Honda S800 – Vrchol éry sportovních roadsterů
Honda S800 byla první Honda překonávající 160 km/h.
Úvod
Honda S800, představená na tokijském autosalonu v roce 1965, představovala vrchol řady sportovních vozů Honda S.
Technické specifikace
- Motor: 791 cm³ DOHC I4
- Výkon: 70 k při 8 000 ot/min
- Maximální rychlost: 160 km/h
- Produkce: 11 523 kusů
Přehled
The S800 is a sports car from Honda . Introduced at the 1965 Tokyo Motor Show , the S800 replaced the successful Honda S600 as the company's image car. With a redline of 8,500 rpm, it is one of the highest-revving sports cars produced for street use. The S800 competed with the Austin-Healey Sprite , MG Midget , Triumph Spitfire , Datsun Fairlady , and Fiat 850 Spider .
Like the S600, the S800 was available as either a coupe or roadster , and continued the advanced technology of its predecessors. The 791 cc straight-4 engine produced 70 hp (52 kW) at 8000 rpm, thus making this Honda's first 100 mph (160 km/h) automobile, but still allowing for 35 mpg (6.7 L/100 km). In April 1967 the car was described as the fastest production 1-litre car in the world thanks to its high revving engine (up to 10,000 rpm) and the manufacturer's history of manufacturing powerful relatively low capacity motor-cycle engines.
Early examples continued to use the chain drive and independent suspension in the rear. 752 roadsters and 242 coupés were then produced. After that Honda switched to a conventional drive-shaft, live axle rear end with four radius rods and a Panhard rod . 604 roadsters and 69 coupes were built with this setup before disc brakes replaced the front drums .
In 1967, the S800 became available in Britain . By this time the model had the more conventional drive layout as stated above, with predictable handling and a firm ride. It was also cheaper than the Mini Cooper and Triumph Spitfire , in Britain.
Zdroje
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