Japan · founded 1920
Mazda Model History
Hiroshima automaker founded in 1920, famous for its Wankel rotary engines (Cosmo, RX-7, RX-8), the best-selling MX-5 Miata roadster, and its SkyActiv and 'Kodo' design era.
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MX-5 Miata
The best-selling two-seat roadster in history — a lightweight, rear-drive sports car that revived the class.
History & detailed yearsRX-7
Mazda's iconic rotary-powered sports car — three generations (FB/FC/FD), the FD a sequential-twin-turbo legend.
Model historyRX-8
The last rotary-powered Mazda — a four-seat sports car with rear-hinged 'freestyle' rear doors and the RENESIS rotary.
Model historyRX-3
An early-1970s rotary-powered compact coupe/sedan/wagon, a giant-killer in touring-car racing.
Model historyCosmo
Mazda's pioneering rotary halo car — the 1967 Cosmo Sport was the first volume-production car with a rotary engine.
Model historyMazda3
Mazda's compact car and one of its best-sellers — sharp-handling, and the basis for the hot Mazdaspeed3.
Model historyMazdaspeed3
The high-performance, turbocharged Mazda3 hatchback — a punchy, affordable hot hatch.
Model historyMazda6
Mazda's stylish, driver-focused mid-size sedan, including the rare V6 Mazdaspeed6.
Model historyMazda2
A small, light, fun-to-drive subcompact hatchback, sold briefly in the US.
Model historyMazda5
A compact, sliding-door six-seat MPV — smaller and more car-like than a traditional minivan.
Model historyProtegé
Mazda's 1990s–2000s compact, predecessor to the Mazda3, including the sporty Protegé5 and MP3/MazdaSpeed versions.
Model history626
Mazda's long-running mid-size family sedan/coupe, predecessor to the Mazda6.
Model historyMX-6
A front-drive sport coupe built on the 626 platform, related to the Ford Probe.
Model historyMillenia
Mazda's near-luxury flagship sedan, notable for its Miller-cycle supercharged V6.
Model history929
Mazda's full-size, rear-drive luxury flagship sedan of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Model historyCX-5
Mazda's best-selling compact crossover — the first full SkyActiv and 'Kodo' design model.
Model historyCX-30
A subcompact crossover slotting between the CX-3 and CX-5, sharing the Mazda3's platform.
Model historyCX-3
Mazda's smallest crossover, based on the Mazda2 platform, sold briefly in the US.
Model historyCX-9
Mazda's three-row family crossover, later turbocharged and styled as a near-premium SUV.
Model historyCX-50
A more rugged, outdoorsy compact crossover sold alongside the CX-5, built in the US.
Model historyCX-90
Mazda's three-row flagship crossover on a new rear-drive-based platform with an inline-six and plug-in hybrid.
Model historyMX-30
Mazda's first dedicated EV — a small, short-range crossover with rear-hinged 'freestyle' doors.
Model historyTribute
Mazda's compact SUV co-developed with Ford — a sister model to the Ford Escape.
Model historyMPV
Mazda's minivan, sold across two generations from the early rear-drive original to a sliding-door front-drive van.
Model historyB-Series
Mazda's compact pickup, sold for years and later a rebadged Ford Ranger in North America.
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