New Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition Unwrapped Ahead of Chicago Auto Show

Do you remember the MX-5 Sport Black Edition launched in Britain last summer or perhaps its twin from Japan, the MX-5 Black Tune Edition released this past October?
If the answer is yes, we would like to congratulate you on your excellent memory and tell you that the 2012 MX-5 Miata Special Edition that will be unveiled at the upcoming 2012 Chicago Auto Show is more or less the U.S. market version of those two models � hence the RHD pictures released by Mazda.

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Mazda RX-7

The Mazda RX-7 is a sports car by the Japanese automaker Mazda. It was produced from 1978 to 2002. The aboriginal RX-7 featured a 1146 cc twin-rotor Wankel rotary agent and a adventurous front-midship, rear-wheel drive layout. The RX-7 was a absolute backup for the RX-3 (both were awash in Japan as the Savanna) and after replaced all added Mazda rotary cars with the barring of the Cosmo.The aboriginal RX-7 was a sports car. The bunched and failing Wankel agent (rotary engine) is anchored hardly abaft the advanced axle, a agreement marketed by Mazda as "front mid-engine". It was offered as a two-seat coup�, with alternative "occasional" rear seats in Japan, Australia, the United States, and added genitalia of the world. These rear seats were initially marketed as a dealer-installed advantage for the North American markets.

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Mazda6 By Troy Lee Design

While we're all patiently waiting to see what's going to happen to the successor of the Mazda6 MazdaSpeed or as it's called in Europe and other markets, the MPS, the Japanese firm decided to join forces with Troy Lee Designs and introduce a beefed-up variant of the latest generation '6' at the SEMA show. The Troy Lee Mazda6 features the usual visual upgrades that you see on most SEMA show vehicles including a custom paint job, peripheral spoilers and larger 18-inch Momo alloy wheels in Hoosier tires.


The SEMA show Mazda6 also gets a set of Eibach springs to improve handling as well as cross-drilled, 6-piston big brake kit by Wilwood Engineering and custom brake fabrication by JD Performance.

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Mazda RX-8

Mazda RX-8 was designed with athletically sculpted exterior that sense of originality that is unmatched in the market today. The new Mazda RX-8 receives design enhancements intended to refresh the style and Mazda

 RX-8 a new look, not to interfere with the basic design theme. Dilute the new Mazda RX-8 include restyled front and rear bumpers and front, sporty, high quality finish front and rear lights and larger exhaust pipes (now

measuring 90 mm across). The new Mazda RX-8 The newly designed five-spoke wheel with a sporty design reminiscent of the symbolism and the rotary engine, with different arrangements for each wheel size. Tight

muscular lines give RX-8 the liberating look of an athlete in motion. Muscular style is classic sports car proportions and ZoomZoom edge that is unmistakably Mazda. The RX-8 is unique �freestyle� four door

design is proof that a tru e sports car must sacrifice space or convenience for performance. The advanced design of the rear hinged rear doors open a wide door, allowing adult-sized passengers to easily enter and exit

 the vehicle. The design is also advantageous when securing a baby or small child in the back seat. With an area large rear-seat passengers with enough room for four full size adults and enough space for weekend luggage trunk even creates, the sports car of flexibility.

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2011 Mazda CX5

Although the real details of 2011 Mazda CX5 are not known yet, but this mazda new model will powered by the new generation of SKY engines. The 2011 Mazda CX5 will be available in two body styles, 3-door and 5-door.

If we look from exterior the CX-5 is a four-door SUV with a hatchback that looks like a sports car, too. It�s angled front has a racing feel to it, and it looks like it�s in motion even when it�s idle. Mazda is basing many of its designs of Ford�s existing Focus line. For interior we can fell comfort with seats five comfortably and has a wealth of features for both cargo and passenger room. This completed with the safety features

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Mazda Kazamai

The Mazda Kazamai is a abstraction sports car fabricated by Mazda. It was aboriginal alien at the 2008 Moscow International Automobile Salon in August and after apparent at the 2009 AutoRAI Amsterdam captivated in April.The Kazamai is cardinal six in a alternation of abstraction sports cars with the Nagare breeze architecture language. The architecture appearance console curve aggressive by crosswinds in attributes which arm-twist beheld lightness. The car additionally has a adventurous five-point grille, accentuated advanced caster arches and glassy roof line, which are accumulated with ample 22-inch wheels.

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Mazda 6

The Mazda 6 additionally accepted as the Mazda Atenza in Japan is a mid-size sports car produced by the Japanese car architect Mazda back 2002. The Mazda6 has awash over one actor units common back its introduction, hitting that sales anniversary faster than all antecedent Mazdas.The Mazda6 was the aboriginal archetype of the company's fresh Stylish, Insightful, and Spirited architecture aesthetics followed by the Mazda2 in December 2002, RX-8 in August 2003, Mazda3 in January 2004, Mazda5 in the summertime of 2005, MX-5 in October 2005, and Mazda CX-7 in November 2006. The Mazda6 is the almsman of Mazda 626, additionally accepted as Mazda Capella and Mazda Cronos. The 2002 Mazda6 is about the 4th bearing Mazda 626 as the Mazda6 continues on the G-platform, advanced from the GF-platform 626/Capella to the GG-platform Mazda6.The Mazda6 is currently raced in the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge GTS class. Mazda accomplished aboriginal in the manufacturer's championship standings.[2] Mazda6 drivers additionally accomplished aboriginal and additional in the Touring Car disciplinarian points

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Mazda BT-50

The Japanese automaker today unveiled its new generation 2011 Mazda BT-50 at the Australian International Auto Show in Sydney. The new 2011 Mazda BT-50 was developed with the subject vehicle active lifestyle in mind and offering a refined and expressive style and a high-quality interior. The front and the 2011 Mazda

 BT-50 features �family guy� brand with a five-point grille and headlights boomerang-shaped. The back of the 2011 Mazda BT-50 shows horizontally stretched back that aim to offer the pick-up look at a premium SUV.
The current BT-50 is Mazda`s only offering in the utility segment. It is an established one-tonne utility that has won numerous awards and gained a strong following all over the world. In developing the new model, Mazda

 intended to expand its appeal to customers who lead active lifestyles and have needs that cannot be met by conventional utilities. It offers all the functionality required for business use combined with passenger car-like comfort for family use; and for active customers in Australia and Europe, it is the perfect answer for all kinds of outdoor leisure activities. In this way, the new BT-50 has been developed to fulfill the varied requirements of customers in every market.

To ensure all these aims were met, the all-new BT-50 was developed under the theme "Active lifestyle vehicle." The result is a utility that offers unique value; it has refined and expressive styling; a comfortable, high quality interior; a smooth ride with the feel of a passenger car; sporty and responsive driving dynamics that reflect Mazda`s DNA; and outstanding environmental and safety performance

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As Ryo Yanagisawa, chief designer of the all-new BT-50, explains: "Mazda`s brand message is Zoom-Zoom, which refers to the emotion of motion first experienced as a child. With the All-New BT-50, we aimed to express this emotion through the design, and we drew a lot of inspiration from various "movements" in the world around us. For example, we had a photograph of a lion. He looked like a magnificent predator with his

 muscles all bunching up as though he was about to pounce on his prey. His sinews were stretched taut ready to strike, and his mane framed a sharp, masculine countenance that seemed to say, ? am the proud king of the beasts!` In profile, that lion appeared to be both intelligent and powerful. I really wanted the design of the truck to project that kind of image. This kind of inspiration was the basis of the emotional design that we worked so hard to achieve with the all-new BT-50.

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Mazda CX-5 2012 spec and review

Mazda CX-5 2012 spec and review
Mazda CX-5, the all-new compact crossover SUV, is a production model based on the MINAGI Concept which was unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show 2011. Also, the CX-5 will be the first production vehicle to incorporate Mazda�s new design theme, �KODO � Soul of Motion� as debuted on the Mazda SHINARI concept car. The CX-5 will join Mazda�s global line-up in 2012 and will be on display at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show.

[Source: Mazda]

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New Gen Y Buyer Survey Spells Trouble for Detroit

Auto pricing website TrueCar studied the car buying behaviour of four million Gen Y (18 to 27 year-old) over a twenty-four month period and here�s what they found.
Scion took the crown for top brand, with 37.4% of the market and for top model (the tC coupe), with 21.2%, while second place went to Mitsubishi (32.1%) and their Lancer sedan (20.3%).
Mazda was the third most visited brand for Gen Y buyers, though only 17th in terms of model. The top four vehicle choices were Japanese, with a German in seventh place and a South Korean in ninth.

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2012 Mazda Demio

2012 Mazda Demio selling have begun in Japan, the car differs from its predecessor in some minor styling details, a bodyshell with increased rigidity thanks to reinforcements and a retuned suspension. Moreover, the interior of the new Mazda Demio is made of higher quality materials.

2012 Mazda Demio is targeted sales for its home Japan is 6,000 units per month. The new Mazda Demio 13-is equipped with Skyactive engine which, according to the company, offers best in-class fuel consumption of just 30 km/lit. It does so by incorporating direct fuel injection, the world�s highest compression of 14.0:1 and Mazda�s unique �i-stop� stop-start system. It also has a technology named i-DM (intelligent Drive Master) that adds to economic, yet enjoyable driving.

Carmaker expects the 13-Skyactive to be the most popular in the new Mazda Demio�s range, accounting for 60% of the model�s total sales. The car list of standard features includes Dynamic Stability Control with Traction Control System and 14-inch alloy wheels (16-inch for the Sport edition).

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The...Lime Lantern: Mazda�s Special Edition MX-5 Roadster Coupe Karai

Another week, and rather than just another Mazda, it�s another MX-5 special edition. This one is called Karai, which according to the company is Japanese for �sharp�, and it comes to us from Mazda�s European division.
The Karai is based on the MX-5 Roadster coupe, which means it is fitted with a retractable hardtop. It boasts a unique lime-green paint called �Metal Green Metallic� for the body and contrasting glossy black finish for metal top, exterior mirrors, trim accents such as the front grille and fog lamp surrounds, as well as the 17-inch multispoke alloy wheels that are shod in low profile performance tires.

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Refreshed Mazda Demio goes on Sale in Japan

Mazda announced today that sales of the facelifted Mazda Demio, or Mazda2 as the rest of the world knows it, have begun in Japan. The new Mazda2 is the company�s supermini and the target sales for its home market is 6,000 units per month.

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A Mazda MX-5 On Steroids: Australia�s V8 Engined Bullet Roadster

In the late �90s, Australian John Bettini unleashed onto the word the Bullet Roadster. What begin life as a heavily modified Mazda MX-5 with an RX-7 13B powerplant gradually evolved into a V8-engined monster like the one you see here that we found for sale in Queensland, Australia.
According to the seller, this was the fifth Bullet Roadster built and the first V8-engined one to roll out of the company�s then new Chinderah, NSW factory. It�s all hearsay, of course, but I�m willing to believe the words of a 62yo motoring enthusiast with arthritic knees. So here goes...
Bullet No. 5 was a special order from a man named George Covacic who supplied a 4.6-liter all-alloy, fuel injected V8 crate motor along with a Tremac 5-speed manual transmission and the differential from a Holden Commodore SS. Like all Bullet supercars, the brakes and suspension came from the Mazda RX-7.

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Mazda�s Legendary 787B Le-Mans Winner to Race at Goodwood

It�s been 20 years already, yet it feels like yesterday when Mazda in 1991 became the first, and to date, the only Japanese manufacturer to win the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. The weapon of choice was the rotary-engine-powered 787B, which sported a carbonfibre body, an output of 700 PS and a 210 mph (338 km/h) top speed.

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Mazda RX-8

Launched in 2003, the Mazda RX-8 hit the all-around bazaar with a austere bang. For 2009, Mazda will added the change of the four-door, four-seater sports coupe, giving RX-8 a active exoteric and autogenous design, added achievement and a fresh R3 action amalgamation for the ultimate active enthusiast.

Unchanged is the amount of the RX-8 - a high-powered, failing and altogether counterbalanced apparatus powered by the world-renowned twin-rotor RENESIS rotary engine.

To enhance the awful acknowledged RX-8, Mazda engineers focused on addition in three key areas for the 2009 RX-8: styling, achievement and packaging. "The enhancements fabricated to RX-8's exterior, interior, packaging and achievement takes it to a accomplished fresh akin of beheld and active excitement," remarked Nakazawa.

RX-8 was advised with an athletically sculpted exoteric that provides a faculty of boldness that's incomparable in the exchange today. For 2009, RX-8 receives architecture enhancements that are meant to activate the administration and accord RX-8 a fresh look, after impairing the basal architecture theme. Refinements for the 2009 archetypal year accommodate restyled advanced and rear bumpers and advanced fascia; sporty, aerial affection accomplishment advanced and rear headlamps; and beyond bankrupt pipes (now barometer 90 mm across). The 2009 RX-8 additionally offers a fresh five-spoke caster architecture featuring a allegorical and adventurous architecture evocative of the rotary engine, with altered arrange for anniversary caster size.

Taut able-bodied curve accord RX-8 the liberating attending of an amateur in motion. The able-bodied administration maintains archetypal sports car accommodation while abacus a Zoom-Zoom bend that is clearly Mazda.

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Mazda MX-5

The MX-5, also notable as Miata in Northeastern U.s. and Eunos Roadster in Japan, is a lightweight two-seater car, of front-engine, rear-wheel traverse layout, collective by Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan. The modelling was introduced in 1989 at the Port Machine Pretending. The MX-5 was planned as a weensy automobile - with unchaste coefficient and least mechanical quality minor exclusive by ineligible and area requirements; technologically fashionable, but a philosophically shortest and Lotus Elegance.

The position breeding MX-5 (NB) was launched in 1998 and the prevailing (NC) copy having been in creation since 2006, and it continues to be a champion mercantilism translatable,[2] and by February 2011, 900,000 MX-5s somebody been improved and oversubscribed around the man.

Since the commence of the bag procreation MX-5, Mazda consolidated worldwide marketing using the MX-5 appoint, tho' enthusiasts in the USA still relate to it as Miata, a denote that implementation "welfare" in Old High German.

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