Mazda 1000
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 Mazda 1000 Sedan (1973)
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| 1000/1200/1300 Mazda Familia Rotary |
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| Production period: | 1967-1977 |
| Class : | Lower middle class |
| Body versions : | Sedan , station wagon , coupé |
| Engines: |
Otto engines : 1.0–1.3 liters (33–69 kW) Otto Wankel : 1.0 liters (74 kW) |
| Length: | 3795-3855 mm |
| Width: | 1480-1540 mm |
| Height: | 1345-1390 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2260 mm |
| Empty weight : | 730-830 kg |
| Previous model | 800/1000 |
| successor | Mazda 323 |
The Mazda 1000 was a lower middle class passenger car that Mazda manufactured in Japan from 1967 to 1978 as the Mazda Familia FA2 . In 1968 he was given the Mazda 1200 with a larger engine, which was replaced by the Mazda 1300 in 1970 . There were also versions with a rotary engine under the name Mazda Familia Rotary . From 1973 there was a revised series with the name Mazda Familia FA3 , which was also offered in Germany as Mazda 1000/1300 from 1974 to 1977 . The next generation Mazda Familia AP started exporting in 1977 as Mazda 323 .
Mazda Familia FA2 Japan / Mazda 1000/1200/1300 North America 1967–1973
In 1967, the predecessor 1000 presented in the same year was offered as the 1000 Deluxe with a larger body. The four-cylinder OHV -Reihenmotor with 987 cc capacity and a power of 58 hp (43 kW) at 6000 min -1 was applied. While the front wheels were individually suspended on MacPherson struts and wishbones, a rigid axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs and telescopic shock absorbers was installed at the rear. The cars were available as 2- or 4-door sedans or 5-door station wagons and reached a top speed of 135 km / h.
In 1968 the 1200 was added to the 1000. Its engine had a displacement of 1169 cm³ and delivered between 58 and 68 bhp (43–50 kW), depending on the respective national regulations. The 1200 was also available as a 2-door coupé and reached a top speed of 150 km / h.
In 1970 the 1300 replaced the 1200; it had a four-cylinder OHC in-line engine with 1272 cc and 69 bhp (51 kW).
Familia Rotary in Japan and North America
In addition to the versions with reciprocating engines, from 1968 Mazda offered the Coupé Mazda R100 and from 1969 the sedan with a 2-disc rotary engine with a chamber volume of 2 × 491 cm³. It made 100 bhp (74 kW) at 7000 min −1 and accelerated the vehicles to 175–180 km / h.
In 1972 the RX-3 / Savanna replaced the Familia Rotary.
Mazda Familia Presto Japan / Mazda 1000/1300 Export 1973–1977 (FA3)
In 1973 the model series was revised and now the Mazda Familia Presto or Mazda 1000 and 1300. While the sedan and the coupe were redesigned, the body design of the pickup and the station wagon remained unchanged. It was not until March 1974 that the model series first came to Germany as the Mazda 1300 as a 2-door sedan and from June 1974 as a 4-door sedan. The 1.3 l R4.Motor made 66 hp (44 kW) at 6000 min -1 . From September 1974 the 1000 model was also available in both body variants. The 1.0 L-R4-engine delivered 45 horsepower (33 kW) at 5800 min -1 .
In October 1975, the performance of the 1.3 liter engine of 60 horsepower (44 kW) at 5500 min -1 withdrawn. The two-door models were given a passenger seat that slides forward when the backrest is folded forward to make it easier for the rear passengers to get in. In February 1977 production of the series ended and it was replaced by the Mazda Familia AP, in export Mazda 323 .
Kia Brisa 1973-1981
Kia Motors built the model series from 1973 as the first car model in the first Kia plant.
Web links
literature
- Eichi Mook: Japanese Historic Car Graffiti 1950–1969 . Volume 1, 1996, ISBN 4-7542-5055-9
- Joachim Kuch: Japanese automobiles - all passenger cars in Germany 1965–1990 . 1st edition, Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-613-01365-7