Caterham Seven 160 achieves 57.6mpg (24.5kml)

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I felt that this was notable because the mileage is achieved with a Suzuki K-car engine and simplicity, rather than a more complex hybrid drive train.

But how does it do in traffic? Hybrids are complex, sure, but being able to recapture the used to accelerate when decelerating is a fundamental shift in the energy equation, in stop and go traffic.

Kei cars are designed to be primarily city cars. I'm sure there are many areas where it would lack in comparison to a modern vehicle. It is based on an old racing design from the creator of Lotus. The focus was always on power to weight and less is more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterham_7

People generally build kits resembling this design with more powerful motors. This is a factory build with a streetable config.

I mean yeah, it's a Caterham. It looks really fun! I want one! I used to ride motorcycles and had a stick shift car. I was looking at buying an Elise.

From a review:"the weather equipment (windscreen, doors, hood) at £1250 and heater (£300) could be deemed essential"

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