The Florian shared its entire chassis with the Ghia-styled 117 Coupé, yet wore a plain three-box sedan body for sixteen years.
Lead trim: 1.6 G161 OHV (PA20) · up to 89 hp
Isuzu Florian1967–1983
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FactThe Florian shared its entire chassis with the Ghia-styled 117 Coupé, yet wore a plain three-box sedan body for sixteen years.
The Isuzu Florian is an intermediate class car manufactured by Isuzu in Japan from November 1967 until 1983, its body remaining essentially the same through an unusually long life cycle with only two moderate facelifts. The Isuzu Florian (Project 117) was originally presented as the Ghia Isuzu 117 Sedan at the 1966 Tokyo Motor Show and shared its complete chassis with the closely related Isuzu 117 Coupé. It was originally available only with a 1.6 liter gasoline inline-four engine (1600 Deluxe) producing 84 PS at 5200 rpm, with a 1.8 liter version added later and a diesel option, first seen in 1977. The Florian saloon competed in the intermediate class that included the Toyota Mark II, Mazda Luce and Nissan Laurel, and the 1600 Deluxe (PA20) led a somewhat uneasy existence as the top-of-the-line Isuzu at the time of introduction, as its single-carburetted overhead-valve G161 engine was no more than a downtuned version of the unit in the more affordable Bellett. The more expensive 1600 Super Deluxe was added in March 1968, with plush standard equipment including air conditioning and leather seats.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 G161 OHV (PA20) | 1967–1983 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 83 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.6 G161S OHC (PA20) | 1967–1983 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 G180 OHC (PA30) | 1967–1983 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 C190 diesel (PAD30) | 1967–1983 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 61 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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