Caterham RS Levante Sells Out - All 8 of Them

Caterham RS Levante

By Brian Potter
October 16, 2008 9:33 PM
Filed Under: Caterham, European

Caterham Cars has announced all eight Caterham-based Levante supercars scheduled for production have been sold. First launched this past spring the Caterham RS Levant is hand-built by RS Performance with assistance from Caterham. At £115,000 the Levante boasts RS Performance’s unique, in-house designed supercharged 500+bhp 2.4 litre V8 engine, housed in a special version of the lightweight Caterham SV chassis. With close to 1000bhp-per-tonne, the figure is nearly double that of the Bugatti Veyron.

Caterham sales & marketing director, Andy Noble, commented: ‘The fact that all eight Levantes have been sold so quickly comes as no surprise. Over the last 51 years, the Seven has created and met the demand for those searching for the purest form of driving available. For drivers looking for the ultimate, the Levante facilitates that by taking Colin Chapman’s original design to a staggering new level.’

Source: Caterham

Press Release (Click to expand)

Caterham RS Levante – Sold Out

Despite the recent decline in car sales and consumer spending, all of the £115,000 plus Caterham-based Levante supercars scheduled for production have been sold.

Launched in Spring 2008, the Levante is the most powerful production Caterham ever, with only eight being hand-built by Hertfordshire-based RS Performance in association with Caterham Cars.

The Levante boasts RS Performance’s unique, in-house designed supercharged 500+bhp 2.4 litre V8 engine, housed in a modified version of the lightweight Caterham SV chassis. With close to 1000bhp-per-tonne, the figure is nearly double that of the Bugatti Veyron.

With its modern and aggressive interpretation of the Seven’s classic looks, the Levante possesses a sophisticated electronics package, including traction and launch control, to allow drivers to get the most from the incredible machine.

All new owners of Caterham RS models are required to attend a two-day advanced driving course on delivery of their machines.

In parallel to the success of the Caterham RS Levante, Caterham Cars enjoyed one of its best ever sales periods this summer thanks to the arrival of the critically acclaimed Superlight R500 and the expansion of the Academy race series from two to three grids for the 2009 season.

Comments

Tuner_Mad
October 16, 2008 11:58 PM
Great idea selling all 8 of them. They are gonna be taken to tracks, then wrecked, just like that X-Bow at the 'ring.

Kepe
October 17, 2008 12:29 AM
I bet some of them will never see the track. They'll be kept in the garage and taken out on some special days for some fun driving in the desert ;)

Boomer
October 17, 2008 1:59 AM
This car is going to be one of the most unbelievable road cars ever conceived. The only other car I can safely say will be more extreme is the Caparo T1.

carcrazy1234
October 17, 2008 4:39 AM
1000 bhp per tonne... omg... lol that's ALL i have to say

ps. there will be 8 deaths very soon. hahhaha

ADJ-117
October 17, 2008 8:14 AM
That is one of the maddest cars out there.....but the car i REALLY REALLY wanna see, and own, but won't :( is the V8 Atom. Virtually the same as this Catherham but looks better and well....just overall i want one so much more.

mechamynd
October 17, 2008 7:47 PM
Great! Successor of its kind! V8 roaring with the wonderful caterham chasis! Triple headlighs are looking good by the way...

loki
October 17, 2008 10:22 PM
I really don't see the point of this car.. british sportscars are all about small, revving engines and super lightweight bodies.. this thing is so light it'll never put those 500bhp down. it's simply too much. quite useless.. unless you put some wings on it. then it'll may be a sensible thing to invest in.

Panamera
December 19, 2008 5:10 AM
lol its like a flea man. i like it.

Douglas6250
October 3, 2009 3:08 PM
The drivers must really have good control of their foot. The rear wheels must be skidding and losing traction all the time !!

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