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I have seen a few interesting video lately of this remarkable sports car from Honda that debuted this legendary car company in the early 1960's.
This tiny tot of a car has an incredible 4cylinder engine, 606cm3 in case of the S600 and 791cm3 in the S800 that had roller bearing crank, DOHC, 4 barrel carbs and a massive 9500RPM redline in 1963!!!, Yes that is correct 9500RPM and produced 57HP (42kw) in the S600 and 70HP(51kw) in the S800 which resulted in performance that was quicker than cars with double the engine capacity at the time. A top speed of 100mph (160kmh) was achieved in the S800 and 90mph (145km/h) in the S600.
It was produced as a Roadster and later as a Coupe, Both were stunning and very small and light weight.
Quite an event to drive I can imagine:
This tiny tot of a car has an incredible 4cylinder engine, 606cm3 in case of the S600 and 791cm3 in the S800 that had roller bearing crank, DOHC, 4 barrel carbs and a massive 9500RPM redline in 1963!!!, Yes that is correct 9500RPM and produced 57HP (42kw) in the S600 and 70HP(51kw) in the S800 which resulted in performance that was quicker than cars with double the engine capacity at the time. A top speed of 100mph (160kmh) was achieved in the S800 and 90mph (145km/h) in the S600.
It was produced as a Roadster and later as a Coupe, Both were stunning and very small and light weight.
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| WHEELBASE | 2000 mm | 78.7 inches |
| TRACK/TREAD (FRONT) | 1150 mm | 45.3 inches |
| TRACK/TREAD (REAR) | 1128 mm | 44.4 inches |
| LENGTH | 3300 mm | 129.9 inches |
| WIDTH | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches |
| HEIGHT | 1200 mm | 47.2 inches |
| GROUND CLEARANCE | 160 mm | 6.3 inches |
| LENGTH:WHEELBASE RATIO | 1.65 | |
| KERB WEIGHT | 720 kg | 1587 lb |
| WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION | ||
| FUEL TANK CAPACITY | 25 litres | 5.5 [6.6] UK [US] gal |
| ENGINE CODE | |
|---|---|
PERFORMANCE | |
| ENGINE TYPE | naturally aspirated petrol |
| ENGINE MANUFACTURER | Honda |
| CYLINDERS | Straight 4 |
| CAPACITY | 0.6 litre 606 cc (36.98 cu in) |
| BORE × STROKE | 54.5 × 65 mm 2.15 × 2.56 in |
| BORE/STROKE RATIO | 0.84 |
| VALVE GEAR | double overhead camshaft (DOHC) 2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
| MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT (DIN) | 57 PS (56 bhp) (42 kW) at 8500 rpm |
| SPECIFIC OUTPUT (DIN) | 92.4 bhp/litre 1.51 bhp/cu in |
| MAXIMUM TORQUE (DIN) | 51 Nm (38 ft·lb) (5.2 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
| SPECIFIC TORQUE (DIN) | 84.16 Nm/litre 1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
| ENGINE CONSTRUCTION | |
| SUMP | |
| COMPRESSION RATIO | 9.5:1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM | |
| BMEP (BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE) | 1057.6 kPa (153.4 psi) |
| MAXIMUM RPM | |
| CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS | |
| ENGINE COOLANT | Water |
| UNITARY CAPACITY | 151.5 cc |
| ASPIRATION | Normal |
| COMPRESSOR | N/A |
| INTERCOOLER | None |
| CATALYTIC CONVERTER | N |
| ACCELERATION 0-80KM/H (50MPH) | |
| ACCELERATION 0-60MPH | |
| ACCELERATION 0-100KM/H | |
| ACCELERATION 0-160KM/H (100MPH) | |
| STANDING QUARTER-MILE | 18.7 s |
| STANDING KILOMETRE | |
| MAXIMUM SPEED | 142 km/h (88 mph) |
Quite an event to drive I can imagine:
