The Honda Life 4WD is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through all four wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 0.7 litre naturally aspirated 3 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 51 bhp (52 PS/38 kW) at 7100 rpm and 60 N·m (44 lb·ft/6.1 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 890 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm | 95.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 3395 mm | 133.7 inches | |
| Width | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Height | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.4 | ||
| Kerb weight | 890 kg | 1962 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 31 litres | 6.8 [8.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | P07A | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 658 cc (40.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 71 × 55.4 mm
2.8 × 2.18 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
52 PS (51 bhp) (38 kW) at 7100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
60 Nm (44 ft·lb) (6.1 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
57.8 kW/litre 78.6 ps/litre 77.5 bhp/litre 1.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
91.19 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1145.9 kPa (166.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 219.33 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 58.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 42.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 57.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.4 kg/kW 39.09 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 | 118.5 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4.00B x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.00B x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155/65 R 13 73S | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/65 R 13 73S | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 191059 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | CBA-JC2 | ||
| RAC rating | 9.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Honda Life 4WD added 2008-11-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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