This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its 3.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that produces 222 bhp (225 PS/166 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 294 N·m (217 lb·ft/30 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1520 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2745 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4840 mm | 190.6 inches | |
| Width | 1785 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1520 kg | 3351 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Honda | ||
| Engine code | J32A | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3210 cc (195.886 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 86 mm
3.5 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
225 PS (222 bhp) (166 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
294 Nm (217 ft·lb) (30 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
51.6 kW/litre 70.1 ps/litre 69.2 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
91.59 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1150.9 kPa (166.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 535 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 148.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 108.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 146.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.18 kg/kW 15.34 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.5Li. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 92V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 92V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.61 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.20 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76307 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Honda Saber 32v added 2001-03-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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