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The Mazda Bongo, also known as Mazda E-Series and Mazda Access, is a van manufactured by Japanese automaker Mazda from 1978 to 2001. Mazda introduced its ... Tractor&ConstructionPlantWiki Explore MainPage Discuss AllPages Community RecentBlogPosts TractorWiki TractorMfc PlantMfc SteamEngines&Rollers Trucks Engines Glossary Preservation ShowsandMeets ShowReports SteamFairs ClubsListing Museums Collections WebSiteLinks Lists TractorMfc JohnDeere's InternationalHarvester PlantMfc SteamEngineMfc AgriculturalMachinery AgriculturalImplements EngineMfc TruckMfc ListofHeavyHaulageContractors Models ModelsofTractorsandPlant CollectableModels EngineeringModels FANDOM Games Movies TV Video Wikis ExploreWikis CommunityCentral StartaWiki Register Don'thaveanaccount? SignIn Advertisement in: Mazdavehicles,Rearwheeldrivevehicles,Vans, and 6more 1960sautomobiles 1970sautomobiles 1980sautomobiles 1990sautomobiles 2000sautomobiles TrucksbuiltinMalaysia MazdaBongo Viewsource History Talk(0) MazdaBongoManufacturer MazdaAlsocalled MazdaE-SeriesMazdaAccessFordEconovanProduction 1966-2001Assembly ShahAlam,Selangor,Malaysia[1]Class Van TheMazdaBongo,alsoknownasMazdaE-SeriesandMazdaAccess,isavanmanufacturedbyJapaneseautomakerMazdafrom1978to2001. Contents 1Firstgeneration(1966-1975) 2Secondgeneration(1977-1983) 2.1Engines 3Thirdgeneration(1983-1999) 3.1Engines 4BongoFriendee(1995-2005) 4.1Engines 5Nissanversion 6Trivia 7References 8Externallinks Firstgeneration(1966-1975) FirstgenerationBongo Mazdaintroduceditssmallvan,theBongo,inMay1966.Itfeatureda782 ccwater-cooledOHVSA4-strokeenginedrivingtherearwheels.TherearenginedBongowasproducedintwoversionsfrom1968,astheF800wasjoinedbythebiggerenginedF1000.Productionendedin1975,duetoMazdasufferingseriouseconomictroublesandupcomingstricteremissionsregulationsfor1976.Thismodelretainedthesamebodyshapeforits10yearproductionlife,thelatermodelsfittedwithinertia-reelseatbelts,andseparatefrontparkingindicatorlights. TherearenginedBongoshadafullchassis(usingthesameMazda1000engineasothervariantsmountedtoa4speedtransaxleattherear)andwereverystrongandduetothelowgearing,abletocarryhalfaton.Duetorustandpoormaintenance,theseBongosarenowfewandfarbetween.Exactnumbersarenotknown,butaworldwideregister[1]iscurrentlybeingconstructedtotrackallremainingexamples. The1000pickupandBongochassisaredifferent,withcommonfrontsuspensionandbrakecomponents. Secondgeneration(1977-1983) SecondgenerationBongo ThenextBongovanappearedinSeptember1977.Itwasamid-enginerearwheeldrivevehicle.FordsoldthisversionofthevanastheFordEconovan,whileMazdasolditforexportastheE1300,E1400,andE1600,dependingonenginesize. Engines 19781,272 ccTC,60 hp(44 kW) 1978-19821,586 ccNA,80 hp(59 kW) 1979-19801,415 ccUC,70 hp(52 kW) Thirdgeneration(1983-1999) ThirdgenerationBongo TheBongowasredesignedfor1984withnewengines.ItwasalsosoldbyFordinAsiaasthe"Spectron".Anewlong-wheelbaseversionknownastheBongoBrawnywasalsointroduced,threemonthsbeforetheregularBongo.InexportmarketsthismodelwasagainsoldastheE-series. Engines Petrol 1984-19851,415 ccUC 1983-19881,789 ccF8 1983-19882.0 ccFE Diesel 1984-19951,998 ccDiesel 1983-19882,209 ccR2Diesel BongoFriendee(1995-2005) MazdaBongoFriendee Launchedin1995,theyareusually(butnotexclusively)availableinautomatictransmissions,andcomein2WD(SGL3)and4WD(SGL5)versions.2.5turbodieselsarecommoninJapan,althoughthereisa2.5V6petrolversionavailable. FordFreda TheSGplatformBongoFriendeewasintroducedin1995.FordbegansellingtheFriendeeintheJapanesehomemarketastheFordFreda. MazdaBongoFriendeewithAutoFreeTop TheMazdaBongoFriendeevanSGL,isaneightseaterMPV.SomehavehadMazdafactoryfittedkitchensinstalledwithintheircar,butmanyothersareimportedandconvertedtocampervansintheUK.Allofthemhavefolddownseatsdownstairstomakeadoublebed,andonmanymodelsthereisalsoan"AutoFreeTop"elevatingroofwhich2morepeoplecansleepin.Flat-topversionsarealsoavailable. InJune1998,MitsubishiMotorsbeganresellingtheBongo.ThiswasbrandedtheMitsubishiAccessinsomemarkets. In1999,afaceliftversionappearedwitharevisedbodystyleanddifferentengines,althoughthe2.5turbodieselcontinuesunchanged. Airconditioning,climatecontrolandelectronicblindsarefittedasstandard. Engines Petrol 1.8 LF8SOHCI4 2.0 LRS-VI4 2.0 LFESOHCI4 2.5 LRF-VV6 Diesel 2.0 LRFDieselI4 2.5 Lturbodiesel(thesameengineisfoundintheFordRangerPickupintheUK) Nissanversion From1994onwards,theBongowasalsosoldbyNissanastheVanette. Trivia AfirstgenerationMazdaBongowasusedinthemovieMadMax—itwasthepersonalvehicleofdirectorGeorgeMiller,whosacrificedhisvantoacrashscenetokeepthebudgetlow. TheBongo'ssubmodelBrawnyandFriendee(andbadgeengineeredFordFreda)arecommonlymentionedinwebsitesasajokeconcerningcarmodelnames. References ThispageusessomecontentfromWikipedia.TheoriginalarticlewasatMazdaBongo.Thelistofauthorscanbeseeninthepagehistory.AswithTractor&ConstructionPlantWiki,thetextofWikipediaisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsbyAttributionLicenseand/orGNUFreeDocumentationLicense.PleasecheckpagehistoryforwhentheoriginalarticlewascopiedtoWikia ↑http://media.ford.com/plant_display.cfm?plant_id=50 Externallinks WikimediaCommonshasmediarelatedto:MazdaBongo WikimediaCommonshasmediarelatedto:MazdaBongoBrawny WikimediaCommonshasmediarelatedto:MazdaBongoFriendee Theworld'slargestMazdaBongo/FordFredaownersclub.Pluslivelydiscussionforum TheUKslargeststockofMazdaBongo&FordFredaCampervans NorthWestEnglandbasedMazdaBongoforum CampervanhireandMazdaBongoRental BongoBrawnytechnicalspecification BespokeMazdaBongoConversiontocampervan BongoBrawny v·d·e«previous—Mazdaroadcartimeline,1990s–present Type 1990s 2000s 2010s 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Keicar Carol Carol Carol Carol Carol AZ-Wagon AZ-Wagon AZ-Wagon AZ-Wagon AZ-Offroad Spiano Scrum Scrum/ScrumWagon Scrum/ScrumWagon Subcompact Revue/121 Demio/121 Demio/Mazda2 Demio/Mazda2 Verisa Compact Familia/323/Protegé Familia/323/Protegé Familia/323/Protegé Axela/Mazda3 Axela/Mazda3 FamiliaVan FamiliaVan FamiliaVan Mid-size Capella/626 Capella Capella/626 Atenza/Mazda6 Atenza/Mazda6 Cronos/626/Xedos6/Eunos500 Eunos800/Xedos9/Millenia Mazda6(N.America) Full-size Sentia/929/EfiniMS-8 Sentia Sportscar AZ-1 MX-3Precidia Roadster/MX-5/Miata Roadster/MX-5/Miata Roadster/MX-5 MX-6/Mystère MX-6/Mystère/EfiniMS-6 RX-7 EfiniRX-7/RX-7 Cosmo RX-8 Minivan Premacy Premacy/Mazda5 Premacy/Mazda5 BongoFriendee Biante EfiniMPV/MPV MPV MPV/Mazda8 Crossover CX-7 CX-9 SUV Navajo Tribute Tribute Pickup B-Series B-Series B-Series BT-50 BT-50 Van Bongo Bongo v·d·e   FordMotorCompanyvehicles FordMotorCompany CurrentandfuturemodelsCars C-Max •CrownVictoria&PoliceInterceptor •EcoSport •Falcon •Fiesta •Figo •Fusion(Europe) •Fusion(NorthAmerica) •Focus(international) •Focus(NorthAmerica) •G6 •Galaxy •i-MAX(Taiwan) •Ka •Kuga •Mondeo •Mustang •S-Max •TaurusTrucks/SUVs/Vans Bantam •Cargo •Courier •E-Series •Econovan •Edge •Escape •Expedition&EL/Max •Explorer •Everest/Endeavour •F-Series&SuperDuty •Flex •Pronto •Ranger •Ranger(international) •Territory •Tourneo •TourneoConnect •Transit •TransitConnect Historicalmodels1900s ModelA/AC •ModelB •ModelC •ModelF •ModelK •ModelN •ModelR •ModelS •ModelT1910s–1920s ModelTT •ModelA •ModelAA1930s–1940s ModelB •ModelY •ModelCTen •ModelCX •JuniorPopular •1937Ford •JuniorDeLuxe •Köln •Rheinland •Eifel •Model7Y •Model7W •Anglia •Prefect •CountrySquire •Pilot •Vedette1950s C-SeriesTrucks •Consul •CountrySedan •Courier •DelRio •Edsel(Brand) •Fairlane •Galaxie •Mainline •Parklane •Popular •Ranchero •Squire •Taunus •Thunderbird •Versailles •Zephyr1960s Bronco •Capri •Corcel •Corsair •Cortina •Escort •FairlaneThunderbolt •FordFalcon •GT40 •H-SeriesTrucks •LTD •N-SeriesTrucks •Torino •W-SeriesTrucks1970s Elite •Fairmont •Granada •L-SeriesTrucks •Landau(Australia) •Maverick •P100 •Pinto1980s Aerostar •Bantam •BroncoII •DelRey •Escort •EXP •Festiva •Laser/Lynx/Tierra/Meteor •LTDCrownVictoria •Orion •Probe •RS200 •Scorpio •Sierra •Telstar •Tempo •Verona1990s Aspire •Contour •Cougar •Maverick •Puma •Windstar •ZX22000s Activa •Excursion •Fairlane(Australian) •FiveHundred •Freestar •Freestyle/TaurusX •GT •Ikon •Maverick(Europe) •Sportka/Streetka Category Categories Mazdavehicles Rearwheeldrivevehicles Vans 1960sautomobiles 1970sautomobiles 1980sautomobiles 1990sautomobiles 2000sautomobiles TrucksbuiltinMalaysia CommunitycontentisavailableunderCC-BY-SAunlessotherwisenoted. 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