The Honda Life is a 5 door hatchback-bodied road car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The 0.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 3 cylinder unit that produces 49 bhp (49.7 PS/36.5 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 61 N·m (45 lb·ft/6.2 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 800 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2360 mm | 92.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1305 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Length | 3395 mm | 133.7 inches | |
| Width | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Height | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Kerb weight | 800 kg | 1764 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 | E07Z | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 656 cc (40.032 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 66 × 64 mm
2.6 × 2.52 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
49.7 PS (49 bhp) (36.5 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
61 Nm (45 ft·lb) (6.2 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
55.7 kW/litre 75.7 ps/litre 74.7 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
92.99 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1168.5 kPa (169.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 218.67 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 62.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 45.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 61.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.89 kg/kW 36.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 145/80 R 12 74S | ||
| Tyres rear | 145/80 R 12 74S | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 166353 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | GF-JB1 | ||
| RAC rating | 8.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Honda Life Automatic added 2007-12-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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