The Civic Type R is a motor car from Honda, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
Powering the Honda Civic Type R is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 198 bhp (201 PS/148 kW) at 7800 rpm and 193 N·m (142 lb·ft/19.7 kgm) at 5600 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1301 kg.
The Honda Civic Type R is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 235 km/h which is 146 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 12.7/7.0/9.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 215.0 g/km.
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 | 2635 mm | 103.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4275 mm | 168.3 inches | |
| Width | 1785 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1301 kg | 2868 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | K20A | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 201 PS (198 bhp) (148 kW) at 7800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 193 Nm (142 ft·lb) (19.7 kgm) at 5600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 73.9 kW/litre 100.5 ps/litre 99.1 bhp/litre 1.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.6 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1213.9 kPa (176.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 154.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 152.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.81 kg/kW 14.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.7/7.0/9.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.7/7.0/9.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.9/14.3/11.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.2/40.4/31.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.5/33.6/25.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 215.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.290 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½JJ x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½JJ x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 153021 | ||
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| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Honda Civic Type R added 2007-01-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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