The Honda Ballade Sports CR-X 1.5i is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the front wheels.
It is part of Honda's E-AF series of cars.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 3 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) at 5800 rpm and 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic set of gears.
The Honda Ballade Sports CR-X 1.5i weighs a claimed 825 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 | 2200 mm | 86.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Length | 3675 mm | 144.7 inches | |
| Width | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 825 kg | 1819 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 41 litres | 9 [10.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.70 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.56 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | EW | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1488 cc (90.803 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 86.5 mm
2.91 × 3.41 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.1 kW/litre 73.6 ps/litre 72.6 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.73 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1140.1 kPa (165.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 132.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.24 kg/kW 17.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165/70 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165/70 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.59 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 145288 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E-AF | ||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 Honda Ballade Sports CR-X 1.5i Automatic added 2006-08-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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