Mazda Laputa

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The Mazda Laputa was a clone of the aptly-named Suzuki Kei. It was a keicar from Mazda in Japan. The Laputa was introduced in 1999 as a sort of SUV/keicar mix. The Laputa was restyled slightly for 2001 and was retired in 2006. The Laputa was available with front- or all wheel drive and as a 3-door hatchback or 5-door station wagon. Both SOHC and DOHC engines were used.

[edit] Global market

The car's name derivates from the book Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift [1]. However, this car is unlikely to sell well in the Spanish-speaking world unless renamed, because that is an unimportant market for most keicar manufacturers.

Mazda, part owned by the Ford Motor Company, road car timeline, 1990s—present  v • d • e

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Demio/2

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Verisa

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Familia/323/Protegé

Familia/323/Protegé

Familia/323/Protegé

Axela/3

Mid-size

Capella/626

Capella

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Atenza/6

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Cronos/626

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Sentia/929

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Trucks:

B-Series/Proceed/Truck (International / North America) | BT-50 | E-Series/Bongo | T-Series/Titan

Kei cars:

Spiano | AZ-Offroad | Scrum | Laputa | AZ-Wagon | Carol

Historic models:

GLC | Luce | Savanna | Proceed | RX-2 | RX-3 | RX-4 | RX-5 | Roadpacer | REPU