The Honda Prelude Type S is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.2 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 217 bhp (220 PS/162 kW) at 7200 rpm and 221 Nm (163 lbft/22.5 kgm) at 6500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1310 kg.
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 | 2585 mm | 101.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4520 mm | 178 inches | |
| Width | 1750 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1315 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1310 kg | 2888 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 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 (JIS) |
220 PS (217 bhp) (162 kW) at 7200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
221 Nm (163 ft·lb) (22.5 kgm) at 6500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
75 kW/litre 102 ps/litre 100.6 bhp/litre 1.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
102.46 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1287.5 kPa (186.7 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) | |||
| 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 167.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.1 kg/kW 13.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76483 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Honda Prelude Type S added 2001-03-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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