The Honda Civic 1200 GL is a front wheel drive vehicle, with its powerplant positioned in the front, and a 2 door hatchback body.
It is part of Honda's SB1 model range.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 69 bhp (70 PS/51 kW) at 5500 rpm and 100 Nm (74 lbft/10.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
The Honda Civic 1200 GL weighs a claimed 640 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 155 km/h or 96 mph.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Japanese (JDM) domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2200 mm | 86.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Length | 3545 mm | 139.6 inches | |
| Width | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Height | 1325 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 175 mm | 6.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 640 kg | 1411 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38 litres | 8.4 [10] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1170 cc (71.398 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70 × 76 mm
2.76 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 70 PS (69 bhp) (51 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 100 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44 kW/litre 59.8 ps/litre 59 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
85.47 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1074 kPa (155.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 292.5 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 | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 109.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.44 kg/kW 20.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.00 S12-4PR | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00 S12-4PR | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 263890 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | SB1 | ||
| RAC rating | 12.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Honda Civic 1200 GL added 2012-01-31. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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