The Mazda RX-3 is a 4 door saloon-bodied road car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a 2 (rotary equivalent) litre naturally aspirated 2 rotary chamber Wankel rotary powerplant that provides power and torque figures of 103.5 bhp (105 PS/77 kW) at 7000 rpm and 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Japanese (JDM) domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2310 mm | 90.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Length | 4080 mm | 160.6 inches | |
| Width | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | RC 2 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1964 cc (119.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | |||
| maximum power output (SAE) |
105 PS (103.5 bhp) (77 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
39.3 kW/litre 53.4 ps/litre 52.7 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
68.74 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Hitachi KCB 306 carburettor | ||
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| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 982 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 583011 | ||
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| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 Mazda RX-3 Automatic added 2019-01-13. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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