This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 191 bhp (194 PS/142 kW) at 6000 rpm and 252 N·m (186 lb·ft/25.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 6 speed automatic set of gears.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1418 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 206 km/h (128 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 28/37/31 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2725 mm | 107.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1567 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Length | 4661 mm | 183.5 inches | |
| Width | 1796 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1418 kg | 3126 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2488 cc (151.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 100 mm
3.5 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 194 PS (191 bhp) (142 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 252 Nm (186 ft·lb) (25.7 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.2 kW/litre 77.8 ps/litre 76.8 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.29 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 13:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1272.8 kPa (184.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 622 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 | 206 km/h (128 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 136.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 134.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.96 kg/kW 16.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 28/37/31 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.4/6.4/7.6 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.9/15.7/13.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.6/44.4/37.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.0/37.0/31.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 265 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.6 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 775885 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2023 Mazda 3 Sedan 2.5 S Preferred Package added 2022-11-16. Last modified 2022-11-16. |
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