This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Powering the Acura RSX Type S is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 210 bhp (213 PS/157 kW) at 7800 rpm and 194 N·m (143 lb·ft/19.8 kgm) at 7000 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1288 kg.
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 | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1288 kg | 2840 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63% 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 | ||
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| 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) |
213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) at 7800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
194 Nm (143 ft·lb) (19.8 kgm) at 7000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
78.4 kW/litre 106.6 ps/litre 105.1 bhp/litre 1.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
97.1 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1220.2 kPa (177 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 8100 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 165.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 121.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.04 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.22 kg/kW 13.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 23/31 US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/7.6 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/13.2 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 27.6/37.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 23.0/31.0 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 | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin P215/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin P215/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 221628 | ||
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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 Type S added 2010-11-10. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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