| Tokyo, April 15, 1997 --- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. introduced today its GC160/135 and GCV160/135 families
of compact, multi-purpose 4 stroke OHC engines. These engines combine class-leading
lightweight construction, low operation noise, clean exhaust emissions, and overall
economy at world-competitive prices. The GCV160 will be made available for sale
at all Honda power product dealers nationwide on July 1, followed by the GC160
on August 1. The remaining GC/GCV135 engines will make their appearance on the
market two months later on October 1.
This GC/GCV engine series was developed to enter the 12 million unit mostly-for-home-use
small, lightweight tools presently dominated by vertical type engines equipped
with side valve combustion chambers. This engine series is composed of two vertical-type
engines (GCV160/135) and two horizontal, multi-purpose versions (GC160/135) to
constitute a family of four engines.
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| GC160 |
GCV160 |
- Distinction between vertical and horizontal types is made based
on the PTO (Power Take-Off) shaft's angle.
- Vertical type: engine with a vertical power pick-up shaft. Being
laid on its side, this type of engine is best designed to fit lawn mowers and
other similar tools.
- Horizontal type: engine with a horizontal power
pick-up shaft. Mostly found in multi-purpose fixed type electric
power supply machines and other pumps.
To the same kind of performance that has earned the air-cooled, OHV, GX engine
series the approval of many professional users, this new engine series adds class-leading
lightweight construction, quiet operation, easy start-up, outstanding fuel economy
and low emission levels (passing the stringent CARB/EPA requirements)
at very competitive prices.
This engine series boasts a number of proprietary world first technologies with its OHC construction featuring an internal timing belt, and its "Uni-block cylinder" structure. These human-oriented, environment friendly engines were designed to power lawn mowers and other home-use tools.
The main characteristics of this new engine series are:
- The adoption of a lightweight, low noise OHC construction, featuring
an internal timing belt allowed optimum location of the valves in the
combustion chamber.
- The adoption of a Uni-block Cylinder layout and an Oblique-split crankcase
structure, together with thorough commonalization and integration of parts between
the vertical and horizontal versions, have allowed for both light weight and low
cost engines.
- Easy start-up procedures have been made possible with the adoption of horizontal
cross-flow ports and a new mechanical decompressor.
- The same horizontal cross-flow ports were combined with a compact OHC design
and a bath-tub type combustion chamber, laying the ground for high maximum
power and flat torque characteristics as well as low fuel consumption
and clean exhaust emissions.
Although this four-model strong GC/GCV engine series will only gradually appear
on the market, plans for these four engines in 1998 and beyond call for combined
yearly sales of 1 million units on a world-wide basis (on-board units included).
- Total Yearly Sales Plan in Japan:
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GC/GCV series |
30,000 units |
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(Including on-board units) |
40,000 units |
- Total Yearly Export Plans:
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GC/GCV series |
130,000 units |
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(Including on-board units) |
440,000 units |
SPECIFICATIONS
| Model Name |
GC160 |
GCV160 |
| PTO Shaft |
Horizontal |
Vertical |
| Length |
mm |
275 |
366 |
| Width |
mm |
369 |
331 |
| Height |
mm |
331 |
280 |
| Dry Weight |
kg |
11.5 |
9.8 |
| Construction |
force-fed air-cooled 4-stroke,
single cylinder OHC engine |
| Engine Capacity |
cc |
160 |
| Bore x Stroke |
mm |
64 X 50
|
| Compression Ratio |
8.5 to 1 |
| Max. Power |
PS(kW)/rpm |
5.0(3.7)/3,600 |
5.5(4.1)/3,600 |
| Rated Power |
PS(kW)/rpm |
4.0(2.9)/3,600 |
2.8(2.1)/3,000 |
| Max. Torque |
Nm(kg-m)/rpm |
10.3(1.05)/2,500 |
11.4(1.16)/2,500 |
| Gasoline Tank |
liters |
2.0 |
1.1 |
| Oil Tank |
liters |
0.6 |
0.55 |
| Ignition |
transistorized magneto |
| Starter |
recoil type (with mechanical decompressor) |
| Model Name |
GC135 |
GCV135 |
| PTO Shaft |
Horizontal |
Vertical |
Length |
mm |
271 |
350 |
| Width |
mm |
365 |
331 |
| Height |
mm |
315 |
275 |
| Dry Weight |
kg |
11.3 |
9.6 |
| Construction |
force-fed air-cooled 4-stroke,
single cylinder OHC engine |
| Engine Capacity |
cc |
135 |
| Bore x Stroke |
mm |
64 X 42 |
| Compression Ratio |
8.5 to 1 |
| Max. Power |
PS(kW)/rpm |
>4.0(2.9)/3,600 |
4.5(3.4)/3,600 |
| Rated Power |
PS(kW)/rpm |
3.1(2.3)/3,600 |
2.3(1.7)/3,000 |
| Max. Torque |
Nm(kg-m)/rpm |
8.6(0.88)/2,500 |
9.7(0.99)/2,500 |
| Gasoline Tank |
liters |
1.7 |
1.1 |
| Oil Tank |
liters |
0.6 |
0.55 |
| Ignition |
transistorized magneto |
| Starter |
recoil type (with mechanical decompressor) |
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