The Acura EL is a front wheel drive automobile, with the engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.7 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 127 bhp (129 PS/95 kW) of power at 6300 rpm, and maximum torque of 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1205 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Canadian domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2620 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1469 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1469 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 4505 mm | 177.4 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1205 kg | 2657 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1668 cc (101.788 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 94.4 mm
2.95 × 3.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
129 PS (127 bhp) (95 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
56.8 kW/litre 77.2 ps/litre 76.1 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
92.93 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | Aluminium alloy head & block | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-FI fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1167.7 kPa (169.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 417 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 | Higher is better 106.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.72 kg/kW 21.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.0JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0JJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/60 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 285582 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Acura EL Automatic added 2012-10-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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