Caterham’s Two-Seat EV Concept Could Be Its First Car With A Roof

Is that a roof? It looks like a roof?

Caterham is a great little car company, having stuck to its guns for decades building lightweight, fun little sports cars that expose you to the elements. Now, the company is mixing things up with a foray into electric models and even a new concept car that comes with a roof. Revolutionary.

The British automaker first teased its electric ambitions with a concept that fitted its iconic Seven chassis with batteries and electric motors. But that car was just a glimpse at the company’s plans for its electric future. Now, we’ve been given a few more details about Caterham’s electric ambitions.

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Those ambitions take the form of the Project V, a concept car that will be fully unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK next week. The new concept isn’t just a rework of the Caterham Seven, instead, it’s an all-new, all-electric coupe that has been dreamt up by Caterham chief designer, Anthony Jannarelly.

The car, which has so far only had its front and rear ends teased, will showcase a “completely new design language” for Caterham. That new design language looks like it includes a proper roof for the first time.