The Mazda Sentia Limited is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied motor vehicle with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 5500 rpm and 250 Nm (184 lbft/25.5 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1560 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 | 1560 kg | 3439 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 18 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JISnet) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JISnet) |
250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (JISnet) |
40.4 kW/litre 54.9 ps/litre 54.2 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JISnet) |
84.63 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1063.5 kPa (154.2 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 103.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.07 kg/kW 21.84 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 | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22143 | ||
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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 Limited added 1996-12-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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