The Mazda RX-4 Station Wagon is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon body.
Powering the Mazda RX-4 Station Wagon is a 2.6 (rotary equivalent) litre naturally aspirated 2 rotary chamber Wankel rotary motor that provides power and torque figures of 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) at 6000 rpm and 165 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1175 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2510 mm | 98.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Length | 4490 mm | 176.8 inches | |
| Width | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1175 kg | 2590 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 67 litres | 14.7 [17.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | RC 2 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2616 cc (159.638 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | |||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
115 PS (113.5 bhp) (85 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
32.4 kW/litre 44 ps/litre 43.4 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
63.07 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 1308 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 | Higher is better 97.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.88 kg/kW 23.19 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| 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 | 195/70 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 582934 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | LA23W | ||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Mazda RX-4 Station Wagon added 2019-01-13. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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