This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) at 6000 rpm and 200 Nm (148 lbft/20.4 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1127 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2310 mm | 90.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1496 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1503 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Length | 3914 mm | 154.1 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1127 kg | 2485 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | SKYACTIV-G 2.0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83.5 × 91.2 mm
3.29 × 3.59 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 200 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.4 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.8 kW/litre 78.7 ps/litre 77.6 bhp/litre 1.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.1 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 13:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1257.9 kPa (182.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 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 139.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 102.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 137.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.75 kg/kW 16.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 26/33 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/7.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/14.0 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 31.2/39.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 26.0/33.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Yokohama P195/50 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama P195/50 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.58 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 554510 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Mazda Miata MX-5 RF Sport Automatic added 2018-06-03. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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