The 6 Sedan 2.3 is a car from Mazda, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its 2.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 210 N·m (155 lb·ft/21.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1380 kg.
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 | 2675 mm | 105.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4745 mm | 186.8 inches | |
| Width | 1781 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1380 kg | 3042 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | LV3 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2261 cc (137.975 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.5 × 94 mm
3.44 × 3.7 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
52.8 kW/litre 71.7 ps/litre 70.8 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
92.88 Nm/litre
1.12 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) | 1167.2 kPa (169.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 565.25 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 117.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 115.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.57 kg/kW 19.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 25/32 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/7.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/13.6 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 30.0/38.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/32.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 2.540 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.0 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/60 HR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/60 HR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 225126 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Mazda 6 Sedan 2.3 added 2010-12-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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