Well done for capturing why they are so much fun.

A Caterham is the most pure, visceral & involving drive, ever. No exceptions, no substitute.

I,m 84 yrs old and still drive my Westfield V8 around the British country roads and always at break neck speeds every week end come rain, hail or sunshine.

FANTASTIC, BOUGHT MINE IN '69 SOLD IT IN' 86 ..FANTASTIC!

Great video Roger. Glad to see you have joined the Caterham Appreciation Society ! I can confirm you can get 160mph from a 620R but you will need a change of pants after ;-)

I drove a 69 Lotus 7 with a Ford 1600 cross flow head and dual Webers. The single greatest experience of 55 years of motoring!

Regarding pulling out of parking spaces 'blind' I find the old chrome headlight housings provide a useful extra 'mirror' in such situations. I also happen to think they look great especially with the bare aluminium body.

That car is a peace of art , i have seen some of these few years ago in my city

What a wonderful video and agree with everything he says about the seven - I'm off to get into mine now, a must for anyone who enjoys true driving pleasure.

It's your articulate commentary that makes your videos so great. It would be nice to hear a bit more detail about the handling and see you push it a bit around some tight corners. Thanks!

Hi Roger😃 I have been waiting for your next video! Absolutely beautiful! 💖💖💖👍🙋

Awesome video - I've had the pleasure of driving one and you nailed it with your description of the sensation.

have never seen one in person but loved it the moment i got the collectors card when i was a boy. has to be the coolest car ever and am really glad they are still made this way.

I drove a Caterham last year, an older one than yours, what a stunning machine, I agree with all your points

Great video Roger, love the Caterham 7 I fell in love with it when watchinng TV series The Prisoner

Caterham 7 look so cool

It used to say in the brochure...people will cheer as you drive by !.....they did too ...

Another brilliant video Roger! Keep em coming :)

I fell in love with this machine over 40 years ago the first time I saw the opening scenes with Patrick McGoohan in "The Prisoner." Every time since, whenever I see even an image, I get giddy and almost breathless with desire to make one my own. Even as a 73 year old American woman, my lust for one has not abated one bit. Thanks for posting.

Quite a long time ago I owned a genuine Lotus 7 only a 1500 cc Ford but it did have twin 40 Webers. This was in the era of Ford Anglia and Mk1 Cortina so you can imagine both the relative performance and even more the ease with which it went round corners! It was my every day (and only) car for 6 months every summer for 3 years (my insurance company thought it was a 'good idea' not to drive it in the winter). The hood did indeed make getting in and out a bit of a trial so my preferred solution was a centre zipped tonneau cover. With the tonneau in place over the passenger seat you stayed completely dry, and relatively warm, in any weather provided you kept above 30 mph! Even the 1500 Lotus 7 was reputed to have a quicker 0-60 than an E type Jag yet the only time I managed to get along side one at a set of traffic lights the driver wouldn't play and just waved me on!

another great video Roger, very watchable, keep them coming

perfect commentary, nice editing skills, more content please Señor Bailey

That is SUCH a cool find! I LOVE your content Roger!

To take my story further; at the age of 68, I wrote off my 29th Lotus (Elise 111r) in Sept 2020.... a damned Deer stepped out in front of me with zero warning (came from a hedge?) and I ended in a ditch against a tree. The Elise looked appalling, no front bodywork, missing one wheel and both front suspensions torn back. And yet..... the main chassis didn't move a FRACTION.... as far as I can tell....... and I stepped out without a single scratch...... but sore hands and wrists! . I have now replaced it with my 30th Lotus...... another Elise 111r. Age doesn't have to be a limitation on Lotuses. I look laughable getting in and out (I'm 16 stone) ...... but I don't give a DAMN what other people think..... I can still drive it! And it still leaves me smiling from ear to ear almost every time! Again, out of interest, I bought my 1st (a Lotus 7 S1) when I was 19 so I am just under 50 years as a Lotus driver! I hope to make the 50 and beyond!

The seven has been my dream car since I was a teenager. I’m nearly 50 now. It’s still my dream car. Yet I’ve never even stood beside one. Never mind taking one for a drive. It’s a dream that was put on hold for many years but I expect to have my own before I’m 50. 🤞

Yes, go on Roger!!

Hi Roger , great video and I like to think I could get in and out of one as easy as you did , spotted your blue Porsche on the Wirral last week and you were right it's an absolute stunner for sure , stay safe and keep up the good work , all my best Joe Perry 🏎🙂

i'm not sure this car would suit me but a very good video

Thumbs up as soon as I heard the intro. Fuck yea. Unfortunately I'll be middle aged before I can afford one.

Another great review Mr B

amazing review well done, hoping for more to come

Rodger, thank you for the video! I am 71 and like your style. If the Crete don't rise, I am buying a Caterham 7 with a 178 HP fuel injected 2.0-liter Ford Zetec twin-cam inline-four. Who needs a BMW R1200GS anymore? Not me! Yippy!

Yes, good vid, and glad you love the 7! it`s fun on the road, ,but to experience it to the full, take it on track.I`ve started racing the Academy car (1.6 sigma engine). I think the Duratec 310r is probably the ideal spec for a driver like myself. Many of you will prefer the 420 and 620 ,as it has more grunt, and you`ll leave some supercars for dust.Look forward to you maybe doing another vid with it on track

I would definitely use daytime running lights!!

Fourth video of yours I have watched and I am enjoying your enthusiasm and passion for cars, keep it up.

Very very good video Roger

I have a Robin Hood S 7. Not as powerful as this, but still great fun. From a earlier comment , I also use the chrome headlights as extra mirrors. Us 'older' drivers are able to get reasonable insurance for these types of cars

What an outstanding video Rodger and no wonder 36,000 other people thought so too.

another great video Roger

Roger. Seeing you get into the Caterham with the roof in situ reminded me of when I used to have an MG Midget. However, that was 30 years ago and I used to be a heck of a lot more supple then :-))...

Beautiful! This was poetry to watch and hear. i'm glad you got a chance to enjoy such a fine machine. It was fascinating to learn about the different features. Great learning experience for a car ignoramus like me. I found you through "eh joe" and #nosmallcreator hashtag. I make original music and share on my KZfaq channel. Just last week, I started vlogging about creativity. Glad to have found you and happy to support this channel. Cheers! 🙌🏿

Excellent. Video. Keep them coming

Hi Roger Thanks for another great video - I loved caterham when I tried one - I suggest trying a Morgan 3 wheeler - amazing fun - I’d say very similar but also very different!

Great video. Nicely shot. Excellent commentary. 👍🏻 IM 😎

The best Click Bait Title I've read all year ...... but it's not even a click bait title :) Great Caterham Vid Roger !!!!

SV model with S pack is certainly suitable for day to day driving. I believe you can change the pedal position backwards and forwards and side to side in order to get more space for your feet, great review, surprised you don't have more subs

Pure Lotus still going strong since 1957.

WOW!!! Very Cool car!!!! Glad you see your channel is growing quickly. #BestWishes.Take care. :-)

I would love one of these, always thought I’d look silly in one but after seeing this video it kind of looks cool!

Another super video dude. That car is madness 😜

Great stuff sir! Get yourself some Biggles goggles for Christmas!

I was given a passenger ride in one at a track day, narrow body, its like sitting in a coffin on wheels, very fast in the right hands and very exciting.

fantastic filming

Many thanks for a great review.

Hello Roger, Yours is one of the best Caterham videos I have seen. Also, as one of your viewers mentioned, I remember "The Prisoner " series, which inspired me to own two Lotus 7s in my youth (both with twin cam engines) and more recently a Caterham HPC. They all delivered everything you mention but I would add that I found them slow and noisy compared with motor cycles. Most sports bikes will propel you to 60 in about two and a half seconds, and it is accomplished in relative silence with factory exhausts. However I was reading this week in our local Chronicle that a chap down the road here has a 1970 Vauxhall that hits 248mph in under 7 seconds on a drag strip. Wow, that must be fun!! (But he cannot pop to the shops as you and I do|) Anyhow, thank you for the pleasure and time taken to do the video. Cheers.

inspires me to get a Caterham, nice work here, thanks

I know exactly what you mean I get the same feeling going for a walk on the beach

Hi Roger I love this car so much you got weather for it too👍🏼 I definitely can’t wear skirts drive this car lol 😂

I seriously want to test drive this lovely machine now! But I'll start with the 80 HP one first; I started driving only two years ago. 😁 I do wish you could have provided us an example of this car's engine note.

Love these cars , I am a aspiring mechanic and currently build kitcars for a local racing team. So far weve build chassis's with a ford zetec black top engine ( cup spec ) ,a built toyota 4age engine and carbureted 13b rotary. Little rockets on wheels these things.

Motoring at its best in a basic elementary machine.

Marvel as your sump is ripped apart by speed humps

When I had my Morgan +4 back in the early ‘60s we referred to this as “bugs in the teeth motoring”. Not at all practical, but I did manage to transport a 20’ ladder, stuffed into the passenger footwell. Criticism of ingress/egress of the Caterham is nowhere near as embarrassing as the sight of this 76 year old getting in and out of my ‘69 Type 54 Lotus Europa!

Spun mine in to a ditch...engine was ripped off its mountings...but it still drove me home

Motoring enlightenment.

Amazing production again :-) Ive always wanted to own a Caterham to see how it compares to Motorcycling.

Okay, I did NOT expect that intro music... I like though...

The SV isnt just for flabbies, the wider stance means better handling. Js

wow, vids getting better Roger

Cool car

Great Video 👍 thanks

I saw one of these driving in torrential rain eastbound on the M4 without the top up it looked like a mobile bathtub

That was a good review.

Your opening statement-responce-1st,they're not going to wreck it because they know the value of money. 2nd, will only drive it fast when appropriate to see what it will do. 3rd, will treat it with respect because they know that car will kill you flat out. I've come to find out that all of this doesn't register with younger folk or rich bastards.

osadaron car great reacing

all gassed at the end lol

I haven't had the pleasure of driving a Caterham 7, but I have had the pleasure/oppertunity to drive 2 series 4 Lotuas Seven's, complete with the genuine Big Valve Lotus Motor. They were both insanely fast, and like nothing else I have ever driven, and one day, perhaps when I give up motorcycling and/or collecting rare and unusual cars, I will own one, or something similar, such as a Catheham ?

How tall are you Roger. ? I’m 6’3” and thinking I’d need the lowered floor?? More on your new Porsche please.

Very nice. New supporter. Iamacreator. Full view.

Go for a ride on a powerful motorcycle if you really want those sensations

"You'll drive this car with your mouth shut" - because you don't want insects flying into your mouth... Also what engine is in this?

I am seventy three and I am getting one as soon as I can instal a hoist in the garage to lower me in.

I was within a few weeks of ordering a Lotus Super 7 and needed the money for something else. Nice to know it is still alive and well and living under an assumed name. Ah youth...mine not yours

..and a Westfield…and a Tiger….and a Robin Hood….and a Locost….etc etc

Now, if you could only get KAR120C for your registration plate...

Quick question: How does the lowered floor option impact visibility? You're already sitting pretty low in the Caterham, without the lowered floor option, as it is, no? Thanks.

not sure its a day to day car, nice review

Do the doors fit in the boot space?🤔

I want one I want one I want one.

I think I’ll stick with my S2000, love my comfort too much. But these are demon motors, when did Chapman design it? 1957. Now same basics but better engine transmission and brakes. Dampers too will be light years ahead of those from 60 years ago. Pure fun

Nice review! You should try and get a drive in a light car company rocket.

HAD ONE, OR SIMILAR.

Cool. Now try a Donkervoort.

Thinking of getting one of these and putting in a fully built E85 tuned 540HP SR20, just for the track. Would it be manageable if suspension was setup correctly?

What 308 hp 💨

not one clip with the engine sound.... :(

An Ariel Atom makes this seem slow.

Supra review pls

May I ask how tall you are?

Great flexibility Roger, so an added benefit of driving a Caterham would be a regular yoga workout?