Caterham AeroSeven to get roof, windows

Caterham is going back to the drawing board after copping criticism for its radical AeroSeven Concept AeroSeven Concept.

Caterham CEO, Graham MacDonald, told UK publication Autocar that "a lot of the customer feedback we’ve had so far said that the front was too flat, that it was too much like a slab".

Granted, the AeroSeven's design is radical but in essence it adheres to the traditional Caterham design, but in order to achieve sales targets it appears Caterham will bow to customer pressure and dramatically change the car.

MacDonald said that Caterham is "looking at redesigning the front end slightly," and is "looking at a windscreen and putting a roof on as well".

"A windscreen? A roof? On a Caterham? Sacrilegious!" We hear some of you scream. Although a significant shift from Caterham’s traditional design philosophy of lightweight, stripped-down sports cars, Caterham Group Chairman, Tony Fernandes, has previously stated that “in the very near future, the Caterham name will sit proudly on crossovers, city cars as well as a range of sportscars for everyone."

The AeroSeven Concept redesign is potentially the first tangible step in the evolution of the Caterham brand in becoming a more mainstream car maker, and just one step in a long "journey" as MacDonald put it.

It also begs the question, could the recent release of the Caterham Seven 485 be the last of light-weight, open-wheeled Caterhams we see?

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