Honda Orthia
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The Honda Orthia is a Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) automobile manufactured by the Honda Motor Corporation. It is a small station wagon based on the sixth generation Honda Civic. Introduced in February 1996 as what Honda called a Sport Utility Wagon it was available as 2WD or 4WD. It is powered by an 1834cc (B18B) or 1972cc (B20B) engine and available models at launch were:
1.8GX FF 5MT or 4AT,
2.0GX FF or 4WD 5MT or 4AT,
2.0GX-S 4WD 4AT,
with a choice of P or V equipment grade. January 1998 brought an additional model to the range, the 2.0GX-S Aero.
A facelift in June 1999 saw only the 2.0 engine available and the models were B, M, S (4AT only), M4 and L4 (4AT only); the last two being the 4WD versions.
Production ceased in 2002 (only 136 vehicles were produced that year).
A basic commercial version was also available and was called the Partner (1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 engines). Interestingly, the 1.6L Partner and the 1.6L Civic Ferio were Honda's first Low Emission Vehicles (LEV).
| Honda Orthia | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Honda Motor Company |
| Production | 1996–2002 |
| Class | Compact |
| Body style | 4-door Station Wagon |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | Generation 6 Honda Civic |
| Engine | 1.8 L B18B 103kW 2.0 L B20B 107kW |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic PROSMATEC Type II |
| Wheelbase | 2620mm |
| Length | 4570–4635mm |
| Width | 1695mm |
| Height | 1485–1500mm |
| Curb weight | 1170–1300kg |
| Related | Honda Partner, Honda Civic |
Updated by Kiwi944 08:44, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
