This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.2 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) at 6800 rpm and 212 Nm (156 lbft/21.6 kgm) at 5300 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1315 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 225 km/h or 140 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4440 mm | 174.8 inches | |
| Width | 1765 mm | 69.5 inches | |
| Height | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1315 kg | 2899 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2156 cc (131.567 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 95 mm
3.35 × 3.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
212 Nm (156 ft·lb) (21.6 kgm) at 5300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
64 kW/litre 87 ps/litre 85.8 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.33 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1235.7 kPa (179.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 539 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.53 kg/kW 15.92 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 38115 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Honda Prelude 2.2i VTEC added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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