The Accord Sedan DX is a passenger car from Honda, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 2.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 135 bhp (137 PS/101 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 196 N·m (145 lb·ft/20 kgm) at 4700 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1340 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 | 2715 mm | 106.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1554 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4796 mm | 188.8 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 158 mm | 6.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1340 kg | 2954 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 64.8 litres | 14.3 [17.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2254 cc (137.548 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 97 mm
3.39 × 3.82 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
137 PS (135 bhp) (101 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
196 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20 kgm) at 4700 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
44.7 kW/litre 60.7 ps/litre 59.9 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
86.96 Nm/litre
1.05 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) | 1092.7 kPa (158.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 563.5 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 102.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 100.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.31 kg/kW 22.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/29 US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/8.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/12.3 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/34.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/29.0 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 | 3.110 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | Dunlop SP40 P195/70 R 14 90S | ||
| Tyres rear | Dunlop SP40 P195/70 R 14 90S | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 220 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.62 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171996 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Honda Accord Sedan DX Automatic (1998) added 2008-03-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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