This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style 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 volume of 1.6 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) at 6500 rpm and 134 Nm (99 lbft/13.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1035 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 191 km/h (119 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 10.6/6.6/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 196.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2265 mm | 89.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 3975 mm | 156.5 inches | |
| Width | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1225 mm | 48.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1035 kg | 2282 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 83.6 mm
3.07 × 3.29 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 | 110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 134 Nm (99 ft·lb) (13.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.4 kW/litre 68.5 ps/litre 67.6 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.85 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch LH-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1053.8 kPa (152.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 191 km/h (119 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 104.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.85 kg/kW 21.47 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.6/6.6/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.6/6.6/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/15.2/12.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.6/42.8/34.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.2/35.6/29.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 196.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 2.650 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 14 82V | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 14 82V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 255 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 251 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 83270 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Mazda MX-5 1.6L added 2001-07-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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