Thursday July 07, 2005

2006 Honda Civic engine specs released

A couple of announcements that Honda enthusiasts have been waiting for, details including technical specifications of the new engines that will be powering the upcoming 2006 Honda Civic :

vtec.net, world.honda.com (video) :

Honda Develops New 1.8l i-VTEC Engine For New Civic

Honda Motor ... announced that it has developed a new 1.8l i-VTEC engine to be introduced this fall in the new Civic that achieves both more powerful performance and improved fuel economy. The engine employs an intelligent VTEC system that switches the valve timing for maximum efficiency during startup and acceleration to achieve powerful, torquey performance, then delays intake valve closure timing during cruising and other low-load conditions for improved fuel economy. Use of the valve timing control system results in off-the-line acceleration performance equivalent to a 2.0-liter engine, fuel economy approximately 6% better than the current 1.7-liter Civic engine, making it one of the world's most efficient 1.8-liter engine designs. During cruising, the new engine achieves particularly high fuel economy, on a par with that of a 1.5-liter engine ...

Engine type and number of cylinders	Water-cooled in-line 4-cylinder
Displacement (cc)	1,799
Bore × Stroke (mm)	81.0 × 87.3
Max. Output (kW [PS]/rpm)	103 [140]/6,300
Max. Torque (N m [kg m]/rpm)	174 [17.7]/4,300
Compression Ratio	10.5

vtec.net, world.honda.com (video) :

Honda Announces Development of New Honda Hybrid System Featuring 3-Stage i-VTEC + IMA

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it has developed a New Honda Hybrid System, which features a 3-stage i-VTEC engine that employs Honda's intelligent VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) system to provide three stages of valve timing (low-rpm, high-rpm, and cylinder idle mode), combined with Honda's IMA (Integrated Motor Assist) system that has been made significantly more compact and efficient. The New Honda Hybrid System will be introduced in the all-new Civic Hybrid, to be launched this fall.

The New Honda Hybrid System employs intelligent engine functions and a more efficient IMA system to achieve an approximate 20% increase in system output over the current system and the powerful performance of a 1.8-liter engine while improving fuel economy by 5%, reducing the system size by 5% and attainting a world-leading level of emissions performance. The system offers significantly improved performance and fuel economy over the current system ...

Power source	Engine	Engine type and number?of cylinders	Water-cooled in-line 4-cylinder
		Displacement (cc)	1,339
		Bore × stroke(mm)	73.0 × 80.0
	Electric motor	Electricmotor type	AC synchronous drive (Ultra-thin DC brushless motor)
		Rated voltage (v)	158
Performance	Engine	Max. output (kW [PS]/rpm)	70[95]/6,000
		Max. torque (N m [kg m]/rpm)	123[12.5]/4,500
	Electric motor	Max. output (kW [PS]/rpm)	15[20]/2,000
		Max. torque (N m [kg m]/rpm)	103[10.5]/0~1,160
	System Output	Max. output (kW [PS])	70+15[95+20]
		Max. torque (N m [kg m])	167[17.0]

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