miles on them than track miles. They are the ultimate British B-road car, my dads old Dutton never once saw a track, but the number of miles put on the road during the summers were huge.

Arguing that these cars are not road cars is like saying that a Ferrari F40 is not a road car. Just because they use materials, technology or designs that may have originated on race cars, does not make them race cars.

These cars can be road registered and are road legal, they are Road Cars.

The only exception to this is the Locust, which was designed as a Lo Cost (see how they got the name) car for a single make, tightly controlled racing series. However to use this as the basis that all Lotus 7 versions are road legal race cars is silly.

By that argument you would have to say that the TVR Tuscan is not a road car but a road legal race car, because a car that carries the same name, and is made by the same people (but is a different car) has a single make series based around it. The fact that a race car was developed from the Tuscan road car does not make it a road legal race car either.

BTW Slip

I guess what I said was more personal opinion.

"Stupid," ... "Better cars".

That doesn't mean it can't deliver.

I'm just saying these things because people are thinking of it in comparison to cars like the RX-7 and stuff, when it's really just a class of car all it's own.

Never designed as a race car you say?

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Not all Lotus 7 derivatives are bike engined (and have a much lower redline), nor do they all have roll-cages, and all are designed and built as two seaters.

No one has a problem with you posting your opinion; you just have to expect that stating that in your opinion Caterhams are 'stupid' you are going to get a few replies from people who have an opinion that differs.
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The saddest thing is that the bike engined Fireblade is the only Caterham 7 in the game, especially when you look at how many NSXs, Skylines and stuff there are in there.
 
Yeah. The R500 would have been amazing. The R500 Evo even more so.
Autumn Ring wouldn't know what hit it.
 
My Uncle uses his Westfield to get to work on a daily basis...

Gets like 13mpg too :lol: Hes also done a 'Dukes of Hazzard' in it ;)
 
I cannot help but ignore this!
Have a look here www.mycaterham.com
and see how we use our Caterham! 77,777 MILES in just over 3 years! Big euro tours, not enough track days, and of course the Ring, which we drive to from the UK (no trailor!)
There are some video clips on there on the video page, and in the next few days I will be putting up some on-board stuff from the 'Ring.

Of course, I fully accept that we are not the 'normal' owners! Most average less than 5000 miles per year, but more and more are being used 'everyday'.
Amazing what you can pack into one if you need to, but you cannot beat a good blat on the sort of roads we are blessed with over here (except the crowded SE!)

Repeat mu offer to anyone who wants a ride [:)]
 

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