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**Honda RA271**
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Designer(s)	Yoshio Nakamura; Shoichi Sano
Technical specifications
Chassis	Aluminium monocoque with tubular rear subframe.
Suspension (front)	Double wishbone, with inboard coilover spring/damper units.
Suspension (rear)	As front.
Track-width	F: 1,300 mm (51 in); R: 1,350 mm (53 in)
Wheelbase	2,300 mm (91 in)
Engine	Honda 1,495 cc (91.2 cu in) 60° V12, naturally-aspirated. Transverse, mid-mounted.
Transmission	Honda 6-speed manual transmission.
Weight	525 kg (1,157 lb)
Fuel	BP
Tyres	Dunlop
Competition history
Notable entrants	Honda R&D Co.
Notable drivers	Ronnie Bucknum
Debut	1964 German Grand Prix
	n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to; Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

The Honda RA271 was Honda's second Formula One racing car, and its first to actually enter a race.

The car was developed from the company's 1963 prototype, retrospectively designated RA270. The RA271 made its race debut during the 1964 Formula One season, just one year after Honda started producing road cars, and was the first Japanese-built car ever to enter a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Although RA271s only contested three 1964 Grands Prix, driven on each occasion by American sports car racing-specialist Ronnie Bucknum, its innovative, transversely-mounted, 1.5 L (~92 cu in) V12 engine – sometimes cited as "the strongest engine of F1's 1.5-litre era"^[2] – formed the basis of Honda's race-winning RA272 of 1965 at the Mexican GP, driven by Richie Ginther (USA).

Engine dimensions of the 1965 48-valve V12 were 58.1 x 47.0 mm 1,495.28 cc. 230 bhp (170 kW) @ 13,000 rpm was quoted. This was the most powerful F1 engine of 1965. The engine was safe to 14,000 rpm. Since the 1967 4-cylinder 498.57 cc engine (57.5 x 48.0mm) eventually gave almost 90 bhp (67 kW) @ 12,600 rpm, the V12 had the potential of 270 bhp (200 kW) with further development.