FIRST LOOK Caterham Project V: With It's Designer - Anthony Jannarelly!

[@sportzntouring]

If you love your Caterhams, you'll probably like this too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6u5fIZ6ptSgiLc Thanks for watching!

[@alfredodino825]

This Designer loves his job. So wonderful to see

[@sportzntouring]

He really does and it was his dream to design a new generation of Caterham. This really comes across when we spoke to him. Glad it came across in the video too. Thanks for watching!

[@angiedoram]

Wow more Lotus than a Lotus !!!!

[@sportzntouring]

Haha!

[@dadcars]

Mid engined style EV cars with rear seats… now this is something I can get excited about. If the price is around £80k I can see these being a very successful car 👏🙌 excellent video guys

[@sportzntouring]

Couldn't agree more! And thanks for watching Ben!! 🙏

[@vvwvvwvv]

Beautiful car & good interview!

[@sportzntouring]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy some of our other content! 😁

[@normang3668]

I like the 2 + 1 seating arrangement, I've been wondering for awhile why that isn’t more common.

[@sportzntouring]

I think it's cool. Many will ask, if you have one seat why not two... But I think it will make sense once people actually try it.

[@henryhol8538]

This car has the timeless beauty of the 60s, reminding me of compact sports cars like the ATS. The middle rear seat is a masterstroke. It means you can take one extra passanger to the pub!

[@sportzntouring]

Isn't it just! I so want one!!

[@petrosnemardos]

Nice interior too.

[@simonbrowne1534]

Beautiful design. I really hope this can make it to production.

[@sportzntouring]

That is the plan! 😁

[@philgifford8258]

It appeared 9 months after Lotus & Aston Martin had a one night stand on a Benidorm bender.

[@sportzntouring]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@richardcollis5576]

Love this. SuperLight- for an ev, small footprint.

[@sportzntouring]

Totally! Glad you like it!

[@The0rs]

What an absolutely glorious thing. My new favourite dream car. I really hope they make it, even if I have no hope of affording one. Caterham deserve to do well.

[@sportzntouring]

My feelings exactly!

[@coreydoody1806]

Wow, this car is absolutely stunning. I'd like to see some more electric cars like this! 😃

[@sportzntouring]

Let's hope! 🤞

[@grahamnutt8958]

There is only one place that I would want to be....... Clue - it isn't in the back 😂

[@sportzntouring]

Haha! You and me both! 🤣

[@undergroundoutlaw411]

Love it. Would be nuts if they had an ICE version too tho 🤣 Tho I understand so much engineering went into it for battery tech optimization

[@sportzntouring]

I know what you mean! From what I understand, it would make the shape hard to achieve within modern regulations. Still, a stunning car.

[@billdexhart5179]

Alpine A110.

[@sportzntouring]

It's a great driver's car, especially the S (my favourite) but it doesn't have the design flair in my opinion. But, likely an alternative from a driver's point of view.

[@AmberHeardofme]

Love to make this into production to prove some egotistical Purists wrong

[@sportzntouring]

I hear you! It seems quite likely to make production! If it does, I've got a good feeling about it.

[@MrDead1975]

i like it, seeing hints of Aston Martin Valhalla, emira but the performance is a little tame by EV standards. range will be abysmal though, my wife's 50kw e208 only manages about 115 miles motorway miles lol

[@sportzntouring]

It is nice, huh?! Going for sports-car acceleration figures (rather than "EV" acceleration figures) is a conscious trade-off, to go for driving dynamics over straight-line acceleration. Otherwise, it would be closer to 2000kg+ and would probably not be able to sit as low. It's a different audience... As the saying goes - straight lines are for fast cars, corners are for fast drivers 😉 - So, this is a car designed for fast drivers 😋 (And people like me who'd like to think they are in that category, even if we're not lol 😂 ) -Ant

[@SecwetGwiwer]

Without the noise, it’s just a laptop.

[@sportzntouring]

A very good looking laptop! Unfortunately, we're going to have to get used to it because after 2030, no more cars that make a noise will be sold (in the UK at least).

[@billdexhart5179]

@@sportzntouring Hydrogen combustion isn't banned, right?

[@sportzntouring]

Hydrogen is allowed after 2035, as long as it's produced in a carbon free way (green Hydrogen) as far as I'm aware. The problem is we've still not got a practical way to store enough of it in a persistent way in a small enough space for a decent range in sports cars. Engineering Explained has some great videos on the problems associated with making hydrogen work for sports cars. Here's one out this week (watch to the end): kzbin.info/www/bejne/enivZppvZrCqgqM Synthetic e-fuels are more practical if everyone could use it, but we need more clean energy and for its cost to come down. Unfortunately, that doesn't solve the localised air quality issues in the way that Hydrogen does. It sounds like the UK might be banning e-fuels but that could change. The EU is not banning e-fuels after 2030. Individual EU countries may still choose to ban it of course since EU sets the minimum standards for it's member countries (so, by not banning it, individual countries can choose to allow it or ban it).

[@bobduvar]

Not yet built but already in the streets of Monté Carlo.... lol...

[@sportzntouring]

You've seen it in Monte Carlo?

[@braisedtoast9002]

Ok but 0-60 in 4.5 for a "lightweight" sports car is something that's been around forever. The ev aspect doesn't sell this for me. If it's not doing 0-60 in 2 seconds it had better make cool noises instead. For 80k I'd still rather ls swap a brand new miata.

[@sportzntouring]

That's all true, however, what hasn't been done is a (relatively) lightweight EV Sportscar... Let alone one this beautiful. And, we have to start somewhere. I'm glad they've bucked the trend... As the saying goes, straight lines are for fast cars, corners are for fast drivers... This car is for the latter IMHO

[@braisedtoast9002]

@@sportzntouring I am pretty tired of the bloat. A lightweight ev is nice to see.

[@PeterMoyse-i9o]

So beautifully stunning. Shame it won't be available as a ICE manual. Just another EV 😒

[@sportzntouring]

It is stunning, but not what I'd call "just another EV"... I'd say it's something different... And, given the 2030 ban on new ICE vehicles, only 5 years from the expected release of this car, a necessary step so Caterham isn't left behind. Just my take.