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Mazda MX-5 1.8
Model Year 1998 (Mazda Miata MB), S - Segment (Sports car)

drivers'

3.0

rating

Compare with
cabriolet
cabriolet
x 2
x 2
Rear
Rear
1.8 L4 16v
Nat. Asp.
Nat. Asp.
Petrol
Petrol

Basic info on Mazda MX-5 1.8

The Japanese car was first shown in year 1998 and powered by a 4 - cylinder nat. asp. petrol unit, produced by Mazda. The engine offers a displacement of 1.8 litre matched to a rear wheel drive system and a manual gearbox with 5 or a automatic gearbox with 4 gears. Vehicle in question is a sports car with the top speed of 205km/h, reaching the 100km/h (62mph) mark in 8.0s and consuming around 8.5 liters of fuel every 100 kilometers.

Data

Engine info ( issues & breakdowns )
Mazda

1.8 BP-4W

displacement:
1839
cc
configuration:
4 - Inline
 
valves:
16, 4 p/ cylinder
 
aspiration:
Nat. Asp.
 
fuel type:
Petrol
 
power:
140
hp
torque:
170
Nm
Vehicle information - Mazda MX-5
~70% score
produced:
1998. - 2005.
 
body style:
cabriolet
2 door
length:
3975
mm
width:
1680
mm
height:
1225
mm
boot:
144
l
fuel tank:
50
l

Marketing

Performance

Manual gearbox performance

emission

F

category

manual gearbox

5 gears

average

8.5

l/100km

weight:
1000
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
8.0
s
top speed:
205
km/h
cons. (urban):
11.2
l/100km
cons. (highway):
7.0
l/100km
cons. (average):
8.5
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
203
g/km
Automatic gearbox performance

emission

F

category

automatic

4 gears

average

9.5

l/100km

weight:
1055
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
11.0
s
top speed:
190
km/h
cons. (urban):
13.0
l/100km
cons. (highway):
7.5
l/100km
cons. (average):
9.5
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
229
g/km

Pros & Cons compared to direct rivals

safety
performance
economy
boot space

Safety results for Mazda MX-5

EuroNCAP: ~70% occupant safety

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