The Mazda Spirit Racing Roadster is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 181 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) at 7000 rpm and 205 N·m (151 lb·ft/20.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1070 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 | 2310 mm | 90.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 3915 mm | 154.1 inches | |
| Width | 1735 mm | 68.3 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1070 kg | 2359 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mazda | ||
| Engine code | PE-VP[RS] | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83.5 × 91.2 mm
3.29 × 3.59 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
184 PS (181 bhp) (135 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
205 Nm (151 ft·lb) (20.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
67.6 kW/litre 91.8 ps/litre 90.6 bhp/litre 1.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
102.6 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 13:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1289.3 kPa (187 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 171.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 126.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 169.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.93 kg/kW 13.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/45 R 17 84W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/45 R 17 84W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.87 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 834900 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 5BA-NDERE | ||
| RAC rating | 17.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2025 Mazda Spirit Racing Roadster added 2025-10-29. Last modified 2025-10-29. |
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