Isuzu Aska

The Isuzu Aska was the nameplate Isuzu used in Japan for its mid-size sedans from 1983 to 2002. The first generation, launched in March 1983, was Isuzu's version of the General Motors J-car and came with carburetted 1.8 and 2.0 litre petrol engines and a diesel, later joined by a turbodiesel and a 150 horsepower turbocharged injected 2.0. It offered the NAVi5 semi-automatic manual gearbox from 1984. After Isuzu stopped building passenger cars, the name was applied to rebadged Subaru Legacy models from 1990 to 1993 and then to Honda Accord based sedans from 1994, with a Honda-based second generation in November 1997. The Aska replaced the Florian and ended in 2002 without a successor. The name is a respelling of Asuka, the old name of a village in Nara Prefecture, with the u dropped to avoid mispronunciation abroad.