The Honda Civic 1.8 VTi is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the front wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 167 bhp (169 PS/125 kW) at 7600 rpm and 166 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.9 kgm) at 6300 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1190 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 222 km/h, which equates to 138 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 11.3/7.4/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 206.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2620 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4325 mm | 170.3 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1190 kg | 2624 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1797 cc (109.66 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 87.2 mm
3.19 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 169 PS (167 bhp) (125 kW) at 7600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 166 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.9 kgm) at 6300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 69.3 kW/litre 94.2 ps/litre 92.9 bhp/litre 1.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.38 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1160.8 kPa (168.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 222 km/h (138 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.56 kg/kW 15.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.3/7.4/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.3/7.4/8.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/13.5/11.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.0/38.2/32.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.8/31.8/26.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 206.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/55 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 163691 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Honda Civic 1.8 VTi added 2007-11-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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