This vehicle has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) of power at 7600 rpm, and maximum torque of 196 N·m (145 lb·ft/20 kgm) at 5900 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1270 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 235 km/h (146 mph).
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 | 2575 mm | 101.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1472 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4140 mm | 163 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 (EEC) |
200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 7600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EEC) |
196 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20 kgm) at 5900 rpm |
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| Specific output (EEC) |
73.5 kW/litre 100 ps/litre 98.6 bhp/litre 1.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EEC) |
98.1 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1232.7 kPa (178.8 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 | 6.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 16.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.2 s
@ 96 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 27.8 s
@ 192 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 157.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 155.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.65 kg/kW 14.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 12.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/45 R 17 84W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/45 R 17 84W | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.76 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 91322 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Honda Civic Type R added 2002-01-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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