Acura RSX is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 6500 rpm and 191 N·m (141 lb·ft/19.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a quoted 1274 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2570 mm | 101.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4380 mm | 172.4 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1274 kg | 2809 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 | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
191 Nm (141 ft·lb) (19.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
59.7 kW/litre 81.2 ps/litre 80.1 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
95.6 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1201.3 kPa (174.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 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 127.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.68 kg/kW 17.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 27/34 US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.7/6.9 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 11.5/14.5 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 32.4/40.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 27.0/34.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.590 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½JJ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½JJ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin P205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin P205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.57 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 221562 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Acura RSX Automatic added 2010-11-10. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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