The Mazda MX-5 Superlight is a rear wheel drive road car, with its powerplant positioned in the front, and a 2 door roadster body.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 124.5 bhp (126 PS/93 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 167 N·m (123 lb·ft/17 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 995 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2330 mm | 91.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4020 mm | 158.3 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1110 mm | 43.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 106 mm | 4.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 995 kg | 2194 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1798 cc (109.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 83.1 mm
3.27 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 126 PS (124.5 bhp) (93 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 167 Nm (123 ft·lb) (17 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.6 kW/litre 70.2 ps/litre 69.2 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.88 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1167.2 kPa (169.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 126.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.72 kg/kW 17.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 150.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 399 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 202939 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Mazda MX-5 Superlight added 2009-09-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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