This vehicle has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 6000 rpm and 147 N·m (108 lb·ft/15 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1205 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the European domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Length | 4575 mm | 180.1 inches | |
| Width | 1710 mm | 67.3 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1205 kg | 2657 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
147 Nm (108 ft·lb) (15 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
36.1 kW/litre 49 ps/litre 48.4 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
79.89 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1003.9 kPa (145.6 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 74.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 55.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 73.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.16 kg/kW 30.33 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.1/6.2/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.1/6.2/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.9/16.1/13.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 28.0/45.6/37.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 23.3/37.9/30.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 14 86H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 14 86H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 584980 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Mazda 626 Hatchback 1.8 GLX added 2019-01-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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