The Mazda 323 1.5 Estate is a front wheel drive automobile, with its motor positioned in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) at 5500 rpm and 115 N·m (85 lb·ft/11.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a quoted 950 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 5.8/7.9/9.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Length | 4225 mm | 166.3 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 950 kg | 2094 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1490 cc (90.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 80 mm
3.03 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
75 PS (74 bhp) (55 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
115 Nm (85 ft·lb) (11.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37 kW/litre 50.4 ps/litre 49.7 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.18 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 969.9 kPa (140.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372.5 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 | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.22 kg/kW 28.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.8/7.9/9.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.8/7.9/9.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 17.2/12.7/11.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 48.7/35.8/31.0 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 40.6/29.8/25.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 200 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.85 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 684904 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Mazda 323 1.5 Estate added 2020-06-27. Last modified 2020-06-27. |
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