Mazda Millenia

Mazda Millenia
1998–2000 Mazda Millenia
Overview
ManufacturerMazda
Also called
Production1993–2002
AssemblyJapan: Hiroshima (Hiroshima Plant)
DesignerYujiro Daikoku (1990)[1]
Body and chassis
ClassExecutive car
Body style4-door sedan
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
PlatformMazda TA platform
Powertrain
Engine
Power output
  • 140 hp (104 kW) (2.0L)
  • 210 hp (157 kW) (2.3L)
  • 170 hp (127 kW) (2.5L)
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,751 mm (108.3 in)
Length
  • 4,821 mm (189.8 in) (1995-2000)
  • 4,867 mm (191.6 in) (2001-02)
Width1,770 mm (69.7 in)
Height1,394 mm (54.9 in)

The Mazda Millenia (officially written as millenia[2]) was an automobile manufactured by Mazda in Japan from 1993 to 2002. The Millenia was originally planned as the one of the first models for Mazda's proposed luxury brand Amati.

At the time of its release, it was the first and only production car in the world to employ a Miller cycle engine,[3][4] a design which Mazda would not use again for six more years until the second generation Mazda2.

Having been developed for a separate market from typical Mazda customers was engineered to far greater levels of perceived quality than existing Mazda cars, such as interior plastic quality, panel gap and thicker paint coating, with Mazda claiming this attention to detail was intended to set "standards for at least ten years".[5]

  1. ^ Daikoku, Yujiro. "USD353792S". Google Patents. Mazda. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  2. ^ Demuro, Doug (2017-09-18). "Remember When Mazda Released a Car With a Misspelled Name?". Autotrader. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  3. ^ Marquis, Erin (2019-07-26). "The 2002 Mazda Millenia S Is a Ghost from Japan's Bubble Era of Wild Over-Engineering". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. ^ "Baby Amati to wear Mazda badge". MotorTrend. November 1993. p. 18. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  5. ^ "MAZDA 100TH ANNIVERSARY | LEGENDARY MAZDAS - EUNOS 800/MILLENIA". Legendary Mazdas - Eunos 800 / Millenia. Retrieved 2024-10-17.