This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.3 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) at 5500 rpm and 108 N·m (80 lb·ft/11 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 770 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2320 mm | 91.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Length | 4095 mm | 161.2 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1345 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 770 kg | 1698 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 46 litres | 10.1 [12.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | EJ | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1335 cc (81.467 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 82 mm
2.83 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 108 Nm (80 ft·lb) (11 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.7 kW/litre 53.9 ps/litre 53.2 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.9 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1016.6 kPa (147.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 93.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.21 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.54 kg/kW 24.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00-12-4PR | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00-12-4PR | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 143957 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | E-SS | ||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Honda Ballade FE added 2006-08-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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