This car has a 4 door saloon body style with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 67 bhp (68 PS/50 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 95 N·m (70 lb·ft/9.7 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 890 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 155 km/h (96 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 6.1/8.2/8.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
Full specs
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Applicable to the European domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| 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 | 4195 mm | 165.2 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 890 kg | 1962 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 | 1.3 litre 1296 cc (79.087 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 69.6 mm
3.03 × 2.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 68 PS (67 bhp) (50 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 95 Nm (70 ft·lb) (9.7 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 38.6 kW/litre 52.4 ps/litre 51.7 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
73.3 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 921.1 kPa (133.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 324 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 76.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 56.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 75.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.81 kg/kW 29.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.1/8.2/8.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.1/8.2/8.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 16.4/12.2/12.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 46.3/34.4/34.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 38.6/28.7/29.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 584595 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Mazda 323 Saloon 1.3 added 2019-01-16. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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