Mazda MX-5 1.8L Sports is a car that 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 capacity of 1.8 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 144 bhp (146 PS/107 kW) at 7000 rpm and 168 Nm (124 lbft/17.1 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1100 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 200 km/h, which equates to 124 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 215.0 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 | 1100 kg | 2425 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 | 1.8 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 | 146 PS (144 bhp) (107 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 168 Nm (124 ft·lb) (17.1 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 58.4 kW/litre 79.3 ps/litre 78.3 bhp/litre 1.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.3 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1147.4 kPa (166.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 24.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.6 s
@ 81 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 30.5 s
@ 171 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.24 kg/kW 17.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 215.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 2.650 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 83281 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Mazda MX-5 1.8L Sports added 2001-07-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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