- Code PP1, some exploded views
- Designed by Pininfarina
- Last Honda approved by Soichiro Honda to go in production
- Kei-car, only sold in Japan
- Introduction 15th May 1991, price 1.388.000 Yen
- Official Honda Beat factbook (Translated version),
- Production ended October 1995, sales ended December 1996
- Total production 33.892 of which approx. two third were sold in 1991
- 19.759 (58.3%) still survived in Japan in 2015
- Part of Kei-car sport ABC trio
- Succeeded by Honda S660 in 2015 (until 2022)
Dimensions
Length | 3295 mm |
Width | 1395 mm |
Height | 1175 mm |
Wheelbase | 2280 mm |
Wheeltracks | 1210 mm |
Empty weight | 760 kg |
Maximum weight allowed | 870 kg |
Fueltank | 24 liters |
Avgerage fuel consumption | 17.2 km per liter |
Engine & Transmission
- Engine type E07A, normally aspirated, no turbo
- 3 cylinder, single overhead camshaft, belt driven
- Water cooled, transverse mid engine
- 12 valves operated by rocker arms
- Bore x Stroke 66,0mm x 64,0mm
- Compression 10,0 : 1
- Power 64hp at 8.100 RPM (power limited due to kei-car regulation)
- Torque 60Nm at 7.000 RPM
- Redline at 8.500RPM
- 5 speed manual gearbox, rear wheel drive
Suspension & Wheels
- Front McPherson
- Rear Dual Link
- Front tyres 155/65HR13
- Rear tyres 165/60HR14
- Spare tyre T115/70D14
- Standard steel wheels, factory option for alloy
Colors and special versions
- The four standards colors
- Carnival Yellow (Y53)
- Festival Red (R80)
- Blade Silver Metallic (NH95M)
- Crete White (NH528)
- Special limited editions
- Version F, feb 1992, 800 build, Aztec Green Pearl (BG29PZ) with alloy wheels
- Version C, may 1992, 500 build, Captura Blue Pearl (B62P) with white alloy wheels
- Version Z, sep 1993, Blade Silver Metallic or Everglade Green Metallic (G80M), black dails, alloy wheels, spoiler, PP1-110 therefore can equipped with ABS and LSD