Mazda 626 Engines by Year

The 626 was Mazda's mid-size car, rear-drive at first and front-drive from 1983.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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626 gen1 (CB, RWD) (1979–1982): 1979 · 1980

626 gen2 (GC, FWD) (1983–1987): 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987

626 gen3 (GD) (1988–1992): 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992

626 gen4 (GE) (1993–1997): 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997

626 gen5 (GF, US-built) (1998–2002): 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002

626 gen1 (CB, RWD) (1979–1982)

1979 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 120 inline-four (MA)	—	626 Sport Coupe, 626 Sport Sedan

1980 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 120 inline-four (MA)	—	626 Sport Coupe, 626 Sport Sedan

626 gen2 (GC, FWD) (1983–1987)

1983 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four (FE)	83 hp net	626 coupe, 626 sedan, 626 Touring Sedan (5-door)

1984 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four (FE)	—	626 coupe, 626 sedan, 626 Touring Sedan (5-door)

1985 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four (FE)	—	626 coupe, 626 sedan, 626 Touring Sedan (5-door)
2.0L / 122 inline-four diesel RF diesel	—	626 Diesel Sedan

1986 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four (FE)	—	626 DX, 626 LX, 626 coupe/sedan/Touring Sedan
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo (FET)	—	626 GT

1987 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four (FE)	—	626 DX, 626 LX, 626 coupe/sedan/Touring Sedan
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo (FET)	—	626 GT

626 gen3 (GD) (1988–1992)

1988 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 133 inline-four (F2)	—	626 DX, 626 LX, 626 Touring Sedan (5-door, to 1991)
2.2L / 133 inline-four turbo (F2T)	145 hp net	626 Turbo (incl. 4WS, 1988), 626 GT Touring Sedan

1989 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 133 inline-four (F2)	—	626 DX, 626 LX, 626 Touring Sedan (5-door, to 1991)
2.2L / 133 inline-four turbo (F2T)	—	626 Turbo (incl. 4WS, 1988), 626 GT Touring Sedan

1990 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 133 inline-four (F2)	110 hp net	626 DX, 626 LX, 626 Touring Sedan (5-door, to 1991)
2.2L / 133 inline-four turbo (F2T)	145 hp net	626 Turbo (incl. 4WS, 1988), 626 GT Touring Sedan

1991 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 133 inline-four (F2)	110 hp net	626 DX, 626 LX, 626 Touring Sedan (5-door, to 1991)
2.2L / 133 inline-four turbo (F2T)	145 hp net	626 Turbo (incl. 4WS, 1988), 626 GT Touring Sedan

1992 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.2L / 133 inline-four (F2)	110 hp net	626 DX, 626 LX, 626 Touring Sedan (5-door, to 1991)

626 gen4 (GE) (1993–1997)

1993 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	118 hp net	626 DX, 626 LX
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	164 hp net	626 ES

1994 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	118 hp net	626 DX, 626 LX
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	164 hp net	626 ES, 626 LX V6

1995 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	118 hp net	626 DX, 626 LX
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	164 hp net	626 ES, 626 LX V6

1996 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	—	626 DX, 626 LX
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	160 hp net	626 ES, 626 LX V6

1997 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	—	626 DX, 626 LX
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	164 hp net	626 ES, 626 LX V6

626 gen5 (GF, US-built) (1998–2002)

1998 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	125 hp net	626 DX (1998), 626 LX, 626 ES 4-cyl (1999+)
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	170 hp net	626 LX-V6, 626 ES-V6

1999 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	125 hp net	626 DX (1998), 626 LX, 626 ES 4-cyl (1999+)
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	170 hp net	626 LX-V6, 626 ES-V6

2000 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	130 hp net	626 DX (1998), 626 LX, 626 ES 4-cyl (1999+)
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	170 hp net	626 LX-V6, 626 ES-V6

2001 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	—	626 DX (1998), 626 LX, 626 ES 4-cyl (1999+)
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	—	626 LX-V6, 626 ES-V6

2002 626 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four FS-DE	130 hp net	626 DX (1998), 626 LX, 626 ES 4-cyl (1999+)
2.5L / 152 V6 KL-DE	170 hp net	626 LX-V6, 626 ES-V6

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