Urban warrior
FOR Joyful device for punting around town and country
AGAINST Over six feet tall? You won’t fit
The cheapest Caterham money can buy Provided you build it yourself
for Caterham to do it for you And resist the pull of the actuallyquite compelling and temptingly priced options list Anyway what’s important about the
S is that it’s the antithesis of a ‘proper’ Caterham y’know one with a slippy diff rorty zorst and carbon seats
If you’ve always found Caterhams a bit seriousminded and racy the S is here to show you another way It’s a game little fun haver never intimidating or borderline psychotic It’s a car for pottering about in
It’s also the ultimate urban sports car This little thing scoots around town joyfully It’s tiny it’s happy there’s no blaring exhaust
just a twittering turbo overrun no issues with visibility it’s quick off the mark use second because first is so short makes people smile still sweeps around roundabouts with less effort and more speed than matey boy’s tuned Corsa VXR only puts out CO s and treads lightly in everything it does
Tuck the shopping down the passenger footwell Get home before the ice cream melts due to heat soak through the transmission tunnel Then remember it’s only a teensy cc turbocharged three cylinder that produces as much heat as an LED light bulb
It’s blindingly good on narrow country lanes happiest in the mph zone but struggles on motorways Most Caterhams champ at the bit eager and impatient
This one you can bully Push too hard and it occasionally gets caught out The rear springs are soft and if the road is bumpy the S can bounce around Slow down you’ve reached the limit Because the footwell is tight and the brakes sensitive it’s easy to lock them up if you’re clumsy or trying too hard Again slow down you’ve reached the limit
Instead relax and enjoy the sensations being fed back to you The steering is glorious the chassis is a honey everything happens at low nonobnoxious speeds It’s a car for local adventures on small roads Or nipping around cities Honestly at either of those things it’s an absolute hoot Keep it close to home use it when the weather’s good laugh along with it and I guarantee it’ll bowl you over so much you’ll soon forget that you’ve paid for an ¡bhp tin bathtub