The Honda Civic is a hatchback with a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power through the front wheels.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 1.2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 60 bhp (61 PS/45 kW) at 5500 rpm and 78 N·m (58 lb·ft/8 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 2 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a quoted 693 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2281 mm | 89.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Length | 3561 mm | 140.2 inches | |
| Width | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Height | 1331 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 693 kg | 1528 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 41.8 litres | 9.2 [11] 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 1238 cc (75.547 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 76 mm
2.83 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
61 PS (60 bhp) (45 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
78 Nm (58 ft·lb) (8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
36.1 kW/litre 49.1 ps/litre 48.5 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
63 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Keihin carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 791.7 kPa (114.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 309.5 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.49 kg/kW 25.87 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.12 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71995 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Honda Civic Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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