Super TestCar reviews - Mazda - MX-5 - convertibleMazda modelsEngine14 Feb 2001 By BRUCE NEWTON THE MX-5 is powered by a longitudinally mounted 1839cc 16-valve twin-cam four-cylinder engine, outputting 106kW (up from 98kW) at 6500rpm and 165Nm at 4500rpm. The engine is placed within the wheelbase "front-midships", contributing to the car's weight distribution of 50/50. A new cylinder head, valves and inlet system sit on a virtually unchanged block. It's still just about the quickest in class, one independent test getting the car from rest to 100km/h in 8.4 seconds, and to the quarter mile in 16 seconds. Large-volume silencers are used to create a rortier exhaust noise. Expect fuel consumption to hover around 10L/100km. Did you know?A VICS (variable inertia charge) induction system varies the effective intake tract length in order to obtain optimum cylinder fillingAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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