Caterham Seven 170R Review: Petrolhead Saviour?

Caterham Seven 170R Review: Petrolhead Saviour?
Petrolheads. We are under attack, hybrids and EVs are taking over, petrol prices are soaring and one day...the manual gearbox will be dead. But fear not, my octane fuelled brethren, because I bring you hope, I bring you a light at the end of the tunnel - I bring you...the Caterham Seven 170R. This truly is an important car for the future of the petrolheads, but why? Watch the video to find out.
Powering this Golden Saffron (an Aston Martin colour, no less) is a small, but perfectly formed three cylinder 660cc provided by Suzuki. It's aided by a turbocharger and offers 85hp along with 116Nm of torque. That may sound very weedy, but just consider this - the Seven 170R weighs just 440kg. Yes, you read that right. This makes it the lightest Seven that has ever been made. It's also the smalled model in the current range.
60mph is dealt with in under 7 seconds, and the top speed is 105mph. As you would expect, power is fed to the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual and in the case of the R, a limited slip differential. The R pack (£23,990) also offers a lightweight flywheel, shift light, sports suspension, carbon fibre dashboard with composite race seats with a four point harness.
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[@silverfoxracing1124]

I’m currently restoring a kit-car Lotus 7 (Robin Hood), so glad to see another Caterham based video - keep them coming Aaron! Glad you’re continuing too!!!

[@CarObsession]

How far have you got in the resto?

[@aaronpitts2762]

I wish these were available in Australia. You can easily get 140hp with a upgraded turbo and tuned ecu. And over 200hp if you really want to. So it would be almost better then a 420r because of the lighter engine and gearbox.

[@js1465s]

Love your caterham reviews, my god i need one!!

[@CarObsession]

Thanks JT! Yes, the world certainly needs more Caterhams if you ask me! Thanks for watching.

[@saltyhair81]

Great review mate. I have a Superlight 150 but really fancy trying this. I bet the torque feels amazing on that model 🔥

[@CarObsession]

Hi there, thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback. Yes, the 170R is certainly good fun, I'd love to own one!

[@olegschel5393]

awesome video, great sound, thanks you for there !!!

[@CarObsession]

No worries Oleg, thank you for watching!

[@Birmingham_racing]

I've watched a few videos of this car i absolutely love the sound. One side of me says another 20bhp will go along way in a car as light as this but turbo engine that small I would worry about long term reliability being driven that hard

[@pablouvedoble]

Why they show a 29k price tag in their website at this moment?? Did they really raise it that much???

[@CarObsession]

I can only assume that is the case, thanks for watching.

[@JBlackmon]

Great video Aaron. I recall when you took your GF out in a much quicker 7. This one looks very fun. Lil turbo sounds aces!!

[@CarObsession]

Hi J B, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment.

[@Rob060870]

Great channel 👏 👍 👌

[@CarObsession]

Thanks Jacko!

[@veefource]

Lots of want for one of these!

[@CarObsession]

I know right?! Thanks for watching.

[@veefource]

@@CarObsession Thanks for making it 😊 Was a really great watch. Now for the saving up part.. 🙈

[@simonbussey7530]

Awesome fun. If you look on the site the price does keep creeping up..

[@CarObsession]

Hi Simon, thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment.

[@JeanRobert650]

Nice vid, the beast will win !

[@CarObsession]

Hi Victor, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment.

[@ecanivell]

Would you say the turbolag from that tiny Suzuki engine is noticiable? I mean, you have tried naturally aspirated Caterhams, so would you say the throttle response is similar or is it a bit slower? Thanks in advance.

[@CarObsession]

Hello Enrique, that's a good question. I suppose I'd have to drive two Caterhams back to back, but I wouldn't say the turbolag is particularly noticeable, but I highly doubt the turbo is that big, therefore it will need less time to spool up. Thanks for watching.

[@simonbussey7530]

Shame the yearly TAX bands were scrapped. This would have been £0!

[@brunovanaken5893]

You forgot to put the arches forward for the roof, this would have added 5 minutes tu your video :)

[@barsaf9989]

Is the 170 available in the US? I know the 360 and 420 are.

[@CarObsession]

Hi there, thanks for watching. Judging the Caterham US website, I'm afraid not.

[@84Knuckles]

Nice dog poo bin in the background…

[@CarObsession]

Yes, I was trying to avoid that but that was the only area of the car park that was free. I did park the car facing the other way but the front end was all in the shade and the shots didn't come out very well. Thanks for watching.

[@freddiekarno1162]

Just no. Really poor way forward.

[@CarObsession]

Care to elaborate Freddie?

[@robertwillis4061]

Why is it? 2030 all ICE engines are banned. Can you imagine what an electric Caterham will be like. Not like this. Most people nowadays can't afford to run a 200hp semi racing car that is used on weekends only. This gives Caterham lovers, that don't have loads of money or time, to own a reasonable fast car. Where in the UK( apart from tracks ) can you do over 70mph legally? Nowhere, but you can do 0- 60mhp on country roads. This will if used smoothly be relatively economical for the daily commute.