▁allow ▁for ▁further ▁rig id ity . ▁The ▁dash board ▁design ▁was ▁also ▁changed , ▁to ▁a ▁less ▁fut ur istic ▁but ▁still ▁sport ing ▁look . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁work ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁never ▁intended ▁for ▁sale ▁outside ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁bu ying ▁public ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁with ▁two ▁color ▁options , ▁Si ber ia ▁Blue ▁and ▁Classic ▁Red . ▁Both ▁colors ▁came ▁with ▁Ven et ian ▁Gray ▁lower ▁pan els . ▁Each ▁car ▁was ▁sold ▁through ▁the ▁Aut oz am ▁deal er ▁network ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Unfortunately ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁car ▁came ▁into ▁production , ▁the ▁re cess ion ▁in ▁Japan ▁had ▁just ▁come ▁into ▁force . ▁S elling ▁for ▁ 1 , 4 9 8 ▁million ▁ ¥ ▁( the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁$ 1 2 , 4 0 0 ), ▁it ▁was ▁slightly ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁E unos ▁Road ster , ▁but ▁margin ally ▁higher ▁than ▁its ▁compet itor , ▁the ▁H onda ▁Beat ▁s elling ▁at ▁ 1 , 3 8 8 ▁million ▁ ¥ ▁and ▁the ▁Su zu ki ▁C app u cc ino ▁at ▁ 1 , 4 5 8 ▁million ▁ ¥ , ▁the ▁A Z - 1 ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁both ▁too ▁expensive ▁and ▁too ▁cr amp ed ▁for ▁a ▁ke i ▁car . ▁The ▁car ▁failed ▁to ▁sell ▁within ▁its ▁target ▁of ▁ 8 0