Comparison of Mazda Atenza Sport 2.3 i 16V and Mercury Cougar VIII 2.5 V6 24V S

Attribute	Mazda Atenza Sport 2.3 i 16V ×	Mercury Cougar VIII 2.5 V6 24V S ×
General
Make	Mazda	Mercury
Model	Atenza	Cougar
Generation	Atenza Sport	Cougar VIII
Modification	2.3 i 16V	2.5 V6 24V S
Website	https://www.mazda.com/	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(automobile)
Number of doors	5	3
Number of seats	5	4
Body type	Hatchback	Coupe
Transmission	automatic	manual
Number of gears	4	5
Production from (year)	2002	1998
Production to (year)	2005	2002
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Front wheel drive
Position of engine	Front, transversely	Front, transversely
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	175	199
Max. torque (Nm)	220	228
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	6
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	V engine
Valves per cylinder	4	4
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,261	2,544
Compression ratio	10.6	10
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	6,500	6,750
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	5,000	5,500
Cylinder bore (mm)	87.5	82.4
Piston stroke (mm)	94	79.5
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Multi-point injection
Valve control	Dohc	Dohc
Fuel tank (l)	64	60
Chassis
ABS	+	+
Front wheel suspension	Helical spring	The depreciated rack
Rear wheel suspension	Helical spring	The depreciated rack
Steering type	Steering rack	Steering rack
Power steering	Hydraulic Steering	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	215/45 R17 87 V	205/60 R15
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,670	4,700
Width (mm)	1,780	1,770
Height (mm)	1,435	1,320
Wheelbase (mm)	2,675	2,700
Kerb weight (kg)	1,355	1,375
Minimum boot space (l)	430	410
Front track (mm)	1,540	1,505
Rear track (mm)	1,540	1,490