This vehicle has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 3 valves per cylinder. It develops 68 bhp (69 PS/51 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 98 N·m (72 lb·ft/10 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 700 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| 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 | 3640 mm | 143.3 inches | |
| Width | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 700 kg | 1543 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 38 litres | 8.4 [10] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1335 cc (81.467 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 82 mm
2.83 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
69 PS (68 bhp) (51 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
98 Nm (72 ft·lb) (10 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
38 kW/litre 51.6 ps/litre 50.9 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
73.41 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ke-Ho carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 922.5 kPa (133.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333.75 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 98.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.8 kg/kW 23.06 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.CS.LW. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| 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 | 4.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 23749 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Honda Civic GL-II-5 1300 added 1995-12-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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