This vehicle has a 4 door sedan/saloon type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.2 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 256 bhp (260 PS/191 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 314 N·m (232 lb·ft/32 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1550 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 | 4860 mm | 191.3 inches | |
| Width | 1795 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1550 kg | 3417 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 net) |
260 PS (256 bhp) (191 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
314 Nm (232 ft·lb) (32 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
59.5 kW/litre 80.9 ps/litre 79.8 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
97.82 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Honda PGM-Fi fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1229.2 kPa (178.3 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 167.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.12 kg/kW 13.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.5Li. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½JJ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/50 R 17 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/50 R 17 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.52 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.43 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 191158 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Honda Saber Type S added 2008-11-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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