| Mazda R360 Coupé | |
| Manufacturer: | Mazda |
| Production: | 1960 - 1966 |
| Assembly: | Hiroshima Assembly, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Successor: | Mazda P360 |
| Class: | Kei car |
| Layout: | RR layout |
| Body Style: | 2-door coupé |
| Engine: | 356 cc V-twin |
| Transmission: | 4-speed manual 2-speed automatic |
| Wheelbase: | 17601NaN1 |
| Length: | 29801NaN1 |
| Width: | 12901NaN1 |
| Height: | 12901NaN1 |
| Weight: | 3800NaN0 |
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 17601NaN1 wheelbase, weighed 3800NaN0 and was powered by a rear-mounted air-cooled 356 cc V-twin engine producing 160NaN0 and 220NaN0 of torque. The car was capable of 840NaN0[1] 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.
There were two variants of the Mazda R360, officially known as KRBB and KRBC.[2] 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.
| 95km/h (85km/h) | 4.0m | 32km/L (25km/L) | 13m(50km/h) |
| Forced Air-cooled,2-Cylinder,4-Cycle,90degree V | 60 x 63mm | 356cc | 8.0 | 16ps/5300rpm | 2.2kgm/4000rpm |
The standard Mazda R360 came in 3 different exterior whole-body colours; Opal Gren, Maroon Rouge and Somerset Blue. [5]
The non-standard Deluxe Mazda R360 came in multi colour variants; Blue and Cream and Red and Cream. [6]
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.[7]
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.