MAZDA 323 FastBreak · 2.0 D LX · Hatchback · 1998 ‐ 2001

Mazda launched manufacture in 1998 of cars model 323 FastBreak, modification 2.0 D LX and terminated it in 2001. This car has five doors, the body is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.2 tons and length 4.2 meters, which can seat 5 men total.

«323 FastBreak 2.0 D LX» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the front-wheels. This car can be accelerated for 16.9 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 168 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «indirect injection system», which generate a max output of 72 horsepower at 4500 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 8.3 l in the urban driving mode, on the highway 5.4 liters, and the mixed fuel rate is 6.5 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 55 liters of diesel, what provides to drive roughly 847 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 258 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have drums, 200 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 175/65TR14.

Mazda 323 FastBreak is not tested for crash test Euro NCAP. This auto does not have active safety features, but there is passive features (driver airbags).