This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
The Honda Prelude XC belongs to the E-AB range of cars from Honda.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) at 5800 rpm and 153 Nm (113 lbft/15.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 955 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 180 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2450 mm | 96.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4295 mm | 169.1 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1200 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 955 kg | 2105 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | ES | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1829 cc (111.612 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 91 mm
3.15 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 153 Nm (113 ft·lb) (15.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.1 kW/litre 68.2 ps/litre 67.2 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.65 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1051.2 kPa (152.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 457.25 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 130.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 128.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.41 kg/kW 17.39 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 242660 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E-AB | ||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Honda Prelude XC added 2011-05-10. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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