The Acura RLX P-AWS is a front wheel drive road car, with the motor located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Acura RLX P-AWS's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.5 litre, single overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 310 bhp (314 PS/231 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 369 N·m (272 lb·ft/37.6 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1794 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1631 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Length | 4981 mm | 196.1 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 114 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1794 kg | 3955 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3471 cc (211.813 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 93 mm
3.5 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
314 PS (310 bhp) (231 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
369 Nm (272 ft·lb) (37.6 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
66.6 kW/litre 90.6 ps/litre 89.3 bhp/litre 1.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
106.31 Nm/litre
1.28 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1335.9 kPa (193.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578.5 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 175.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 128.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 172.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.76 kg/kW 12.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20/30/23 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/7.8/10.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/12.8/9.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/36.0/27.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/30.0/23.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 500786 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Acura RLX P-AWS added 2016-11-27. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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