Toyota GT86 vs Mazda MX-5: Icon Wheels FACE-OFF – Auto Sportive
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Toyota GT86 vs Mazda MX-5: Icon Wheels FACE-OFF – Auto Sportive
With a new 184 hp engine. Mazda becomes a direct competitor to the GT86, although the character of the two vehicles is very different. Let's see the comparison on paper
In short
Toyota GT86
| dimensions | 424-178-132 cm |
| Potenza | 200 Cv in 7.000 weights |
| couple | From 204 Nm to 6.400 inputs |
| price | 31.950 euro |
Mazda Mx-5 2.0 184 HP
| dimensions | 392-174-123 cm |
| Potenza | 184 Cv in 7.000 weights |
| couple | 205 Nm and 4.000 |
| price | 32.000 euro |
Despite the looks, the two cars have a lot in common. There Toyota GT86 and Mazda MX-5 both have rear-wheel drive, one engine four-cylinder 2,0-liter naturally aspiratedthen Manual Transmission and low weight.
La Mazda it's more of a touring sports car, less track-oriented or sporty driving, but that doesn't mean it misbehaves, on the contrary. There Toyota instead, it is more suited to geeks and drifting coats.
dimensions
Between them Mazda most compactand you see: 392 cm long, 174 wide and only 123 high with a very small step of only 231 cm. There Toyotaon the other hand, with a wheelbase of 257 cm, a length of 424 cm, a width of 178 cm and a height of 132 cm, it is much more "car" and less toys.
I I have loaded they don't shine with their capacity, but if the GT230's 86 liters seem small, Mazda's 130 liters are even less.
Weight chapter: Mazda wins with a dry weight of just 1090 kg weight challenge, ahead of Toyota by more than 200 kg (1312 kg).
Potenza
We said both have a naturally aspirated four-cylinder. There Mazda installed a 1998 cc engine that provides 184 CV at 7000 rpm and 205 Nm of torque at 4000 rpm. Toyota always has 1998 cc, but produces 200 CV at 7000 rpm and 204 Nm of torque at 6400 rpm.
Is it true that GT86 it is more powerful, but the Mazdina has the same torque, especially at lower revs, which makes its performance more accessible and the bass boost richer, especially when you consider the significantly lighter weight of the car.
Il weight-to-power ratiofinally, it goes in favor of the Mx-5 (5,92 kg / hp versus 6,6 kg / hp for Toyota).
performance
We come to the litmus test: in sprint from 0 to 100 km / h lightest and strongest victories Mazdawith time 6,5 seconds (against i 7,6 GT86). However, the Toyota has a higher top speed than the model. 226 km / h surpasses the Mx-7 by 5 km / h.
head consumption? The heavier Toyota GT86 consumes the most, averaging 8,6 L / 100 km on the combined cycle, while the lighter Mazda consumes 6,9 L / 100 km.
