Mazda R360
# Mazda R360

The Mazda R360 is a kei car manufactured and marketed by Mazda as the company's first passenger car — a two-door, four-seat coupé. Introduced in 1960, the R360 featured a 1,760 mm (69.3 in) wheelbase, weighed 380 kg (838 lb) and was powered by a rear-mounted air-cooled 356 cc V-twin engine producing 16 PS (12 kW) and 22 N⋅m (16 lb⋅ft) of torque. The car was capable of 84 km/h (52 mph) and featured a 4-speed manual or two-speed automatic transmission. The suspension, front and rear, was rubber "springs" and torsion bars.

Within a few years of introducing the R360, Mazda had captured much of the lightweight (kei car) market in Japan. The R360 was augmented by the Mazda P360 "Carol" two-door and four-door sedan in 1962. Production of the R360 lasted for six years.

## Specification

There were two variants of the Mazda R360, officially known as KRBB and KRBC. Both variants were very similar visually, however the first generation, KRBB came with a 4-speed manual transmission, whereas the second generation KRBC came with a 2-speed "TORQ DRIVE" automatic transmission.

### Mazda R360 Performance

| Maximum Speed | Minimum Turning Radius | Fuel Consumption (with 2 passengers) | Braking Distance |
| - | - | - | - |
| 95km/h (85km/h) | 4.0m | 32km/L (25km/L) | 13m(50km/h) |

### Engine

| Type | Bore x Stroke | Displacement | Compression Ratio | Maximum BHP | Maximum Torque |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forced Air-cooled,2-Cylinder,4-Cycle,90degree V | 60 x 63mm | 356cc | 8.0 | 16ps/5300rpm | 2.2kgm/4000rpm |

### Interior and exterior colours

**Exterior**

The standard Mazda R360 came in 3 different exterior whole-body colours; Opal Gren, Maroon Rouge and Somerset Blue.

The non-standard Deluxe Mazda R360 came in multi colour variants; Blue and Cream and Red and Cream.

**Interior**

For the interior of the Mazda R360, the official colour choices were Red or Blue. These colour options were available for the seats, carpet and inner door panels.

## B360 Pickup

The B360 was a pickup truck bodystyle based on parts of the R360 Coupé. It used the same 356 cc engine, but in a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Like most pickups, it used a rigid rear axle and leaf spring suspension. The engine was replaced with the Carol's 358 cc I4 in 1964, and the B360 was replaced by the Mazda E360 in 1967.

A larger B600 pickup was introduced for the export market. It used a 577 cc version of the Mazda V-twin.

