Asia Rocsta

Asia Rocsta
Asia Rocsta
Overview
Manufacturer	Asia Motors
Production	1990-1997
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door Mini SUV
Layout	Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
Chassis	Body-on-frame
Powertrain
Engine	1.8 L Mazda F8 I4 (petrol); 2.2 L Mazda R2 I4 (diesel);
Dimensions
Length	3,460 mm (136.2 in)
Width	1,680 mm (66.1 in)
Height	1,855 mm (73.0 in)
Curb weight	1,510 kg (3,329 lb)
Chronology
Successor	Asia/Kia Retona

The Asia Rocsta is a four-wheel drive off-road vehicle built by Asia Motors Corporation in South Korea. It was available as a Jeep or Pick-up Truck.^[1]

The Rocsta is derived from the K111 Jeep, also developed by Asia Motors. Because this model was cheaper than competing 4WD vehicles, it contributed to the increase in popularity of offroad racing in Korea.

Asia Motors launched the Rocsta in 1990, and retired it in 1997. From 1998, the Rocsta's replacement, the Asia Retona, was sold with Kia badging.

UK sales of the Rocsta ran from 1994–1997 and included both the 1.8-litre petrol and 2.2-litre diesel engines. Both could be purchased with either a hard- or a soft-top. Both models were distributed by Kia Motors and used Kia copies of standard Mazda engines, with five-speed manual transmission.

The Rocsta was also sold in Australia between 1993 and 2000.^[1]

Variants

Rocsta 1.8 DX Hard Top - Model# AM102 GS. Engine Number begins JF8 being for the Mazda F8 engine
Rocsta 1.8 DX Soft Top
Rocsta 2.2
Rocsta 2.2 4WD
Rocsta 2.2 D Soft Top
Rocsta 2.2 Diesel DX H/Top
Rocsta 2.2 Diesel DX S/Top
Rocsta 2.2 Diesel Soft Top
Rocsta R2 Wagon