The Mazda Capella 1500 De Luxe Sedan is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 92 bhp (93 PS/69 kW) at 5800 rpm and 130 N·m (96 lb·ft/13.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 915 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 160 km/h, which is 99 mph.
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 | 2470 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Length | 4150 mm | 163.4 inches | |
| Width | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 915 kg | 2017 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1490 cc (90.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 78 mm
3.07 × 3.07 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
93 PS (92 bhp) (69 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
130 Nm (96 ft·lb) (13.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.7 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.25 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ni-St carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1096.4 kPa (159 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 372.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 101.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 100.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.34 kg/kW 22.28 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.15 x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.15 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 62491 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Mazda Capella 1500 De Luxe Sedan added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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