Tag Archives: atenza

NEWS: Mazda is building a rear-wheel-drive straight-six platform

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Dave Yuan

Mazda is working on a rear-wheel-drive platform to be powered by an inline-6 engine. An investor presentation posted recently on a Mazda website revealed that inline-6 engines running on diesel and gasoline (in compression-ignition SkyActiv-X guise) will be mounted longitudinally … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged atenza, mazda, mazda 6, Shinari | 15 Comments

NIHON LIFE: Stumbling across random car shops in Tokyo

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Ben Hsu

It’s easy to get lost in Tokyo. The streets aren’t laid out in a grid and often have no signs on them, or if they do, they’re in Japanese. As a car otaku, the problem is compounded because rather than looking at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged atenza, aw11, b310, celsior, Ciic Type R, Cima, civic, Civic EK, cosmo sport, Countach, datsun, F50, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, honda, infiniti, Infiniti Q45, lamborghini, lexus, Lexus LS, lfa, mazda, mr2, nissan, porsche, prius, r33, RUF, s130, skyline, sports 800, sunny, Sunny California, toyota, vip, W50 | 11 Comments

COLLECTIONS: Inside Mazda North America’s Basement

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Dave Yuan

Talk to Mazda employees about their cars, past and present, and it immediately becomes clear that the company is comprised of people passionate about what they’ve built. This is no small feat, and we have peeked behind the walls of enough automakers to … Continue reading →

Posted in Collections, Galleries | Tagged 24 Hours of Daytona, 787, 929, atenza, Bonneville Salt Flats, capella, demio, familia, fc3s, fd3s, glc, imsa, le mans, luce, Luce Rotary Coupe, mazda, Mazda Basement, Mazda2, Mazda6, miata, mx-5, mx-6, MX-R01, r130, repu, rx-2, rx-4, rx-7, rx-792p, rx-8, sa22, savanna | 22 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Take a dollop American car kulture, filter it through the distance of 5,500 miles and 12 time zones, sprinkle in a dash of home grown Japanese cars, and you get the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals.

Posted in events | Tagged 810, ae86, atenza, b210, bluebird, Cedric/Gloria 330, civic, Civic EF, corolla, corolla levin, cressida, crown, datsun, Deliboy, demio, e100, e70, fj60, hiace, honda, impreza, kei, kujira, land cruiser, m10, mark II, mazda, Mazda2, Mazda6, Mighty Max, mitsubishi, Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, nissan, odaiba, pickup, Pistachio, prairie, prelude, s130, s50, s60, sprinter trueno, subaru, sunny, toyota, W-pick, wagon, x30 | 7 Comments

Wednesday Wall: Mazda watercolors by Miki Nakajima

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Ben Hsu

The Mazda Japan Facebook page has been posting a series of beautiful watercolor paintings by Mazda designer Miki Nakajima. Subjects range from the 1950 Mazda PB-type three-wheeler to the 1970 RX-500 concept to modern favorites like the MX-5. See the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Corner, kei, mazda, trucks, Wednesday Wall | Tagged 110s, 787b, 808, Art Corner, atenza, az-1, carol, concept, cosmo sports, eunos 500, familia, hbr-type, luce, mazda, mazda 6, pb-type, presto, r100, r130, r360, repu, rx-3, rx-500, rx-8, rx-87, savanna, t2000, Wednesday Wall | 12 Comments

The Mazda Family Tree, 1960-Present

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Ben Hsu

In honor of Mazda’s 90th Anniversary, here’s the complete genealogy of every Mazda from 1960 to present day. Three-wheeled pickups from the early days are absent, but those were commercial vehicles. This family tree contains all the passenger cars, stretching … Continue reading →

Posted in mazda | Tagged 110s, 323, astina, atenza, autozam, axela, az-1, biante, bongo, capella, carol, chantez, cosmo, eunos, familia, glc, luce, mazda, miata, mpv, mx-5, premacy, r360, roadpacer, roadster, rx-2, rx-3, rx-4, rx-5, rx-7, rx-8, savanna | 3 Comments