Appletree Works, 26 - 30 Glenfield Road |
Caterham FireBlade |
CATERHAM FIREBLADE |
The First EVO Magazine Track-day Car of the Year |
Starter Package |
Option Packages |
Live Axle & Hubs |
Less mass also means that changing direction can be achieved with more ease and precision. Wide track front suspension is an option, as is a live axle that’s been modified with disc brakes (disc brake and alloy hub conversion discontinued) and specially designed alloy hubs, which give the ability to switch between either a Ford or Ital stud pitch and thus increase the choice of available wheels. Similar alloy front hubs are available. |
In this context, with such a light car, the live axle is under much less stress than in other applications. All in all the Caterham FireBlade is a very well balanced car, its compact engine unit is located further back in the chassis than other engines and over towards the passenger side. |
Front Brakes |
The massive reduction in weight, brought about by using the Honda engine, carries with it a positive knock-on effect in many other areas. For example, it’s not necessary to have large 4 pot brakes to wash the speed away. The job can be done equally as well with a set of the optional Alcon lightweight aluminium 2 pot calipers, which reduces weight further, and in this instance it’s unsprung weight. The Caterham FireBlade really does adhere to Colin Chapman’s philosophy that ‘less is more’. |
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Dry-Sump & Reverser |
Axle, Hubs & Brakes |
Pictures & News |