The 3 Mazdaspeed is a road car from Mazda, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 5 door hatchback body style.
Powering the Mazda 3 Mazdaspeed is a double overhead camshaft, 2.3 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 263 bhp (267 PS/196 kW) at 5500 rpm and 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1488 kg.
The Mazda 3 Mazdaspeed is said to be able to manage a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 18/25 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2640 mm | 103.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4511 mm | 177.6 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1488 kg | 3280 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.2 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | MZR DISI | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2261 cc (137.975 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 94 mm
3.44 × 3.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
267 PS (263 bhp) (196 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
86.7 kW/litre 117.9 ps/litre 116.3 bhp/litre 1.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
168.07 Nm/litre
2.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2112 kPa (306.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6700 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 565.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 179.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 131.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 176.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.59 kg/kW 12.67 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/25 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/9.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/10.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/30.0 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/25.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Dunlop P225/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Dunlop P225/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 275033 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Mazda 3 Mazdaspeed (2012) added 2012-06-08. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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