The powerplant was originally going to be uprated to 140bhp, but Caterham engineers were so impressed with its potential, they gave it another 10bhp.
The 150 model starts at £17,495, but there will be a stripped-down track variant - the Superlight - priced at £20,495. More than 10,000 miles of road testing and 1,200 miles of track work went into developing the new car - the longest research programme in Caterham's history.
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