Caparo to debut at Le Mans

Posted 2 months 26 days ago under: Motorsport, Caparo
Caparo to debut at Le Mans
Caparo is to make its first ever appearance at the 24 hours of Le Mans this year, after signing a partnering agreement with the Barazi Epsilon team. The team will be competing in the LMP2 category and will provide Caparo with the opportunity to develop lightweight structures and components in a competitive motorsport environment.
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Caparo brings race-bred safety to the road

Posted 8 months 25 days ago under: Safety, Supercars, Caparo
Caparo T1
Safety systems and materials developed for Formula One make the Caparo T1 one of the world’s safest ultra-performance vehicles. The world’s fastest ever track-biased production car is constructed using an exceptionally strong carbon composite tub and an energy-absorbing carbon nosecone, giving extremely high levels of driver protection.
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Caparo T1 smashes BBC Top Gear’s lap record

Posted 9 months 18 days ago under: Supercars, Technology, Caparo
Caparo T1
The world’s fastest ever track-biased, ultra-performance road car, the Caparo T1, has smashed the lap record on BBC TV’s popular motoring programme Top Gear. The two-seater sports car, which utilises lightweight materials and technology more commonly found in Formula One cars, set a new lap record time of 1:10.6; an astonishing seven seconds quicker than a modified Koenigsegg CCX which held the previous record.
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Caparo T1 breaks cover during final stages of test and development

Posted 1 year 3 months ago under: Supercars, Caparo
Caparo T1
Caparo Vehicle Technologies – a new and advanced automotive engineering consultancy formed a year ago by the rapidly expanding Caparo Group to provide carmakers globally with a centre of excellence in lightweight vehicle design – is putting the finishing touches to the first car it has ever produced. The Caparo T1 is a high performance two-seater sports car with highly resolved aerodynamics, which has been designed with the looks and performance close to that of a Formula One race car.
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Caparo T1 to make its ‘debut in action’ at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Posted 1 year 5 months ago under: Supercars, Caparo
Caparo T1
The much heralded Caparo T1 will make its first public appearance as a running car at the 15th Goodwood Festival of Speed. The T1 will be one of the star attractions at this world famous UK event, which will be held over the weekend of 22-24 June 2007. The T1 will participate in the Goodwood hill climb; a 1.16 mile course running through the parkland grounds of Goodwood House and the principal attraction at the annual Festival of Speed. The car will make its ‘debut in action’ as part of the Sunday Times ‘InGear’ Supercar run.
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Caparo T1 to star at the Melbourne International Motor Show

Posted 1 year 6 months ago under: Motor Shows, Supercars, Caparo
Caparo T1
The ultra high performance Caparo T1 two-seater, which looks and performs like a Formula One car, will make its first ever appearance in the southern hemisphere as the main attraction at the Melbourne International Motor Show. The Caparo T1 made its Australian debut today (Wednesday 28 February) as part of a motor show cavalcade, before taking centre stage at the show which opens Friday 2 March and runs until Monday 11 March 2007.
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Caparo showcases its ‘one stop shop’ design and manufacturing capabilities

Posted 1 year 9 months ago under: News, Caparo
Caparo showcases its ‘one stop shop’ design and manufacturing capabilities
Vehicle component specialist Caparo Vehicle Products – including subsidiaries Caparo AP Braking and Caparo Atlas Fastenings – will showcase its closely knit group design, development and manufacturing capabilities with sister company Caparo Aluminium Technologies at the inaugural Professional Motorsport World Expo. The show runs from Wednesday 8 November to Friday 10 November 2006 at the Kölnmesse exhibition centre in Cologne, Germany, and the Caparo companies will be exhibited on stand 4024.
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Caparo T1 makes its first US appearance at the SEMA show

Posted 1 year 10 months ago under: Motor Shows, Supercars, Caparo
Caparo T1 makes its first US appearance at the SEMA show
The Caparo T1 technology flagship – a high performance and highly aerodynamically efficient track car – will make its debut in the US at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show running Tuesday 31 October to Friday 3 November 2006 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.
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Caparo completes build of first T1 prototype

Posted 1 year 11 months ago under: Supercars, Caparo
Caparo completes build of first T1 prototype
Caparo Vehicle Technologies, a brand new company formed earlier this year, has completed the build of the first of two Caparo T1 prototypes. The car’s creators - design director Ben Scott-Geddes and engineering director Graham Halstead - climbed into the high performance two-seater last week to start the engine and complete the first trial run.
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Caparo T1 to present next generation supercar at London motor show

Posted 2 years 1 month ago under: Supercars, Motor Shows, Caparo
Caparo T1 to present next generation supercar at London motor show
The Caparo T1 – possibly the world’s quickest 2-seater road and track car with a performance equal to an A1 GP racecar – will join a showcase of exotic vehicles in a special ‘SuperCar Paddock’ feature area at the British International Motor Show.
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