The Mazda Chantez (chassis code KMAA) is a two-door kei car that was introduced by Mazda in July 1972. The Chantez had a longer wheelbase at 2,200mm (86.6in) than most of its competitors and featured the powerful two-stroke "AA" engine also seen in the Porter. With 35PS (26kW; 35bhp), top speed was 115km/h (71mph) and the 400m (0.2mi) sprint was dispatched in a sprightly 20.6seconds.[1] In more recent testing of a 1972 GF II, 0–100km/h came up in 35.8seconds.[2] The engine was installed longitudinally in the front of the vehicle powering the rear wheels, and the spare tire was installed next to the engine on the right side.[3][4]
The name chantez is second-person plural present indicative of chanter, which in French means 'to sing'.
3A rotary engine, originally intended for the Chantez
Originally, the Chantez had been planned to use a single-rotor Wankel engine, but the other Kei manufacturers considered this unfair and blocked Mazda's plans. As a result of not being able to build the car they had originally planned, Mazda lost interest in the Kei class and sales halted without a replacement in 1976,[1] on the eve of new Kei car regulations. Mazda did not market another Kei passenger car until 1989 with a reintroduction of the Carol, which was a rebadged Suzuki Alto, and to this day still choose not to make their own engines for the Kei class.
Equipment levels ranged from the lowest spec L (less chrome, body colored bumpers and B-pillars), via the LX, GL, GF, and GL II to the top-of-the-line GF II, which featured a sports interior, radial tires, and available two-tone paint.[5]
1972-1974 Chantez GL II
side view
rear view
1974 Mazda Chantez GL rear left view
In late 1974, anticipating a changing law at the turn of the year, the trunk lid and front bumper were modified to fit larger-size license plates.
References
Rees, Chris (1995). Microcar Mania. Minster Lovell & New Yatt, Oxfordshire, UK: Bookmarque Publishing. p.80. ISBN1-870519-18-3.
360cc: Nippon 軽自動車 Memorial 1950→1975[Nippon Kei Car Memorial 1950-1975]. Tokyo: Yaesu Publishing. 2007. p.123. ISBN978-4-86144-083-0.
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