Mazda vehicles are still selling, and with news that Mazda’s new Axela (the Mazda3 here in America) is selling well in Japan – as it surely will in North America. We hope to find more concept models as the year progresses – but with car makers cutting funds at every end no one may hear about them.

Mazda Kiyora

Mazda is planning to expand two of their more experimental model lines, the struggling SUV market and their still fresh city car lines. Reception to both their hybrid SUV’s and crossover vehicles like the Tribute and CX-7 have been better than your average large automobile sales.  The new products would include a city car proportioned along the lines of the Mazda Kiyora Concept as well. This comes as Mazda CEO James Muir is looking for more depth out of his Japanese brand. These two lines are poised to bring the flow or Nagare concepts (finally) to an assemble line near you.

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Mazda Kiyora – The Eco-Friendly City Car
Mazda Kiyora is a small, friendly concept car designed to meet the needs of young urban-ites and indicates the direction Mazda could take with a car this size in the future – especially in terms of technology. It features components that are being developed at Mazda for use in the near future – like a next-generation 1.3-liter DISI engine, a new automatic transmission, and a rigid and lightweight bodyshell for very high fuel efficiency and low emissions. Kiyora’s design supports these technologies with aesthetic features that are expressive of the water theme yet highly functional.