The Civic 1200 RS is a passenger car from Honda, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
It forms part of Honda's SB1 range of cars.
The 1.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 101 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The Honda Civic 1200 RS weighs a stated 705 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 160 km/h (99 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2200 mm | 86.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1305 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Length | 3650 mm | 143.7 inches | |
| Width | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 705 kg | 1554 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 (SAE) |
76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
101 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
47.8 kW/litre 65 ps/litre 64.1 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
86.32 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1084.8 kPa (157.3 psi) | ||
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| 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 | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.61 kg/kW 21.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 263956 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | SB1 | ||
| RAC rating | 12.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Honda Civic 1200 RS added 2012-01-31. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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