Sao Penza
The Sao Penza was a car sold in the United Kingdom between 1991 and 1993 by Automotive Holdings, a subsidiary of Mazda Cars Ltd, the official UK importer. It was simply a rebadged version of the Mazda 323, imported from South Africa, where the 1985 model was still assembled by Samcor (now Ford Motor Company of South Africa). Both four-door saloon and five-door hatchback versions were available, with fairly basic specifications.
It went on sale in the United Kingdom in July 1991,[1] retailing at £7,700 - at least £1,000 cheaper than most of the popular similar sized cars on sale at the time.[2] Price cuts in January 1992 brought the cost of some of the range below £7,000 - cheaper than many versions of smaller cars like the Ford Fiesta. However, its low prices were not enough to attract strong sales and it was withdrawn from sale in 1993.[3] Just over 1,000 were sold, and as of 2011 just four are still registered - one of them licenced, the remaining three SORN.[clarification needed][4]
The car used the 1.3 L (1,324 cc) Mazda B3 four-cylinder engine. Max power was 65 hp (48 kW) at 5,500 rpm, providing a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).[1]
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- ^ a b (in Italian) Quattroruote: Tutte le Auto del Mondo 1992. Milano: Editoriale Domus S.p.A. 1992. pp. 415–416.
- ^ "The Times and The Sunday Times Archive". Newsint-archive.co.uk. http://www.newsint-archive.co.uk/pages/S.asp?pubsel=BOTH&SrchText=penza&DateFromDD=01&DateFromMM=Jan&DateFromYY=1990&DateToDD=31&DateToMM=Dec&DateToYY=1995&ResultListMax=200&head=&byline=§=&Caption=&edn=&page=&SortOrder=Asc&SortField=SDate&Submit1=Search&BackDD=Day&BackMM=Month&BackYY=Year&source=thetimes&SortField=Pub&SortOrder=asc&SortField=EDN&SortOrder=asc&SortField=Page&SortOrder=asc&ST=NS&SortSpec=&ResultMaxDocs=200&Site=ALL&Collection=NI&ResultCount=20&summreqd=yes&indexkey=419815455389355901E250&advsrch=0&QueryText=%28penza%29+%3CAND%3E+%28PUB%3DBOTH%29+%3CAND%3E+%28%28SDate%3E%3D1%2F1%2F1990%29+%3CAND%3E+%28SDate%3C%3D12%2F31%2F1995%29%29&_P=1. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "From the ashes". MotorTrader.com. Metropolis International Group. 2000-06-26. http://www.motortrader.com/general-news/from-the-ashes/. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ Olly Smith. "SAO PENZA - How Many Left?". Howmanyleft.co.uk. http://howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/sao_penza. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
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