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The Mazda Cosmo 110 S was built exclusively for the Japanese market around 1520 times between 1967 and 1972. It was the first two-disc Wankel sports car in series production. Four vehicles found their way to Europe, one is in Austria today. This article takes a look at the history and shows one of the vehicles in detail.
The design of the Mazda 929 was based on American taste, while the traditional technology was designed for robustness and reliability. As a coupé, the Japanese car of the early 1970s remained rare in this country, but has rightly matured into a desirable classic. This report tells the story of the elegant coupé and shows it in historical and current pictures as well as in the sales literature.
When almost the entire car industry in the compact class had already switched to transverse front engines with front-wheel drive, Mazda presented the 323 with rear-wheel drive in 1977. Despite its classic layout, the compact Japanese car was able to impress with modern technology and score points with low prices. Today, these cars have practically disappeared from our roads. This vehicle report tells the story of the first Mazda 323 and shows it in current and historical pictures.
From 1978, Mazda built the RX-7 with a Wankel engine, at a time when most car companies had already written off the rotary piston engine. However, Mazda was to prove with the RX-7 that it was possible to earn money with the innovative engine concept. Over 800,000 RX-7s were built and they were especially loved by the Americans. This vehicle report shows the RX-7 in all its facets, documents its development and illustrates the interesting vehicle with over 100 pictures, vehicle brochures and presentation documents, right down to the sound sample.
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Mazda MX-81 - Air supremacy
Forty years after its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda presented the Bertone MX-81 prototype to the public for a second time - fully restored. The design, which was both futuristic and had retro elements, is still impressive today. This article shows the prototype then and now, but above all tells the story of its creation and restoration.
Three generations of the Mazda RX-7 were built, the middle one from 1985 to 1991/1992, with which Europeans were also able to enjoy a turbo version of the famous twin-disc Wankel engine with an impressive 200 hp. Only the second generation was also available as a convertible, which today is certainly one of the most attractive RX-7 derivatives, especially when equipped with the intercooler turbo engine. This driving report is dedicated to the Mazda RX-7 Turbo II and shows it in historical and current images. A sound sample is also included.
The Mazda 787B was developed in 1990 by the Japanese company Mazdaspeed as a sports car prototype and equipped with a 4-rotor Wankel engine. The weight of the car was 830 kg. The Wankel engine with the designation 26B and special sealing strips made of silicon nitride developed an output of over 515 kW (700 hp) at 9,000 rpm from a chamber volume of 2.6 liters. The car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 with drivers Volker Weidler, Johnny Herbert and Bertrand Gachot after covering a distance of 4922.81 km at an average speed of 205.333 km/h.
In February 1989, Mazda presented the Miata/MX-5 open-top sports car in Chicago, triggering a new convertible boom. 25 years later, the "roadster" modeled on the Lotus Elan has long since become a classic. This vehicle report portrays an early Mazda MX-5 in detail, tells its story and shows the first generation in historical pictures and the original brochure.
At the IAA 1991, Mazda presented the 323 GT-R, an evolutionary model of the all-wheel drive compact car, to compete against the Lancia Delta Integrale or Ford Escort RS Cosworth. Despite the good facilities, it didn't quite work out, but the car is still interesting. This report describes the history of the GT-R, explains where it came from and shows it in extensive photo material.
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