caterham Caterham Super 7 Road Test Reports and Car Reviews

Caterham Caterham Super 7 SV140 2003

I’ve had two in the last 5 years, both SVs, one a 1.6K and the current one a 140hp 1.8K. This is a surprisingly economical road car - 40+ mpg is average. It’s comfortable with wrap-around cloth or leather seats that absorb the jolts our rubbish roads cause through the hard suspension, and the much maligned roof will take pretty well everything English weather can throw at it (example - four hours of the heaviest rain I’ve ever seen returning from a west country holiday last year). But buy a half-roof and wind baffle from Softbits for Sevens and you’ve got the best of both worlds. I’ve used mine as an everyday car since I bought them and found them surprisingly practical and able to carry far more in the boot and behind the seats than any reviews have ever let on: we’ve been able to go on a fortnight’s holiday with the addition of a small case fitted to the back of the spare wheel.