Climax CR1

Climax CR1
Climax CR1
Overview
Manufacturer	Climax Cars Ltd
Production	2015
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	Two door, Roadster
Layout	Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	Subaru boxer-four engine[1]
Transmission	6-speed manual

The Climax CR1 is a British mid-engine, rear-wheel drive two-seater sports car by Climax Cars Ltd.

Concept Climax

The Climax CR1 was introduced as the Concept Climax which debuted at the 2007 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Designed by three Coventry University graduates. Inspired by the 1950s Cooper Climax F1 design, powered by an ethanol flat four engine.[2][3]

The ethanol powered flat four engine with 5-speed manual transmission produces 270 hp (201 kW) at 6500 rpm and can accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.4 seconds with a claimed top speed of 160 mph (257 km/h).[4]

2007 Concept Climax
Sports Racer on display in the Coventry Transport Museum in July 2011
Sports Racer rear

Production Model

The production model debuted at the 2015 Coventry Motofest.[5] The bodywork is made of a combination of aluminium and carbon fibre. It includes flip up aeroscreen, detachable steering wheel and removable tonneau cover.[1]

Options includes air conditioning and sound system.[1]

The standard model runs on a Subaru Boxer flat 4 cylinder engine and produced 300 hp (224 kW) at 6000 rpm and 407 N⋅m (300 lbf⋅ft) of torque at 4000 rpm and includes a 6-speed manual with automatic shifting and clutch as well as limited slip differential.[1]

The CR1 has an estimated top speed of 274 km/h (170 mph) and accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 4 seconds.[1]

The fuel efficiency rated at 20.5 mpg (Urban), 34.4 mpg (Extra Urban) and 27.4 mpg (Combined) and emits 243 g/km CO2.[1]

In the showroom
In the showroom
At the Coventry MotoFest 2015

References

Climax CR1 Cafe Racer (brochure (English)). Great Britain: Climax Cars Ltd. c. 2015.
"Concept Climax". Evo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
"Meet Coventry's climate-friendly Climax | Autocar". www.autocar.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
D, Nick (1 April 2016). "2007 Concept Climax Roadster | Concept | SuperCars.net". Supercars.net. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
Eccleston, Ben (29 May 2015). "Climax Cafe Racer to make public debut at Coventry Motofest this weekend". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

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[ClimaxCR1Brochure-1] Climax CR1 Cafe Racer (brochure (English)). Great Britain: Climax Cars Ltd. c. 2015.

[2] "Concept Climax". Evo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[3] "Meet Coventry's climate-friendly Climax | Autocar". www.autocar.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[4] D, Nick (1 April 2016). "2007 Concept Climax Roadster | Concept | SuperCars.net". Supercars.net. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[5] Eccleston, Ben (29 May 2015). "Climax Cafe Racer to make public debut at Coventry Motofest this weekend". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2018.