Mechanical Information on Honda Cars
Honda is one of the world's most recognizable car brands. Honda currently produces six unique automobile models: the Civic, the Fit, the CR-V, the Accord and the Insight and is among the Big Four Asian automobile manufacturers, which includes Nissan, Hyundai and Toyota. Not only are Honda bodies unique, but the mechanical specifications for each of current Honda model are vastly different with the exception of the Civic and the Accord, which share similar specifications.
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Fit
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The Honda Fit uses a 1497cc in-line 4-cylinder engine with an aluminum alloy engine block and cylinder heads. The engine is capable of producing a maximum of 117 horsepower at 6600 rpm (revolutions per minute) with 106 pounds of torque at 4800 rpm. The valve train is a 16-valve SOHC VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control). It is a front-drive vehicle and comes with 5-speed manual and 5-speed automatic transmissions.
Civic
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The Honda Civic Sedan, which comes in three models, uses a 1799cc in-line 4-cylinder engine with an aluminum alloy engine block and cylinder heads. The engine is capable of producing a maximum of 140 horsepower at 6300 rpm with 128 pounds of torque at 4300 rpm. The valve train is a 16-valve SOHC VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control). It is a front-drive vehicle and comes with 5-speed manual and 5-speed automatic transmissions. The Civic Coupe, which is available in the same three models as the Sedan, shares the exact same engine specifications as the Sedan.
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Accord
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The Accord comes in five models: three sedans and two coupes. The LX Sedan uses a 2,354cc in-line 4-cylinder engine with 177 horsepower at 6500 rpm with 161 pounds of torque at 4300 rpm. The valve train is a 16-valve SOHC i-VTEC. It is front-drive and comes with either a 5-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmission. The EX Sedan and Coupe a 2,354cc in-line 4-cylinder engine with 190 horsepower at 7000 rpm with 162 pounds of torque at 4200 rpm. The valve train is a 16-valve SOHC i-VTEC. Both vehicles are front drive and feature either a 5-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmission. The EX V-6 Sedan and Coupes have a 3471cc V-6 (6 cylinders) engine with 271 horsepower at 6200 rpm with 254 pounds of torque at 5000 rpm. The valve train is a 24-valve SOHC i-VTEC. These vehicles are front-drive and come with only a 5-speed automatic transmission.
Insight
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The Honda Insight comes with two trim models, the LX and EX, and both have identical mechanical specifications. The Insight uses a 1339cc in-line 4-cylinder engine with an aluminum alloy engine block and cylinder heads. The engine is capable of producing a maximum of 98 horsepower at 5800 rpm with 123 pounds of torque at 1700rpm. The valve train is an 8-valve SOHC i-VTEC. It is a front-drive vehicle and comes with a continuously variable transmission (CVT), which is Honda's hybrid version of an automatic transmission, which uses a metal belt in lieu of gears.
CR-V
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The Honda CR-V comes with three trim models, the LX, EX, and EX-L, all with identical mechanical specifications. The CR-V uses a 2354cc in-line 4-cylinder engine with an aluminum alloy engine block and cylinder heads. The engine is capable of producing a maximum of 180 horsepower at 6800 rpm with 161 pounds of torque at 4400 rpm. The valve train is a 16-valve DOHC i-VTEC. It is a front drive vehicle and comes with 5-speed manual and 5-speed automatic transmissions.
Odyssey
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The Honda Odyssey comes with four trim models, the LX, EX, EX-L and Touring, and all have identical mechanical specifications. The Odyssey uses a 3471cc V-6 engine with an aluminum alloy engine block and cylinder heads. The engine is capable of producing a maximum of 244 horsepower at 5750 rpm with 245 pounds of torque at 5000 rpm. The valve train is a 24-valve SOHC i-VTEC. It is a front-drive vehicle and comes with only a standard 5-speed automatic transmission.
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