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What happens when you try to make a Caterham fuel efficient...
BenB - 15/1/08 at 10:16 AM



Impressively it got over 100mpg but its fugly!!!! My eyes, my eyes, my beautiful eyes....
Each to their own but I prefer running low 20s MPG with my motor....

Paul TigerB6 - 15/1/08 at 10:17 AM

Oh the shame of it!!!! That makes Duttons look pretty......................ok maybe not :

Mr Whippy - 15/1/08 at 10:23 AM

no that's not very nice to look at

BenB - 15/1/08 at 10:23 AM

There's only one way to make a Dutton look good...........



BenB - 15/1/08 at 10:30 AM

Apparantly the insurgents in Afghanastan have started driving Duttons because they crack the lenses on the surveillance satellites


Guinness - 15/1/08 at 10:32 AM

That cars seems to sum up what the aerodynamasists? [sic] have been saying on here about 7's.

Narrow tyres means narrow cycle wings at the front. Sort the rear arches out. Cover as much of the cockpit / boot as possible.

Mike

Paul TigerB6 - 15/1/08 at 10:35 AM

quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Apparantly the insurgents in Afghanastan have started driving Duttons because they crack the lenses on the surveillance satellites





[Edited on 15/1/08 by Paul TigerB6]

dan__wright - 15/1/08 at 10:40 AM

i kind of like it *hides*

what engine was in it?
also, less drag = faster

BenB - 15/1/08 at 10:55 AM

It's a Rover 1.4i engine....

Memphis Twin - 15/1/08 at 11:04 AM

I LIKE IT!

Reminds me of my old Mallock MK14 Clubmans car. The "special" I'm building will look very similar.

You guys need to lose those blinkers...

BenB - 15/1/08 at 11:04 AM

It's a bit low, flat and boring for my liking!!!



Memphis Twin - 15/1/08 at 11:07 AM

If you look on this site;

www.classic-clubmans.co.uk

you'll see the inspiration behind it. No way would you call those cars boring.

BenB - 15/1/08 at 11:07 AM

Or the version with a roll-bar


smart51 - 15/1/08 at 11:07 AM

thats what happens when aerodynamicists bodge changes to the car and take no account of styling. If you took the time to make parts with compound curves rather than just adding on blocks, it would look better.

as well as better MPG, the top speed should be good too.

BenB - 15/1/08 at 11:11 AM



is a classic clubman

I like very much
Curves, exposed engine, interesting bits sticking out all over the shop, fat tyres on the back...

David Jenkins - 15/1/08 at 12:25 PM

Actually, although it looks odd, I do think that it's nearly there...

A bit of tweaking, a better choice of colour scheme, and it should be interesting.

speedyxjs - 15/1/08 at 02:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BenB


is a classic clubman

I like very much
Curves, exposed engine, interesting bits sticking out all over the shop, fat tyres on the back...


Not very SVA'able

britishtrident - 15/1/08 at 07:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BenB
It's a bit low, flat and boring for my liking!!!



Looks like a puka Clubmans Formula racer.

Dale - 16/1/08 at 02:39 AM

There is a guy on the Locostusa.com Try to do the high mpg version of the locost with sidepods enclosed front fenders ect.
Dale

Rob Palin - 16/1/08 at 07:06 AM

quote:
Originally posted by smart51
thats what happens when aerodynamicists bodge changes to the car and take no account of styling. If you took the time to make parts with compound curves rather than just adding on blocks, it would look better.


Aerodynamicists will always prefer to work in curves than blocks because it's better for the airflow. When they haven't done it's normally because either styling or manufacturing demands have dictated otherwise. We like pretty cars too, y'know!

DarrenW - 16/1/08 at 10:07 AM

The Caterham isnt that bad. Its probs the colours that make the iffy aero bits stand out more. Some variation on the styling would make it more acceptable. I fear the styling isnt the only reason it got 100mpg though. I wonder if a 50mpg version would look nicer?

I know mpg isnt the reason we build these cars but it would be nice to see 40 on a run.