The CL is a passenger car from Acura, with front wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) at 5500 rpm and 199 N·m (147 lb·ft/20.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2715 mm | 106.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4826 mm | 190 inches | |
| Width | 1781 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2156 cc (131.567 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 95 mm
3.35 × 3.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 199 Nm (147 ft·lb) (20.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.2 kW/litre 68.2 ps/litre 67.3 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.3 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-FI fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1159.9 kPa (168.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 539 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6JJ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin MXV4 P205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin MXV4 P205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 224202 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Acura CL Automatic added 2010-12-08. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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