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'''Mazda Capella (GD). 1987–94 (prod. unknown). 4- and 5-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 5-door wagon. F/F, F/A, 1598, 1789, 1998, 2184 cm³ petrol, 1998 cm³ diesel (4 cyl. OHC), 1789, 1998 cm³ (4 cyl. DOHC).''' Larger but more conservative, fifth-generation Capella was better built and rigid. Improved suspension, ride and refinement. Diesel with innovative pressure wave supercharger, a first. Speed-sensitive four-wheel steering, all the rage in Japan in 1987, available, while four-wheel drive launched within months of original début. Four-door sedan now with a six-light body, but duller in appearance; five-door fastback and two-door coupé (called MX-6 for export) smarter. Cargo station wagon, with five- and seven-seat options for export, from March 1988, replacing Luce Van. Mid-term changes in 1989, with inclusion of 1·8 DOHC. Sedans and coupé replaced in 1991, but wagon continued. Twinned with [[Ford Telstar (GD)]].
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'''Mazda Capella (GD). 1987–94 (prod. n/a). 4- and 5-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 5-door wagon. F/F, F/A, 1598, 1789, 1998, 2184 cm³ petrol, 1998 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC), 1789, 1998 cm³ (I4 DOHC).''' Larger but more conservative, fifth-generation Capella was better built and rigid. Improved suspension, ride and refinement. Diesel with innovative pressure wave supercharger, a first. Speed-sensitive four-wheel steering, all the rage in Japan in 1987, available (Mazda was the first with electronic four-wheel steer on the market), while four-wheel drive launched within months of original début. Four-door sedan now with a six-light body, but duller in appearance; five-door fastback and two-door coupé (called MX-6 for export) smarter. Cargo station wagon, with five- and seven-seat options for export, from March 1988, replacing Luce Van. Mid-term changes in 1989, with inclusion of 1·8 DOHC. Sedans and coupé replaced in 1991, but wagon continued. Twinned with [[Ford Telstar (GD)]]. Exported as [[Mazda 626]].
  
  
''Manufacturing locations:'' Hiroshima, Japan
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''Manufacturing locations:'' Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
  
''Marque:'' [[Mazda]] | ''Model:'' [[Mazda Capella]] | ''Predecessors:'' [[Mazda Capella (GC)]], [[Mazda Luce (1977–88)]] | ''Successors:'' [[Mazda Capella (GE)]], [[Mazda Capella (GV)]]
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''Marque:'' [[Mazda]] | ''Model:'' [[Mazda Capella]] | ''Predecessors:'' [[Mazda Capella (GC)]], [[Mazda Luce (1977–88)]] | ''Successors:'' [[Mazda Cronos]], [[Mazda Capella (CG)]], [[Mazda MX-6 (1991–7)]], [[Mazda Capella (GV)]]
  
''q.v.'' [[Mazda Persona]], [[Eunos 300]]
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''q.v.'' [[Mazda Persona]]

Latest revision as of 14:30, 23 November 2013

Mazda Capella Cargo.jpg

Mazda Capella (GD). 1987–94 (prod. n/a). 4- and 5-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 5-door wagon. F/F, F/A, 1598, 1789, 1998, 2184 cm³ petrol, 1998 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC), 1789, 1998 cm³ (I4 DOHC). Larger but more conservative, fifth-generation Capella was better built and rigid. Improved suspension, ride and refinement. Diesel with innovative pressure wave supercharger, a first. Speed-sensitive four-wheel steering, all the rage in Japan in 1987, available (Mazda was the first with electronic four-wheel steer on the market), while four-wheel drive launched within months of original début. Four-door sedan now with a six-light body, but duller in appearance; five-door fastback and two-door coupé (called MX-6 for export) smarter. Cargo station wagon, with five- and seven-seat options for export, from March 1988, replacing Luce Van. Mid-term changes in 1989, with inclusion of 1·8 DOHC. Sedans and coupé replaced in 1991, but wagon continued. Twinned with Ford Telstar (GD). Exported as Mazda 626.


Manufacturing locations: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

Marque: Mazda | Model: Mazda Capella | Predecessors: Mazda Capella (GC), Mazda Luce (1977–88) | Successors: Mazda Cronos, Mazda Capella (CG), Mazda MX-6 (1991–7), Mazda Capella (GV)

q.v. Mazda Persona

 

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