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Tony Fernandez
may be a name that’s common in North
America, but in some other parts of the world it’s neither here nor there. However
soon, if the man has his way, the name will be attached to performance, glory and admiration.
That’s because Fernandez is the big boss at Caterham and he wants people to forget about the likes of Porsche, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari. He wants them to buy Caterhams.
Caterham itself is a strong British brand with a good long heritage.
Already they are racing in Formula One
where success has yet to come. That aside, Caterham is getting into the road-car
production over the next few years. Plans are apparently afoot to produce a
range of vehicles to rival the best
in the world. Among them will be a small SUV to compete against cars like the Audi Q5/ BMW X3/ Porsche Macan.
We’ll also see a compact performance coupe likely to be
powered by a small turbo engine with
over 220kW of power. Targets will be existing models like
the Volkswagen Scirocco R and Alfa
4C. This car, said to be based on the upcoming Renault Alpine, should be on sale around 2016. Nothing has been said about right-hand-drive markets yet, but we are encouraged by the fact that as a UK brand, Caterham will produce enough crops to send some down south as
well, just as McLaren Automotive has
through the Daytona Group.
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