As a final red head Honda engine, K20A body shrouded numerous aura. Although among the various engine red head since the 1990s, K20A displacement is not the biggest, nor the original dynamic parameters, or to subjective feelings of the driver’s most insane, but it VTEC technology was born in 1989 since the Honda engine in terms of science and technology, manufacturing processes and other synthesizer, and even can be said it is by far the best of a civilian level 2.0L gasoline engine.
K20A Honda among civilian high-performance engines, the most outstanding strength block. A small valve angle angle design, layout and inverted into the suction back into a front exhaust layout. All-aluminum material to build, has a cast aluminum cylinder head and cylinder, with high strength for durability known. The first station is equipped with engine model K20A was published in July 2001. The second generation IntegraTYPE-R (DC5), and in December the same year released the second generation of the sundial Civic TYPE-R (EP3) also uses the same engine K20A .
K20A engine with a bore 86.0mm, 86.0mm square configuration of the cylinder stroke, the actual displacement of 1998cc. Square cylinder design advantage is a balance of high speed and low speed horsepower outbreak of torque, can be considered a good compromise. K20A compression ratio of 11.5: 1, the maximum power of 161kW (220ps), maximum torque of 206Nm.