Wrestling With the Caterham 420R - YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS!
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- čas přidán 26. 04. 2021
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@OfficialCaterhamUK lent me their insane 420R for the week so that I could share my thoughts. Having previously experienced the unhinged supercharged 620R, I wanted to see what difference a lack of forced induction made.
Something I didn't mention in the video is that this is the wider SV model, rather than the original S3 shape, so widths, weights and conveniences may differ depending on which model you look at.
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"Living with a caterham" "Taking it through macdonalds" Hmmm... I smell CarThrottle :P
I do as well
Jonny Smith did it before anybody he had a long term car at a magazine he used it every single day as his main car long before CZcams was a thing
@@JD-eo7dr I see, good to know.
Same…still a better video tbh
Adam is a better car journalist/review er than most professionals! Brilliant.
Agreed, its nice to see someone getting back to actual motoring journalism!
@@hoonaticbloggs5402 I would disagree. He knows a lot more than most. Especially more than all those keyboard warriors that can’t appreciate anything.
Agreed
@@david4272
Clarkson is actually very knowledgeable, just plays the fool on camera
We need more content like this
Adam when you came to the duel carriage way.you went for the indicator but it wasn't there hahahaha
What was more embarrassing was getting back into my 350Z and going for a switch rather than the normal stalk.
What a great change up of video content. I’ve never liked the Caterhams, but your video has me secretly lusting after one!
Proving what a capable driver you are and your ability to communicate experience behind the wheel. I am actually really impressed, I really do need experience a Caterham myself.
I love these Kitcars , been building them for a while now. (Mainly Westfield and Tyger chassis's) Anything above 250hp is just rediculous. They struggle for grip even with 130whp. My current project is a carbureted 13b with about 210whp and a 9500rpm redline. Going to be a fun little car.
Agreed, sometimes less is more. Too much power can make a car undriveable. I’d get this one over the 620r.
@@stephenpeacock2627 yeah we prefer staying around 200 to 230whp maximum. Less tire wear and more driveability. We only run Nankang AR-1's on our cars.
What a bit of kit, like litteraly 😂
Aweseome!!!
Brillant video Adam!!!!
Definitely deserves more views as this was superb!
Loved this Adam, well done. On the waiting list for a 420R SV myself after having owned two Cobras, so you're a kindred spirit.
Well done Adam and Caterham, that is the first "advert" on CZcams that I have sat the whole way through 😁👍👍👍
love it! I used to spend lots of time at Harewood Hillclimb where there were lots of these and similar cars being "driven" appropriately.
That Cat is in a handy place for those Cat burglar scrotes that are plaguing the lands . But anyways its been a dream car of mine for a long time and hopefully some day I'll get to own one.
Just watched you 620R video too and I want one of them too, I need Caterham to sponsor my life
Would love one of these one day, great video. That’s R in the gear knob looks like the Team Rocket R 😆
Great video Adam. You come across really well in this review, I hope you get the chance to review more cars in the future.
Thank you :)
5:07 rip that indicator stalk
0:14 first thought I was like: It’s a green screen background! Beautiful!
An excellent review! Thanks!
Crackin vid, great editing too 👌that ford engine sounds rad
Wow! 210hp for just 560kg. This car is a missile. Great review Adam 😃👍
I recently done a video on one too! Completely agree is so useable and definitely the model to go for imo 👍🏻
They go like the clappers & they look incredible 😊👍
Great review
This is actually a really good review!
I remember back when Top Gear built a Caterham, that was only £16k if you built it and £17k to buy fully built.
Caterham; there is no substitute. The best drivers car ever, bar none.
the colour is perfect ~it sounds like an experience
Adam is the car guy on era ...
Big up 4 adam guys ..
I would happily try it, just gotta find a way to do so! 😍
Love the colour, looks a great fun car to own
Nice car 😍. SV looks a bit awkward from some angles though compared to the original size S3 chassis 👍
Love all the lotus 7 type cars, I nearly bought a Westfield with a V8 in the 90s and I’d sell my wife for a Dax Rush with a Cossie engine.
Westfields are great little car , they often had 3.5L rover v8's. Those made barely 200whp tho... I'm building one with a rotary engine at the moment, saves about 85kg compared to a rover v8 and makes 210 whp (with our custom porting and carburetor setup)
Sun every day of the week.. except the day the Video comes out XD
Holy shit, parts of this video gave me genuine goosebumps. I want a 420R now 😂
I've got one... and yes you do.
@@SuperMiloBass hahahaha they look and sound amazing
Nah I will keep my 205 maybe with a v6. ALSO I REMEMBER YOU
@@theglowingnugget7999 aayyy I've been remembered 😂
I remember your bright green pfp
Refreshing review, thanks for avoiding all the normal stuff 👍
Thanks :)
👍🍻 Great review 👏
looks like someone is enjoying himself arent we
These are expensive toys but you can pick one up a good one for £20k ish or less. I bought a 1700 crossflow years ago for £13k, only 135bhp but you could use all of that. Hardy a 620R but a quarter of the price and when a sold it 4 years later I dropped less that £500. It was still the most fun you could have with your clothes on. Regardless of the price people smile at you and children wave.
I've always liked Caterham's & the Lotus 7.
I do miss my Westfield!
Adam, you muppet.
I want a bloody cat' now.
Vid was absolutely brillant !
Interesting accelerator pedal, if you found yourself having to keep your foot in the air or could pivot your heel off the floor without having to adjust occasionally? Looks like a blast, a bit more of an engaging drive like a motorbike ride. I did see the isolator key that Clarkson/Hammond kept kindly placing on May's bonnet.
:)
Someone's been watching old re-runs of top gear with jezzas facial expressions
Good video
1 of the few cars Adam gets back into his " cobra" for a more refined drive😉
How does it compare to the cobra based on your experience? Which one is more fun?
Nice Caterham
Perfect sports car
You need to do some content on superformance,Daytona and cobra
And according to the license plate, the engine is a 0jz
Thanks Adam for the vid where is your Cobra?
In storage
It's great but I've hit 3 deer where I live ( argyll) so it's something to consider if you're driving one up here....maybe they'd jump over it.
NA cars have better throttle response than supercharged cars so that's another bonus for 420R over 620R. Not sure why Caterham stopped offering 6 speed, it was better of the two transmission although you had to pay for it. 5 speed has too short of a 1st gear and too long of a 5th gear. Roller barrel would be another cool option for better sound, response and power, which they had for R400 Superlight
Great colour. Like soul red crystal but darker
It's McLaren Volcano Orange
12:05 Oh Adam. Parked up in a wood, you flash and beep a man in a van, and you think he's "coming over because you might be in trouble"? LMAO
I saw that finger go for the indicator 😉😂
The weirdest thing was getting back into my 350Z and going for a switch to indicate, rather than the stalk
Flashing your lights in the woods at a white van.... Day time dogging invites😉
Do you know Donkervoort that's also a sick brand.
Oh a dual carriage way and The go for the indicator stork but no stork is there manoeuvre 😂👍
What was more embarrassing was getting back into my 350Z and going for a switch rather than the normal stalk.
Adam -Do they make it with the narrow body?I think the narrow looks better than wide body(for us fatties)-plus you could easily fit in a narrow one.How is it when engine is cold(have they sorted the map out from a few years back?)Cheers.
They do, it was fine with a cold engine, compared to the 620R I had a few years ago.
This looked MOST fun
I´m gonna drive the doors off this thing! ..oh
funny that almost every one of the youtubers testing a Seven, no matter if it's a 270, a 310 or a 420 always say the same: "It's the absolute sweet spot". And I always believe them all! 🤣
It's alright, I filmed the 620S on the weekend and confirmed it was above the sweet spot.
I'm smiling and I'm not even drivin it :)
How tall are you in cm? I m 198cm. Do i fit in this Car?
Great Review
Thanks
As mentioned in the video, 6ft.
1:58 😂😂🤣
👏👏👏
At 3:27 that is the face of pure terror
Is it available as a kit? Assume you were quoting OTR prices?
I mentioned they are from £35k, which is the kit starting price
@@AdamC3046 cheers
Have a look at the original lotus 7 at Ivan's Shed on you tube.
Hypercar threatening death trap 😂
CSR260 greatest Caterham built.......👌
So lets see if I got this right...Its a great car, except for the brakes... need to be better ? The gear change smacks your knuckles into the carbon facia? Last but not least the central arm rest makes turning left, or changing the gear, or clinging to the steering wheel difficult? The final little detail, if you live in London...No Euro rating. but otherwise a great machine ??? But great fun???
You don't get it, it's not for you and it's okay
Hi Sandro, actually I thought you were the very first CZcamsr ever to give an honest appraisal warts and all description of driving a Caterham. All the others go whoopee and thats it. I have finally reached an age where i can afford to buy a fun car and am seriously upset after making inquires with the intent of purchasing a 360 and discovered no Euro Rating!! As I live in London thats about to become a nightmare between the Ultra Low Emission Charge expansion and the Congestion Charge the cost of daily or even just weekend driving would be prohibitive. But then another issue is without a Euro rating what happens in 3 years time when the car would need an MOT, would it pass the new ever more stringent emissions test?
Doors are 100% required!!
It's also much less thirsty than the 620.
I think it’s time for you Adam to get rid of your kit car, for another kit car (620s, wide body, normal gearbox)
The 620 does seem overpriced though, £18k spent upgrading a 420 would surely run rings round the 620? Fancy gearbox asides...
Adam DeMuro 😳
About time Adam. Your future is in car reviews!
I bet those stripes are in the middle. Adam must be happy
This with a alfa twinspark i4 from alfaholics 🥵
5’09 goes to swipe for indicator... not there
Caterhams are cool but on a hot sunny day in the UK you see tons of them so its not a car you get if you want to stand out from the crowd.
That's not the point, it's about having fun.
In the US you can stand out and have fun. I’m actually shopping for one now.
Awesome car but rather you’re AC.
Even with the weight reductied Wallet lol 👍🏻
I'd love to try it... if I could afford it... anyone have a LHD SV for sale? Something like $1500 including shipping to Canada?.. damn... it was worth a shot anyway lol
'ah a dual carriage way' tries to flick non existant indicator arm XD
Noti gang but late coz shit WiFi lmao
....."....a little bit wacky . "...........it's a rev bunny , with a hi - fi death wish .
Damn guys I'm 2 minutes late 😔
Flashes lights at doggers
Do you think you would buy one?
Hello from the Moon, ✌ I no have car but I like ✌👍🌚
You carry a tape measure? 🤨
I still think you could be pulling off Thursday boots with your skinny jeans with class.
I have a feeling that you don't like the car throttle guys 😂
It genuinely wasn't targeted at them, I just found so many people using these cars in situations that no owner would do. It was my way of saying this wasn't one of those videos.
@@AdamC3046 haha no problem! I love your videos either way mate! I can't talk anyway at least you got to such a lovely car!
we have discovered that the human life is worths exactly 15 thousand pounds
hello
Don’t skip the leg days .
I skip all days. Got no time to waste at the gym.
@@AdamC3046 no need to go to gym just do some squads 😂😂 anyways nice video 👏🏼
@@serafettinkaya6012 'Gains' is not my priority in life. I prefer enjoyment and putting my all into my work
You are very elegant
Oh dear.
What?