The Mazda 6 Sedan V6 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style automobile with a front positioned engine driving through the front wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 6000 rpm and 270 Nm (199 lbft/27.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1506 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 | 2675 mm | 105.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1529 mm | 60.2 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 | 1506 kg | 3320 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 | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2967 cc (181.057 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 79.5 mm
3.5 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54 kW/litre 73.5 ps/litre 72.5 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1143.6 kPa (165.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.5 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.39 kg/kW 15.69 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20/27 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/8.7 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/11.5 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/32.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/27.0 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.540 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0JJ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0JJ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 236005 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Mazda 6 Sedan V6 added 2011-03-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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