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
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, type = Public
, endowment = £28 million (2015)
, budget = £787.5 million
, chancellor = Margaret Casely-Hayford
, vice_chancellor = John Latham
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graduates. Inspired by the 1950s
Cooper Climax F1 design, powered by an ethanol flat four engine.
The ethanol powered flat four engine with 5-speed manual transmission produces at 6500 rpm and can accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.4 seconds with a claimed top speed of .
Gallery
Concept Climax 2007 - Flickr - exfordy.jpg, 2007 Concept Climax
Climax Sports Racer - front.jpg, Sports Racer on display in the Coventry Transport Museum
Coventry Transport Museum (formerly known as the Museum of British Road Transport) is a transport museum, located in Coventry city centre, England.
It houses the largest collection of British-made road transport held in public ownership. It i ...
in July 2011
Climax Sports Racer - rear.jpg, Sports Racer rear
Production Model
The production model debuted at the 2015 Coventry Motofest.
The bodywork is made of a combination of aluminium and carbon fibre. It includes flip up aeroscreen, detachable steering wheel and removable tonneau cover.
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Options includes air conditioning and sound system.][
The standard model runs on a Subaru Boxer flat 4 cylinder engine and produced at 6000 rpm and of torque at 4000 rpm and includes a 6-speed manual with automatic shifting and clutch as well as limited slip differential.][
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.][
The fuel efficiency rated at 20.5 mpg (Urban), 34.4 mpg (Extra Urban) and 27.4 mpg (Combined) and emits 243 g/km .]
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2000s cars
Cars of England
Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Sports cars
Cars powered by boxer engines