2011 Mazda 5 MPV

2011 Mazda5 MPV

2011 Mazda5 MPV

2011 Mazda5 MPV

2011 Mazda5 MPV

2011 Mazda5 MPV

2011 Mazda5 MPV

2011 Mazda5 MPV

2011 Mazda5 MPV

Mazda Continues Rollout of Special Edition MX-5s with Kendo Model for the UK Market

Named after “The way of the Sword”, which is said to be a form of modern Japanese martial art, the MX-5 Kendo is the latest special edition model to be released by Mazda to celebrate the 900,000 units produced since the introduction of the first MX-5 in 1989. The MX-5 Kendo has been created for the UK market and will be available from March 1 in two forms, the MX-5 1.8i Kendo soft-top priced at £19,255 and the more powerful MX-5 2.0i Kendo roadster coupe with a £22,320 price tag.

Both variants are based on the local-market SE derivatives and feature a unique Stone Leather interior with matching colored stitching on the steering wheel, gear knob and handbrake, bespoke 17-inch alloy wheels, exterior badging and floor mats, plus front fog lamps, heated seats, brushed aluminium style-bar trim and aluminium pedals.
In addition, the Kendo Roadster Coupe comes with three extra items of equipment, including a premium BOSE audio system, Bluetooth hands-free and cruise control. Both Kendo models offer a choice of Sparkling Black or Dolphin Grey mica paint finish – free of charge.

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Mazda 2 Sedan

Like the Americans, the Chinese aren't big fans of hatchback models. That's why Mazda revealed the Mazda 2 sedan at the 2007 Guangzhou Motor Show. This version of the 2 is has a more elegant form than the five-door hatch, and its stretched aesthetic aims to capture new customers in the rapidly growing Chinese B-car segment.

The exterior design theme revolves around 'coordinated movements', with the form and body lines transcending the look of a subcompact car. The proportions are claimed to enhance the nimble look of a car ready to leap forward. Dynamic lines tuck together tightly near the A-pillar and a distinctive character line flows from the arch of the front fender through the body's shoulder.

To distinguish itself from previous compact cars, the interior adopts a three-dimensional form that creates strong visual movement. The dashboard sweeps out and away from the front seats as it extends to the front pillars, and it is divided into upper and lower sections to create a sense space within the cabin. The contrast between the black keynote color and silver accents produces a sporty ambience, while circular details add an air of luxury.

Mazda Taiki concept

Mazda's Taiki concept is the fourth concept car in the Nagare design series, taking the 'flow' theme to new levels and reflecting the possible direction for the future of Mazda sports cars. The Taiki employs a front-engine rear-drive layout, a unique 2-seat configuration and Mazda's next-generation RENESIS rotary engine.

Visually, the concept (whose name expresses the atmosphere - called taiki in Japanese) looks as if it was honed in a wind tunnel, with swooping, curvaceous panels that make the most of aerodynamics. The proportions of the car, a stretched coupe form with short overhangs topped by an all-glass canopy, "visually expresses the flow of air" and was inspired by the image of a pair of Hagoromo - the flowing robes that enable a celestial maiden to fly in Japanese legend - floating down from the sky.

The interior was inspired by Japanese koinobori - the decorative "climbing carp streamers". Designers were charged with creating an 'air-tube' cockpit, visually depicting the flow of the wind from the dashboard and seats down to the door trim.

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Mazda6

The second generation of the Mazda6 doesn't stray far from the successful look of the outgoing model. Though slightly longer, wider and taller than the model it replaces, its styling cues still clearly define the car as a 6.

Offered in sedan, hatchback and wagon versions in Europe, the new Mazda6 sedan features a flowing roofline that is steeper at the C-pillar and a sculptured rear end. The new hatchback however, features a sleek roofline at the C-pillar for a coupe-like character. Both the sedan and hatchback models share the same dimensions - 4,735mm long, 1,795mm wide and 1,440mm tall - and both have the same 2,725mm wheelbase. These dimensions are effectively 65mm longer, 15mm wider and 5mm taller than the outgoing car, while the wheelbase itself has been lengthened by 50mm. The estate model has increased 75mm in length, is 15mm wider and, at 10mm, is only slightly higher than the previous model.

On the inside, the new Mazda 6 is roomier and more inviting than before. It has a higher level of quality feel with interior forms that are appealing to look at and use. Its cockpit allows the driver to feel at one with the car and it has a floating-look instrument panel to enhance the sense of roominess.

Mazda6 preview

Mazda's redesigned Mazda6 (known as the Mazda Atenza in Japan) will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. The new car is an evolution of the original model's front face, bringing forward modern design elements and smoothing out the features for a more streamlined and aerodynamic look.

With pronounced front wheel arches and simple shut lines, the car continues along Mazda's styling theme first seen on the Mazda2. The headlamps are wholly modern in design, yet retain the company's brand character. The subtle chrome strip in the lower portion of the grille and the chrome strip dividing the front air dam into two halves are both elegant touches, while the fog lamps mimic the inner section of the headlamps.

Mazda2

This is the first picture of the new Mazda2 set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The picture shows a dramatically different car to the one it replaces, with more fluidity than its boxy forebear. Where the outgoing model was almost micro-MPV-like in its package, the new Mazda2 is closer to a shrunken C-segment car instead, and shares themes such as the front fender treatment with the Sassou concept shown in Frankfurt two years ago.

In 2002 Mazda introduced the world to 'zoom-zoom' with the Mazda6; five years later the Mazda2 takes the philosophy into a second generation. Further details will be announced at the show.

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Mazda Hakaze concept

The Mazda Hakaze is described as a compact crossover with a roadster feel, and has been designed and modelled in Germany in preparation for the Geneva Motor Show next month. Featuring ripples in the flanks that continue surface themes set by the Nagare, the Hakaze also has a body-color wrap-over at the rear that reminds of the LA show car.

About the same length as the Mazda 3, the Hakaze is wider and taller for a stronger stance, with a high H-point and generous glasshouse. Not only taking its inspiration from 'Nagare natural flow', the Hakaze is said to also refer to helicopters, speedboats and jetfighters that represent the 'human interface to fast movement through natural materials'. The Mazda Hakaze concept will be first seen in Switzerland, to further attest design director Laurens van den Acker's hand. Key dimensions for the Hakaze are: length 4420mm, width 1890mm, height 1560mm.

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Mazda Ryuga concept

Mazda North America has released a sketch of its Mazda Ryuga concept to be shown at the Detroit Auto Show in January. The Mazda Ryuga builds on Mazda's design language 'flow,' most recently seen in the Nagare concept shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Ryuga is Japanese for "gracious flow," and makes use of 'rich fabrics, engineered fits and hidden details,' according to Mazda.

"Ryuga will combine vibrance, confidence, fun and youth...in one ingenious package," says Laurens van den Acker, Mazda's global design director. At NAIAS 2007, Mazda also will debut the 2008 Mazda Tribute HEV Hybrid SUV.

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Mazda Verisa

Mazda has refreshed the Verisa, a B-segment car sold in Japan. Based on the same platform as the Ford Fiesta, the Verisa is a tall hatchback that parallels the (European) Ford Fusion in concept, if not aesthetics. The Down-Road-Graphic has a clean contemporary look, with minimal grille area and restrained use of brightwork, while surfaces are given greater volume and a more substantial feeling than the Fusion. The dominant graphic theme is the band DLO widening the car from the front three-quarter, suitably balanced by the large arches.

The interior is trimmed in hide on the L-model and cloth on the C-model, the latter available in muted red and green hues. Indirect blue LED lighting is used to illuminate the interior to aid nighttime driving. Prices start from $13,500.
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Mazda Furai concept

This is the latest teaser image of a new concept from Mazda. Though the photo itself reveals very little, we're told the concept was inspired by the fact that more Mazda‑powered racing cars frequent US circuits than any other brand.

Using Mazda's unique Nagare design language, the concept car is based on an American Le Mans Series (ALMS) race car and employs the company's Courage C65 chassis and a unique 450hp three-rotor rotary engine.

"Mazda's critically acclaimed Nagare design language describes the flow of water, air, people or things moving in one direction." says Franz von Holzhausen, Mazda's North American director of design. "Mazda Nagare is flow, with an insightful and spirited styling, which, in Mazda Furai, invokes a raw, unfettered desire to possess everything this car represents."

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Mazda Furai concept

We first showed you a teaser image of Mazda's Furai concept last month, and now we have the first photos of the new racer. Recently unveiled in Detroit, the concept is the raciest interpretation of Mazda's award-winning 'Nagare' design language, a Japanese term meaning 'flow' and the 'embodiment of motion'.

The concept, which celebrates 40 years of the car maker's rotary engine and international motorsports heritage, is claimed to offer the basic proportions of contemporary race cars - measuring less than 1000mm high and nearly 2000mm wide.

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Mazda concept for Moscow

Mazda has released sketches of a new compact crossover SUV concept the company will reveal at the upcoming Moscow International Automobile Salon.

According to Mazda, the concept was developed following a 'crosswind' theme and is the latest vehicle developed using the Nagare ('Flow') design language, following in the footsteps of Nagare, Ryuga, Hakaze, Taiki and Furai.

What sets this vehicle apart from the other concept cars in the Nagare series is that the new - as yet unnamed - car has been especially designed for the rapidly expanding Russian market.

The Moscow International Automobile Salon will be open to the public from 29 August through to 7 September. A name for the concept is expected to be chosen prior to its unveiling.

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Mazda Biante

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the release of the all-new Biante, a medium size minivan for the Japanese market. Relatively unknown outside Japan, the Biante is defined by Mazda's continuing ‘Nagare' design theme.

The Biante's main design features include headlamps bleeding their boundary all the way to the base of the A-pillar and merging with the DLO; a broad wing-shaped chrome extension supporting the Mazda emblem at the top part of the grille; the Japanese automakers's trademark five-point lower grille and long, vertical side fog lamp/intake flanking the bumper fascia, the latter expressing athleticism and stability. Large vertical reflectors located under clear bezel lamps built into the sides of the rear bumper are other unique styling details.

Offered in three different trims levels - 20CS, 20S and 23S - the Biante will be available with 2.0-liter and 2.3-liter engines and a choice of front-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive.

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Mazda Kazamai preview

As we reported in June, Mazda has now confirmed it will unveil a compact crossover vehicle concept at the Moscow International Automobile Salon on 26 August.

Called the Kazamai, which means "swirling crosswinds" in Japanese, the new vehicle is the sixth concept to employ Mazda's evolving 'Nagare' design language. The car's lines, inspired by crosswinds in nature, are claimed to evoke visual lightness, while its aerodynamic proportions accentuated by its bold front wheelarches and sleek roof line gives the design an emotional appeal. Riding on large 22-inch wheels, the Kazamai's compact dimensions are given enhanced sporting appeal.

Created specifically for the Moscow Automobile Salon - recognizing the growth of compact SUVs in the Russian market - the Kazamai is a good indication of a possible future compact crossover from Mazda.

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Mazda Kazamai concept

Mazda has officially taken the wraps off its Kazamai crossover concept today at the Moscow International Automobile Salon. As we reported back in June and subsequently in July of this year, the concept has been specifically developed for the growing Russian market - now the largest car market in Europe.

Measuring 4520mm long, 1930mm wide and 1500mm high, the four passenger concept has a wheelbase of 2780mm - roughly the size of the current Mazda3. Developed following a ‘crosswind' theme, the body features flared wheelarches and a wedge-shaped profile, designed to 'evoke the image of a sleek arrow cutting through a mighty wind'. The design is also intended to express the agility and dynamism of wind gusting along the side of the vehicle.

As the latest concept developed using the Nagare ('Flow') design language - following in the footsteps of Nagare, Ryuga, Hakaze, Taiki and Furai - the Kazamai employs lightweight materials such as aluminum (used for the hood, chassis and engine block) and plastics (for the panels, fenders and the engine cover) to achieve a weight saving of 100kg over a similar vehicle. It gives a strong hint at where Mazda might be going with the direction of its forthcoming CX-5 compact crossover SUV.

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Mazda Kiyora concept

Mazda has released these images of the Kiyora compact urban concept car the automaker will reveal at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. Based on an all-new platform designed to maximize weight reduction, the Kiyora is claimed to represent the harmony between driving pleasure and environmental and safety features.

Meaning 'clean and pure' in Japanese, the concept of 'Kiyora' helped the designers to imagine a city car cutting cleanly through an urban landscape, with water as the design theme. Mazda says the concept also features an interior design and new functions that support a youthful lifestyle.

The Kiyora is powered by a 4-cylinder direct injection engine featuring the company's unique Smart Idle Stop System, claimed to achieve 'excellent fuel economy and low CO2 emissions'. The improved aerodynamic performance of Nagare design also contributes to these factors.

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Mazda3

These are the first images of the new Mazda3 sedan, set to make its public debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. This is the first complete redesign of the Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) since its introduction five years ago.

Utlizing design cues first seen in its larger sibling, the Mazda6, the dynamic redesign adds an air of masculinity to the small Mazda3, a car which, according to the Japanese company, has 'had every element developed for heightened exhilaration'. The newest iteration of Mazda's sports compact aims to push forward the heritage of Mazda and the pedigree of the current Mazda3, which accounts for almost one in three sales for the Japanese carmaker annually.

Following the world debut of the North American spec. sedan - with 2.0- and 2.5-liter engines - a five-door hatchback will also be added the range later in the year. Be sure to check back for complete coverage of all the new cars on display at the Los Angeles Auto Show starting November 19.

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