| Mazda B Series trucks include their engine size as | | | | pounds and can tow 2,260 pounds. |
| part of their name. For example, the Mazda | | | | The other B series truck, the Mazda B4000 |
| B-2300 regular cab pickup has an engine | | | | features a 4.4 liter, six cylinder engine that serves |
| displacement of 2,267 cubic centimeters which is | | | | up a maximum 207 horsepower at 5,250 rpm and |
| 2.3 liters. Continued over from previous years, this | | | | a maximum torque of 238 foot pounds at 3,000 |
| engine is a double overhead cam (DOHC), inline, | | | | rpm. It also is equipped with multi point fuel |
| four cylinder front engine that has an 87.6 mm | | | | injection. The EPA mileage rating for this engine is |
| bore and a 94 mm stroke. The compression ratio | | | | 15 mpg city, 19 mpg highway and an average of |
| is 9.7 to 1. With four valves per cylinder, the 2.3 | | | | 16 mpg. The maximum tow weight for this |
| liter engine delivers its 143 maximum horsepower | | | | vehicle is 3,140 pounds. |
| at 5,250 rpm. Its maximum torque is output at | | | | In North America, the B series trucks are the |
| 3,750 rpm. The multi point fuel injection helps the | | | | same as the Ford Ranger pickup. Most |
| truck rate a fuel economy of 21 miles per gallon | | | | automotive critics point to the small engine |
| (mpg) city, 26 mpg highway, and 23 mpg | | | | offerings of the B series, saying that the truck is |
| composite. It carries a maximum payload of 1,200 | | | | under powered. |