Honda Civic Type R is a car that has a 4 door saloon body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 222 bhp (225 PS/166 kW) at 8000 rpm and 215 Nm (159 lbft/21.9 kgm) at 6100 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1270 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Japanese (JDM) domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4540 mm | 178.7 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1270 kg | 2800 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 (JIS net) |
225 PS (222 bhp) (166 kW) at 8000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
215 Nm (159 ft·lb) (21.9 kgm) at 6100 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
82.9 kW/litre 112.7 ps/litre 111.1 bhp/litre 1.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
107.61 Nm/litre
1.3 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1352.2 kPa (196.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 8400 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 177.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 130.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 174.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.67 kg/kW 12.81 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 | 211.0 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/40 R 18 88Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/40 R 18 88Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 156057 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | ABA-FD2 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Honda Civic Type R added 2007-04-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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