Mazda R100
The Mazda R100 (name in Japan: Mazda Familia Presto Rotary ) was a small 2 + 2-seater coupé built from 1968 to 1973 by the Japanese manufacturer Mazda .
The R100 is the otherwise technically unchanged coupé version of the Mazda 1000/1300 ( called Familia in Japan ) in, powered by the Mazda Wankel engine type 0820 from the Mazda 110 S Cosmo of the second series, but here with a single carburetor to only 74 kW (100 hp) came. Apart from the engine, the technology of the car with a rigid rear axle, rear drum brakes etc. was very conventional.
The R100 was offered in Japan, the USA and some European markets (namely in France), but not in Germany.
| Datasheet Mazda R100 | |
|---|---|
| Mazda | R100 |
| Engine: | Two-disc rotary piston engine (license Wankel), light alloy |
| Chamber volume: | 2 x 491 cm³ |
| Performance at 1 / min: | 74 kW (100 SAE-PS) at 7000 |
| Max. Torque at 1 / min: | 132 Nm at 3500 |
| Compression: | 9.4: 1 |
| Mixture preparation: | 1 Stromberg-Hitachi carburetor |
| Cooling: | Water cooling |
| Transmission: | 4-speed rear-wheel drive transmission |
| Front suspension: | MacPherson strut axle, lower wishbones, coil springs |
| Rear suspension: | Rigid axle, semi-elliptical leaf springs |
| Brakes: | Disc brakes at the front, drum brakes at the rear |
| Steering: | Recirculating ball steering |
| Body: | Sheet steel, self-supporting |
| Track width front / rear: | 1200/1190 mm |
| Wheelbase: | 2260 mm |
| Dimensions: | 3830 × 1480 × 1390 mm |
| Empty weight: | 805 kg |
| Maximum speed (factory): | 180 km / h |
literature
- Automobil Revue , catalog number 1969 (technical data)