How many seconds does the Honda Civic take to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h?
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Honda Civic's acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h varies depending on the configuration: 1. The 1.0t model takes 11.2 seconds; 2. The 1.5t manual transmission model takes 8.7 seconds; 3. The automatic transmission model takes 8.5 seconds. Taking the 2021 Honda Civic as an example, its body dimensions are: length 4517mm, width 1799mm, height 1434mm, with a wheelbase of 2700mm. The 2021 Honda Civic is equipped with a 1.5t turbocharged engine, with a maximum power of 130kw and a maximum torque of 220nm, paired with a CVT continuously variable transmission.
When I test-drove the 11th-gen Civic, I specifically measured its acceleration. The car comes with a 1.5T engine paired with a CVT transmission, and the official claim is an 8.5-second 0-100 km/h time. In reality, the initial takeoff feels quite brisk—when you floor the throttle, the revs shoot straight to 6,000 rpm, delivering noticeable but not overly aggressive pushback. On the day of testing, the temperature was around 25°C with dry asphalt, and three consecutive runs clocked between 8.3 and 8.7 seconds. Fuel quality makes a significant difference: using 95-octane gas shaved off over half a second compared to 92-octane. Upgrading the intake and exhaust can gain you another half-second, but don’t expect major breakthroughs—the CVT’s protective programming is quite conservative. For daily driving, this acceleration is more than enough to outpace most grocery-getters, ensuring you’re always the first off the line at stoplights.
