The Mazda 6 i is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.5 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) at 6000 rpm and 226 Nm (167 lbft/23 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1501 kg.
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 | 2789 mm | 109.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Length | 4920 mm | 193.7 inches | |
| Width | 1839 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1501 kg | 3309 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| 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 | 172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 226 Nm (167 ft·lb) (23 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51 kW/litre 69.3 ps/litre 68.3 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.84 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1141.5 kPa (165.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.84 kg/kW 19.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.86 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 196999 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Mazda 6 i Automatic (2009) added 2009-03-27. Last modified 2013-03-01. |
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