HONDA Civic Type S · R 2.0i-VTEC Race · Hatchback · 2007 ‐ 2008

Honda launched production in 2007 of cars type Civic Type S, modification Civic Type R 2.0i-VTEC Race and terminated it in 2008. This car has 3 doors, the body is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.2 tons and length 4.3 meters, which allows a seat 5 person total.

«Civic Type S Civic Type R 2.0i-VTEC Race» auto with a 6-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 6.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 235 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a maximum power of 201 horsepower at 7800 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 12.7 l in the urban driving mode, on the highway 7 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 9.1 l per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 50 l of petrol, what lets to drive about 550 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next measure - 225/40R18.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Honda Civic Type S gained the great number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe car. Furthermore to active systems of safety (Traction control, ABS, ESP, Brake assistant, EBD), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger airbags).