Mazda never launched its planned luxury brand Amati — but this Sentia quietly wears its DNA: a Japanese car magazine spotted styling cues lifted straight from the stillborn Amati 1000 concept.
Lead trim: 3.0 JE-E SOHC 18v V6 (160 PS) · up to 197 hp
Mazda Sentia HE / 929HE · 1995–1999
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FactMazda never launched its planned luxury brand Amati — but this Sentia quietly wears its DNA: a Japanese car magazine spotted styling cues lifted straight from the stillborn Amati 1000 concept.
The final HE generation of the Sentia, appearing in late 1995 in Asia and in April 1996 in Australia as the 929, on Mazda's updated HE platform: the last large rear-wheel-drive sedan from Mazda, with styling cues from the stillborn Amati 1000. It dropped the 2.5-litre engine and carried over the 3.0-litre V6 in two tunes. Exports to Australia were halted in 1997 by poor sales and a price that had reached over A$83,000. Sold in Korea as the Kia Enterprise until 2002.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 JE-E SOHC 18v V6 (160 PS) | 1995–1999 | 3.0 L V6 | 158 hp | 180 lb-ft | — | RWD | automatic | — |
| 3.0 JE-ZE DOHC 24v V6 (Japan, 200 PS) | 1995–1999 | 3.0 L V6 | 197 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | RWD | automatic | — |
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Mazda never launched its planned luxury brand Amati — but this Sentia quietly wears its DNA: a Japanese car magazine spotted styling cues lifted straight from the stillborn Amati 1000 concept.
Mazda gave its flagship Sentia sedan a sports-car trick: a 'front midship' layout with the V6 mounted behind the front axle, borrowed straight from the rotary-powered RX-7.
Rivals
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