The Honda Prelude SH is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the front wheels.
The Honda Prelude SH's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 195 bhp (198 PS/145 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 211 N·m (156 lb·ft/21.5 kgm) at 5250 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual 'box.
Quoted kerb weight is 1381 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 230 km/h (143 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 | 2586 mm | 101.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4521 mm | 178 inches | |
| Width | 1753 mm | 69 inches | |
| Height | 1316 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1381 kg | 3045 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.2 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2157 cc (131.628 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 90.7 mm
3.43 × 3.57 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
198 PS (195 bhp) (145 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
211 Nm (156 ft·lb) (21.5 kgm) at 5250 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
67.4 kW/litre 91.7 ps/litre 90.4 bhp/litre 1.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
97.82 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1229.3 kPa (178.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 539.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 143.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 105.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 141.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.5 kg/kW 15.86 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.Trail&DiagLi.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 | 2645 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 31020 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Honda Prelude SH added 1996-11-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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