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Mazda B-series | colspan=2 style="color: white; background: gray;"|Mazda B-Series Truck | | idth="40%"|Manufacturer: | Ford Motor Company | | roduction: | 1961–present | | lass: | pickup truck | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 1
B1500 | | roduction: | 1961–1964 | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact | | ngines: | 1.5 L I4 | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 2
B1500 | | roduction: | 1965–1971 | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact | | ngines: | 1.5 L I4 | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 3
B1600, B1800 | | roduction: | 1972–1979 | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact | | ngines: | 1.6 L I4
1.8 L 1800 I4 | | imilar: | Mazda REPU | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 4
B2000, B2200, Karere | | roduction: | 1978–1985 | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact | | ngines: | 2.0 L F/MA I4
2.0 L FE I4
2.2 L I4 | | imilar: | Ford Courier | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 5
B2000, B2200, B2600 | | roduction: | 1985–1991 | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact | | ngines: | 2.0 L FE I4
2.2 L F2 I4
2.6 L G54B I4
2.6 L G6 I4 | | imilar: | Ford Courier | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 6
B2200, B2600 | | roduction: | 1992–1999 | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact
2-door extended
4-door double cab | | ngines: | 2.2 L F2 I4
2.6 L G6 I4 | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 7 (North America)
B2300, B3000, B4000 | | roduction: | 1994–1997 | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact
2-door extended | | ngines: | 2.3 L OHC I4
3.0 L Vulcan V6
4.0 L Cologne V6 | | imilar: | Ford Ranger | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 7
B2200, B2600, Bravo | | roduction: | 1999–present | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact
2-door extended
4-door double cab
4-door 'Freestyle' with rear suicide doors | | ngines: | 2.2 L F2 I4
2.6 L G6 I4 | | imilar: | Ford Ranger
Ford Courier | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 8 (North America)
B2500, B3000, B4000 | | roduction: | 1998–2001 | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact
2-door extended | | ngines: | 2.5 L OHC I4
3.0 L Vulcan V6
4.0 L Cologne V6 | | imilar: | Ford Ranger | olspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgrey;"|Mark 9 (North America)
Truck | | roduction: | 2002–present | | ody Styles: | 2-door compact
2-door extended | | ngines: | 2.3 L I4
3.0 L Vulcan V6
4.0 L Cologne V6 | | ransmissions: | Ford A4LD
Ford 5R55E | | imilar: | Ford Ranger | | olspan=2|This article is part of the Mazda automobile series. | From the first B-Series pickup truck, Mazda has used the engine displacement to determine the name. Thus, the B1500 had a 1.5 liter engine, and the new B4000 has a 4.0 liter V6. For 2002, the name was changed to simply Mazda Truck in the United States. In Japan, Mazda uses the Proceed name on its compact pickup trucks, and another line of larger trucks is available called the Mazda Titan. Other names used for this line include Mazda Bravo (Australia), Mazda Bounty (New Zealand), and Mazda Drifter (South Africa). Mazda's partnership with Ford has resulted in the sharing of this vehicle—the Mazda B-Series and Ford Ranger are essentially the same. In Australia and New Zealand, since the 1970s, the Ford Courier name is also used and the line continues today. However, it should be borne in mind that the Mazda B-Series and Ford Ranger twins found inside North America are unrelated to the ones sold elsewhere. These are engineered by Mazda, whereas the North American models are developed by Ford. =Keicars= Mazda produced a number of tiny keicar pickup trucks in the 1960s and 1970s. These are documented on other pages. B360 The 1961-1963 Mazda B360 was a pickup version of the R360 keicar. B600 The 1962 B600 was similar to the B360 except that it shared the P600's 586cc engine. Porter The Mazda Porter/E360 was a bit larger, but still a tiny truck produced from 1968 through 1977. It replaced the B360. =Compact Pickups= 1961 The Mazda B-Series truck was introduced in Japan in August 1961 as the B1500/Proceed. It had a 1484cc OHV water-cooled engine with wet sleeve cylinders. It produced about 59HP.It presaged many of the compact pickups of today. 1966 The 1966 B1500/Proceed continued with the same 1484cc OHV inline 4, with minor changes in the cylinder head/valves and the use of a downdraft carburetor instead of a sidedraft unit as used on the 1961 to 1965 models.The UA engine now produced 73HP. The Chassis, now called the BUD61, had a major facelift and changed to four headlights. It looked very similar in appearence to the B1600 utility that succeeded it in 1971. 1972 The B-Series was introduced to the United States with the 1972 B1600. It was joined in 1974 by the similar rotary-powered Rotary Pickup. The engine was enlarged to 1.8 L for 1977's B1800. Engines: - 1972-1976 - 1.6 L (1586 cc) I4
- 1977-1979 - 1.8 L (1796 cc) 1800 I4
1978 The 1978 B2000 used a 2.0 liter F/MA engine. This truck was introduced in the United States in 1980, replacing the B1800 there. The 2.2 L B2200 joined this truck in 1982. The US B-Series continued through 1985, one year past the Japanese version, though the 2.0 L engine was updated that year. Engines: - 1978-1984 - 2.0 L (1970 cc) F/MA I4
- 1985 - 2.0 L (1998 cc) FE I4
- 1982-1985 - 2.2 L (2209 cc) I4
1985 A new Proceed/B-Series was introduced in 1985 (1986 in the United States) and was produced until 1991. A 4-speed automatic transmission was the primary choice, with a 5-speed manual transmission through 1989. Part-time four wheel drive was another option. The 2.6 L Mitsubishi-powered B2600 was introduced in 1986, though the United States introduction lagged by a year. 1987 saw the Mazda straight-4 enlarged to 2.2 L in the B2200, with the smaller engine phased out after that year. The Mitsubishi engine was gone for 1988 (1989 in the United States), replaced by a new family of Mazda powerplants. Engine options: - B2000
- 1985-1986 - 2.0 L (1998 cc) FE I4
- B2200
- 1987-1991 - 2.2 L (2209 cc) F2 I4, 85 hp
- B2600
- 1986-1988 - 2.6 L (2555 cc) G54B I4, 102 hp
- 1988-1991 - 2.6 L (2606 cc) G6 I4, 121 hp
1992 The 1992 Proceed/B-Series was updated again but had a short life in North America, where it was replaced by a Ford Ranger twin in 1994. However, this version continued to the end of the decade in most other countries, including Japan. Engine options: - B2200
- 19921999 - 2.2 L (2184 cc) F2 I4, 85 hp
- B2600
- 19921999 - 2.6 L (2606 cc) G6 I4, 121 hp
1994 The North American 1994 Proceed/B-Series was new, the design having been merged with the Ford Ranger. Mazda continued to manufacture its own trucks in Japan and elsewhere, but for the North American market, the design was shared, as were the engines. The new B3000 and B4000 boasted large Ford V6 engines, and the manual transmission returning to the options sheet. Extended cab models were available, as was all wheel drive, and two trim lines, LE and SE. The 3.0 L B3000 was dropped for 1997, and the entire line was refreshed after that year. The Japanese model continued separately in other markets, also known as the B-Series. Engine options: - B2300
- 1994 - 2.3 L (2311 cc) OHC I4, 98 hp
- 1995-1997 - 2.3 L (2311 cc) OHC I4, 112 hp
- B3000
- 1994 - 3.0 L (2983 cc) Vulcan V6, 140 hp
- 1995-1996 - 3.0 L (2983 cc) Vulcan V6, 145 hp
- B4000
- 1994-1997 - 4.0 L (4016 cc) Cologne V6, 160 hp
1998 North America saw an entirely new Ranger/Proceed/B-Series again for 1998, with a larger base engine. An available 5-speed automatic transmission was a novelty. The 1999 B-Series added four doors, a first in the extended-cab pickup truck market. A refresh and updated 4.0 L V6 came in 2001. Engine options: - B2500
- 1998-2001 - 2.5 L (2507 cc) OHC I4, 119 hp
- B3000
- 1998-2001 - 3.0 L (2957 cc) Vulcan V6, 150 hp
- B4000
1999 For the 2000 model year, Mazda renewed its own B-series for non-North American markets. This model was also launched as the Ford Ranger in Europe and Asia, and the Ford Courier in Australia and New Zealand. Production also began in Thailand and Indonesia. In 2002, a 'Freestyle' model became available on this platform, with rear "suicide doors". Revisions to the rest of the range came in 2002 and 2004. These models are totally unrelated to the Mazda B-series and Ford Ranger models in North America. In some countries, the Mazda Bravo name is used for this line. 2002 For 2002, Mazda dropped the B-Series name in the United States, calling it the Mazda Truck instead. Engine options: - 2002-2004 - 2.3 L (2300 cc) I4, 135 hp
- 2002-2003 - 3.0 L (2957 cc) Vulcan V6, 147 hp
- 2004 - 3.0 L (2957 cc) Vulcan V6, 154 hp
- 2002-2004 - 4.0 L (4025 cc) Cologne V6, 207 hp
2003 Ford spun off a Ford Everest SUV off the Asian Mazda B-series platform for south and southeast Asian markets. B-Series
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