roadsport 175 or superlight?

[adz]

greetings,

 

I think I have persuaded SWMBO to let me spend a bit more on my next 7. The roadsport duratec175 and the superlight (with sigma 150) are almost exactly the same price when I add the options I want, and I don't know which one to go for.- on paper the 0-60s are about the same. I'd put the superlight suspension on the roadsport and a screen on the superlight.

 

Previous car was roadsport 125. I drove a roadsport 150 SV and it didn't seem to be much more urgent than my 125 but I could feel the slight lack of low down torque.

I've had some hot laps in a superlight 300 and that was brutally faster .

 

If it's not going to be an obvious performance upgrade, then I think I'll save my money, so my questions are:

 

Does the 6 speed box in the superlight make it obviosly quicker than the roadsport 150?

Cos the duratec has loads of torque does having the 6 sepped box (roadsport 175 vs R300) make much difference?

 

Has anyone driven both and can give a comparison?

 

Kind Regards

Adam

[mic]

Duratec 175 all day long!

[Martin J]

I think I have persuaded SWMBO to let me spend a bit more on my next 7.

You lucky boy, I wish I had your dilema!

 

For what it's worth IMO, I would defo go for the duratec roadsport

Love my little 125 (& certainly can't afford to replace it at the moment) but if I could in the future I would have a 175 roadsport with 5 speed box

[Scoops]

Duratec every time. Wish it was an option when I ordered my 150 3 yrs ago.

 

You're already upgrading from 125 to 150 or 175.

 

With the 175 you can go further as and when you want to

 

 

 

and you know you'll want to

[MartinH]

Duratec! but you should really try both then decide.

 

I rented a Sigma 150 from CC a few months before ordering my kit. When I gave the car back I went out with the sales guy in an R400 Duratec. There was no going back after that! In the end I went for an R300 Duratec (same engine as Roadsport 175) but I have an easy upgrade path to R400 performance in the future. As this is my first Caterham though, for now the 175 is well enough.

 

I really noticed a difference in the superlight suspension too (over the standard suspension). Much better over bumpy back roads. Plus big brakes, LSD etc etc.

 

M

 

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[The Pikey]

It would be a no brainer for me. Duratec 175.

 

Jason

 

 

[DJ.]

I'm no expert, but it seems to me that it depends what you are going to do with the car.

 

If it's mainly track driving then go Superlight, you'll want the 6 speed box, but I notice you still have to pay extra for a LSD on the R300.

 

If it's mainly for road use, the higher top in the 5 speed will be useful, and it'll save quite a bit of money, particularly as you plan to spec a screen on the Superlight.

 

Nice choice to have

 

Duncan

 

Edited by - DJ. on 17 Nov 2010 22:58:56