Known as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co,Ltd Mazda was first founded in Japan in the 1920s and was known for manufacturing machine tools. It wasnt until 1927 that the company began manufacturing cars, under the new company name of Toyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. The company finally adopted the name Mazda in 1984.
Mazdas saw dramatic success with its invention of the Wankel Rotary engine which the company began to produce in the early 1960s. This set the company apart from rival Japanese companies.
Other companies have tried to reproduce this type of engine, but have failed, leaving Mazda as the sole trader. Gaining attention to themselves with their attempts to evolve engine designs allowed Mazda to begin exporting their designs around the world. The company saw success in America until 1973 when America suffered an oil crisis.
Sales of cars with The Wankel Rotary engine began to fall due to the engines high consumtion of fuel. Mazda turned its attention to pistol fuelled engines and only used the Wankel Rotary engines in their more sportier models.
Choose your Mazda
- Mazda 2000
- Mazda 323
- Mazda 626
- Mazda B-series
- Mazda Bongo
- Mazda BT-50
- Mazda Cosmo
- Mazda CX-7
- Mazda Demio
- Mazda Eunos
- Mazda Familia
- Mazda2
- Mazda3
- Mazda5
- Mazda6
- Mazda MPV
- Mazda MX-3
- Mazda MX-5
- Mazda MX-6
- Mazda Premacy
- Mazda RX7
- Mazda RX8
- Mazda Tribute
- Mazda Xedos
Mazda 626
The Mazda 626 was produced by Mazda originally in 1979 and was a front-engined rear wheel drive compact based on the Japan-market Mazda Capella.
Mazda B-Series
Consisting of two entirely different compact pickup trucks, the Mazda B-series are named for their engine replacement with the B2300 using a 2300 cc engine whilst the B4000 used a larger 4000 cc engine. The series was launched in Japan in 1961 and split in 1994 confusingly mainly being sold by Mazda under the name Ford Ranger in some markets.
Mazda CX-7
The Mazda CX-7 was produced starting in 2006 and is a mid-size crossover SUV model. It was first shown at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show in January and officially began production that same month. It’s front suspensions are the same as from the Mazda MPV minivan and the rear shared from the Mazda5 whereas its all wheel drive components originate from the Mazdaspeed 6.
Mazda Familia
A long-running series for Mazda’s small family cars, Familias were first produced in 1964 and stopped production in 2003. They were marketed under many names including 1000, 1200, 1300, 800, 808, 818 and the most recent being known as Mazda 323.
Mazda MX-3
A four-seat hatchback produced between 1991 and 1998, the MX-3 is noteable for having one of the lowest displacement V6 engines fitted to a vehicle of 1.8L V6.
Mazda MX-6
The MX-6 was produced between 1987 and 1997 and was a front-wheel drive sporty coupe. It was mechanically identical to the 626 and eventually replaced it.
Mazda Premacy
The Mazda Premacy is a compact MPV built since 1999 and now sold outside of Japan as the Mazda5. The first generation was 2 or 3 row, 5 or 7 passenger vehicle whilst the 2nd added a 3rd row for 7 passengers and both including near-flat doors, a folding/removable 2nd row and fold-flat rear seats..
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