The Mazda Sentia Exclusive is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its powerplant mounted in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon bodyshell.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 205 bhp (208 PS/153 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 272 N·m (201 lb·ft/27.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1600 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4895 mm | 192.7 inches | |
| Width | 1795 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1600 kg | 3527 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2954 cc (180.264 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 77.4 mm
3.54 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JISnet) |
208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JISnet) |
272 Nm (201 ft·lb) (27.7 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JISnet) |
51.7 kW/litre 70.4 ps/litre 69.4 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JISnet) |
92.08 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1157.1 kPa (167.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492.33 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 129.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 128.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.47 kg/kW 17.48 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22176 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Mazda Sentia Exclusive added 1996-12-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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