This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 112 bhp (114 PS/84 kW) at 6000 rpm and 161 N·m (119 lb·ft/16.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1105 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 194 km/h (121 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 10.5/6.5/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4315 mm | 169.9 inches | |
| Width | 1705 mm | 67.1 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1105 kg | 2436 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1840 cc (112.284 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 85 mm
3.27 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
114 PS (112 bhp) (84 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
161 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.4 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.9 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.5 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1099.6 kPa (159.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 460 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 194 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.36 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.23 kg/kW 22.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.5/6.5/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.5/6.5/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.5/15.4/12.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.9/43.5/35.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.4/36.2/29.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.S.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.85 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 83897 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Mazda 323 1.8 GLX added 2001-07-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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