Mazdapedia.org » mazda1 http://www.mazdapedia.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:08:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Where Have All The Mazda’s Gone? http://www.mazdapedia.org/2009/07/14/where-have-all-the-mazdas-gone/ http://www.mazdapedia.org/2009/07/14/where-have-all-the-mazdas-gone/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:58:48 +0000 MazdaPedia http://www.mazdapedia.org/?p=395 Don’t worry, Mazda is still making automobiles, but ever since the financial crisis hit car maker we haven’t heard much from Japan’s company. This time last year we were up to our hips in cool, futuristic Mazda Concept models like Kiyora and MAZDA1. These days you don’t hear much coming from Mazda’s R&D department – and we blame the economy.

Mazda Kiyora Concept

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.

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Mazda1 – an official (or not?) sketch released this week

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Mazda2 – The popular mini-Mazda inspired the future Mazda1

Mazda1, beginning its production run in 2010, will be the first car utilizing Mazda’s Nagare designs – which will be how future vehicles from the Japanese auto maker will look, including the 2010 Mazda3. Expect the Mazda1 to have great gas mileage as well. Mazda1 will most likely take over the European market, mostly due to its size (can’t wait to see the specs) but cross your fingers these tiny Mazdas will come to North America.

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A Mazda RX-7 concept? Only time will tell

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Mazda’s 2006 Kabura concept is slated to be the most likely design for a 2010 RX-7, according to Consumer Guide’s Automotive section on HowStuffWorks.com. More rumors surrounding the 7 is that it will be a replacement for the RX-8, and will have a hybrid engine ready to pump high-speed, low emission rpms to the Japan streets (and eventually, the world).

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Kabura concept – might be the future RX-7

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