The Roadster M is a car from Mazda, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Powering the Mazda Roadster M is a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) at 6500 rpm and 139 N·m (103 lb·ft/14.2 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1030 kg at the kerb.
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) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 3955 mm | 155.7 inches | |
| Width | 1680 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1235 mm | 48.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1030 kg | 2271 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | B6-ZE RS | ||
| 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 (JIS) |
120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
139 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.2 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
55.1 kW/litre 74.9 ps/litre 73.8 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
86.98 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1093.1 kPa (158.5 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 116.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 85.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 114.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.71 kg/kW 19.55 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 | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/60 R 14 82H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/60 R 14 82H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 110429 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Mazda Roadster M Automatic added 2003-05-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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