HONDA Civic Type S · 1.8i-VTEC Advantage · Hatchback · 2007 ‐ 2008

Honda began manufacture in 2007 of automobiles model Civic Type S, modification of 1.8i-VTEC Advantage and finished it in 2008. This automobile has three doors, the body is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.2 tons and length 4.3 meters, that can seat 5 person in sum.

«Civic Type S 1.8i-VTEC Advantage» is a front-wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can speed up for 8.9 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 205 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 140 hp at 6300 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 50 l of petrol, therefore when normal fuel rate is 6.6 liters per 100 km (5.5 l on the suburban, 8.4 l in the urban), that allows to go about 758 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 282 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 260 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the following dimensions - 225/45R17.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Honda Civic Type S received the many quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe car. Furthermore to dynamic systems of safety (Brake assistant, ABS, EBD, ESP, Traction control), it is also has passive safety features (side, head/curtain, passenger, driver airbags).