HONDA Civic Type S · 1.8i-VTEC Advantage · Hatchback · 2008 ‐ 2011

From 2008 Honda started production of automobiles type Civic Type S, modification 1.8i-VTEC Advantage and finished it in 2011. This three-door hatchback has a length of 4.3 meters, weight 1.2 tons and is designed to fit 5 men including the driver.

«Civic Type S 1.8i-VTEC Advantage» automobile with a 6-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the front wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 140 horsepower at 6300 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the vehicle for 8.9 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain max speed of 205 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 8.4 liters in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 5.5 l, and the normal fuel rate is 6.6 l per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 50 liters of petrol, what provides to go nearly 758 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 282 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 225/45R17.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Honda Civic Type S got the maximal number of stars - five, indicating that it is a very safe automobile. In addition to passive safety (side, head/curtain, driver, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as Traction control, ESP, Brake assistant, ABS, EBD.