04/06/2008 23:10. To the untrained eye, the Seven looks, quite frankly, ancient and as if it should have been pensioned off in the early Seventies. Yet actually, it could be the template for the sports cars of the future. Soon, cars like the Seven will be only way manufacturers can satisfy enthusiasts' need for speed and supercar performance in the face of ever-stricter fuel consumption and emissions targets.

At the top of the Caterham performance tree is the R500, which has stolen headlines with its Bugatti-humbling 0-60mph time of 2.88 seconds. However, that car is nothing more than a stripped-out race car with number plates,... // Channel 4 News