1995 Mazda 323 Sportiva [BA]

1995 Mazda 323 Sportiva [BA] in Une femme d'honneur, TV Series, 1996-2008 Ep. 7

Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin: — Made for:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Exiv96 ◊ 2013-12-29 17:08	It was not called "C" in France. Actually I'd never heard of a "323 C" designation until a few months ago when I saw it on several Wikipedia pages. In what country was it actually called like that ? Does anyone know ?
Exiv96 ◊ 2014-01-04 03:20	Again, please delete that C. Exiv96 wrote It was not called "C" in France. Actually I'd never heard of a "323 C" designation until a few months ago when I saw it on several Wikipedia pages. In what country was it actually called like that ? Does anyone know ?
tore-40 ◊ 2014-01-04 03:44	Exiv96 wrote Again, please delete that C. It may have been badged 323 Sportiva, thus made for FR and not for EU.
Exiv96 ◊ 2025-01-26 18:45	A decade later, I got some information - courtesy of L'Auto-Journal - about the career of that Mazda in France. It was indeed called 323 Sportiva at its launch until the 1997 model year, when all those local names (Astina, Familia, Astina) were dropped. However, for the next model year, 1998, it was renamed 323 Sporty, to differentiate it from the newer, blander 3-door hatchback.