Caterham prices the Seven 170S from £29,490 including VAT in the UK. That’s the complete-kit figure on Caterham’s 2026 UK S Range price list (V2.1, dated February 6, 2026), and the same number heads the car’s official model page. Caterham calls the 170 the smallest and lightest production car it has ever built. It weighs 440 kg, uses a 660 cc Suzuki turbo triple, and comes with one gearbox: a five-speed manual.
The clutch: five speeds and that’s the list
The Seven 170 specification lists the transmission as a “5-speed manual gearbox,” and the optional transmission section repeats it. The only add-ons there are a limited-slip differential and a lightweight flywheel. Nothing on the page or the price list offers an automatic or paddles. The S Range price list marks the five-speed as standard on every S model, from the 170 up to the 620, and prices the LSD at £1,500 on the 170S. Order the 170R at £30,490 instead and the LSD comes standard, still with the five-speed manual. With 84 bhp and 116 Nm moving 440 kg, the gearbox is how you keep the little triple in its sweet spot, and Caterham leaves that job to your left foot.
The official number board
- Price: Seven 170S from £29,490 including VAT as a complete kit (UK); Seven 170R from £30,490
- Factory build: £2,595 extra, for a quoted on-the-road price of £32,085
- Engine: 660 cc turbocharged Suzuki three-cylinder
- Output: 84 bhp at 6,500 rpm, 116 Nm at 4,000–4,500 rpm
- Weight: 440 kg (specification dependent), more than 170 bhp per tonne
- 0–62 mph: 6.9 seconds; top speed: 105 mph
- Gearbox: five-speed manual; LSD £1,500 on the 170S, standard on the 170R
- Size: 3,180 mm long, 1,470 mm wide, 1,090 mm tall, standard chassis only
- Steering: rack and pinion, 1.93 turns lock to lock
Kit price, factory price
The £29,490 is the price of the complete kit, so you or a friend with a garage do the building, and UK mainland kit delivery is another £500. If you want Caterham to build it, the factory-build line on the price list adds £2,595. The model page’s finance example lands on the same total: £32,085 on the road for a factory-built car, or £209 a month over 36 months at 7.9% APR with a £7,475 deposit and a £22,701 final payment. That still makes the 170 the cheapest way into a new Seven. On Caterham’s range page the 360 starts at £38,490 and the 420 at £41,990.
Small on purpose
The 170 is narrower than other Sevens. It’s 1,470 mm wide, while Caterham lists 1,575 mm for the standard chassis on the Seven 420. It sits on 14-inch Juno alloys, and the Sport suspension pack is an option. The S Range list prices the 170’s sports suspension with adjustable platforms at £250. The engine is the same reason Autogonzo keeps writing about Suzukis with clutches: the Jimny Lite, the Swift Motion manual and the Vitara ALLGRIP manual. In the 170, that tiny Suzuki turbo only has 440 kg to move.
That’s £29,490 for 440 kg, 84 turbocharged horsepower and a five-speed manual as the only gearbox. If you want the same idea with a lot more power, Autogonzo covered the £48,995 Seven 420 Nürburgring Edition. If you’d rather have a roof and a heater, there’s the $34,230 MX-5 Club.
Learn More
- Caterham Seven 170: price, specification and gallery
- Caterham S Range UK retail price list, V2.1 (PDF)
- Caterham R Range UK retail price list, V2.1 (PDF)
- Caterham UK model range and prices
Related clutch posts: Caterham Seven 420 Nürburgring Edition, Suzuki Jimny Lite, 2026 Mazda MX-5 Club. Images courtesy of Caterham Cars.
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