Mazda Lantis
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| Manufacturer | Mazda |
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| An aw cried | Mazda 323F Mazda Astina Mazda Allegro Hatchback Mazda Artis Hatchback |
| Production | 1994–1998 |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback (Lantis/Astina) |
| Layout | FF layoot |
| Ingine | 1.5 L 87 hp Z5 I4 1.6 L 88 hp B6-D I4 1.8 L 112 hp BP I4 2.0 L 147 hp KF-DE V6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed F-4EAT automatic 5-speed manual |
| Wheelbase | Hatchback: 2,450 mm (96 in) |
| Length | Hatchback: 4,155 mm (163.6 in) |
| Width | Hatchback: 1,670 mm (66 in) |
| Hicht | Hatchback: 1,380 mm (54 in) |
| Relatit | Mazda Familia |
The Mazda Lantis wis a series o twa caurs sauld in Japan frae 1993 tae 1996. In the rest o the warld it wis an aa kent as 323F, Astina, Allegro Hatchback or Artis Hatchback.
Summary [edit]
The Mazda Lantis uised Mazda's CB platform, which means close relations tae the Eunos 500/Xedos 6 an the 1994-1997 Mazda Capella. It wis a FF layoot caur wi either a manual or automatic transmission.
There wur fower body variants: a 4-door sedan, twa different 3-door hatchbacks an wha Mazda cawed a "4-door coupé", which in common terminology is a 5-door hatchback.
The 5-door wis sauld as the Mazda 323F in Europe, Artis in Chile an Allegro Hatchback (HB) in Colombie an a few ither kintras o Latin Americae. This model wis penned bi Ginger (Arnold) Ostle, who wis at Porsche afore he arrived at Mazda, an thus some consider the 5-door tae be closely relatit tae the 4-door Panamera.
The Mazda 323F features pouer steerin, electrically adjustable mirrors, central lockin an pouer windaes. Anither noticeable feature are the frameless windaes, similar tae the Nissan NX.
Bi the time the caurs premiered in August 1993, Mazda's multi-brand strategy haed become difficult tae sustain, so baith Lantis variants wur released tae Mazda, Efini an Eunos dealerships. Sales in Japan wur lacklustre throughoot the Lantis' production run, but the 323F proved tae be immensely popular in Europe an some Latin American kintras, whaur it sauld in reasonable numbers richt till it wis discontinued.
The name Lantis is creatit frae the Latin phrase "Latens Curtis", which roughly translates as "Tae secretly shorten".
The "Astina" haes been selectit for "Jackie Chan" trophy in 1995 an 1996 Macau Grand Prix driven bi the Hong Kong actor wi racin driver sittin beside tae assist them.
Ingines:
Although the 323F lacks a badge indicatin which ingine is fittit, the V6 version is easily recognizable since it is the ae 323F wi 5 wheelnuts per wheel.
Modification [edit]
Acause o the staundart ingines equipped there are several possible ingine conversions a hie performance ane being the KL-ZE 199 hp (147 kW) V6.
The 1.5 an 1.8 litre injection ingines are vera suitable tae fit an LPG installation.
Freemit airtins [edit]
- CLUB323F UK
- CZ 323F club
- Astina GT club
- Mazda 323 club
- Croatian Mazda forum
- Mazda Club Serbie
- Portuguese Mazda forum - Clube MazdaPT
- Probe Store - 323F specialist, UK based.
- [1] - Polish Mazda Club
- Malaysian Lantis Club
- Lithuanian 323F Club
- Bulgarian Mazda Forum - Bulgarian Mazda Society
- Moo Engine Shop Thailand
- Mazdaclub Thailand
