Road Test
Honda FR-V
Test date 06 September 2005
Price as tested £17,730
For Interior packaging, space, decent, handling by MPV standards
Against Diesel engine refinement, brake fade
How much ?
- Price as tested £17,730
- Price as tested £17,825
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.2 sec
- 0-60mph 9.3 sec
- 0-100mph 28.8 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
9.7 sec
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
4.1 / 6.2
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
5.5 / 7.4 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
7.4 sec
- 60-0mph
2.7 sec
- Top speed
110 mph
- Noise at 70mph
68 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
27.3 mpg
- Test best/worst
36.2 / 12.7
Government figures
- Combined/urban
44.8 / 35.3 mpg
- CO2 emissions
167 g/km
How big?
- Length
4285 mm
- Width
1810 mm
- Height
1610 mm
- Wheelbase
2680 mm
- Weight
1584 kg
- Fuel tank
58.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 2204 cc
- Max power 138 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 251 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output 63bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 81bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 85.0x97.1 mm
- Compression ratio 16.7:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Common rail direct injection, turbodiesel , Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.31 / 4.9
- 2nd 1.84 / 8.8
- 3rd 1.25 / 12.4
- 4th 0.93 / 15.8
- 5th 0.78 / 20.4
- 6th 0.65 / 30.5
- Final drive 3.54
Suspension
- Front MacPherson strut, coil springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Double wishbones, reaction arms, coil springs anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type power assisted, rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 3.30
Brakes
- Front 282mm vented disc
- Rear 282mm solid disc
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of no data
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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