Mazda Model History

Japan · founded 1920

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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Models

MX-5 Miata

The best-selling two-seat roadster in history — a lightweight, rear-drive sports car that revived the class.

Roadster · 1990–present
37 model years
RX-7

Mazda's iconic rotary-powered sports car — three generations (FB/FC/FD), the FD a sequential-twin-turbo legend.

Sports car · 1978–1995
RX-8

The last rotary-powered Mazda — a four-seat sports car with rear-hinged 'freestyle' rear doors and the RENESIS rotary.

Sports car · 2004–2011
RX-3

An early-1970s rotary-powered compact coupe/sedan/wagon, a giant-killer in touring-car racing.

Compact car · 1971–1978
Cosmo

Mazda's pioneering rotary halo car — the 1967 Cosmo Sport was the first volume-production car with a rotary engine.

Sports car · 1967–1996
Mazda3

Mazda's compact car and one of its best-sellers — sharp-handling, and the basis for the hot Mazdaspeed3.

Compact car · 2004–present
Mazdaspeed3

The high-performance, turbocharged Mazda3 hatchback — a punchy, affordable hot hatch.

Compact car · 2007–2013
Mazda6

Mazda's stylish, driver-focused mid-size sedan, including the rare V6 Mazdaspeed6.

Mid-size car · 2003–2021
Mazda2

A small, light, fun-to-drive subcompact hatchback, sold briefly in the US.

Subcompact car · 2011–2014
Mazda5

A compact, sliding-door six-seat MPV — smaller and more car-like than a traditional minivan.

Minivan · 2006–2015
Protegé

Mazda's 1990s–2000s compact, predecessor to the Mazda3, including the sporty Protegé5 and MP3/MazdaSpeed versions.

Compact car · 1990–2003
626

Mazda's long-running mid-size family sedan/coupe, predecessor to the Mazda6.

Mid-size car · 1979–2002
MX-6

A front-drive sport coupe built on the 626 platform, related to the Ford Probe.

Sports car · 1988–1997
Millenia

Mazda's near-luxury flagship sedan, notable for its Miller-cycle supercharged V6.

Mid-size car · 1995–2002
929

Mazda's full-size, rear-drive luxury flagship sedan of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Full-size car · 1988–1995
CX-5

Mazda's best-selling compact crossover — the first full SkyActiv and 'Kodo' design model.

Compact SUV · 2013–present
CX-30

A subcompact crossover slotting between the CX-3 and CX-5, sharing the Mazda3's platform.

Subcompact SUV · 2020–present
CX-3

Mazda's smallest crossover, based on the Mazda2 platform, sold briefly in the US.

Subcompact SUV · 2016–2021
CX-9

Mazda's three-row family crossover, later turbocharged and styled as a near-premium SUV.

Mid-size SUV · 2007–2023
CX-50

A more rugged, outdoorsy compact crossover sold alongside the CX-5, built in the US.

Compact SUV · 2023–present
CX-90

Mazda's three-row flagship crossover on a new rear-drive-based platform with an inline-six and plug-in hybrid.

Mid-size SUV · 2024–present
MX-30

Mazda's first dedicated EV — a small, short-range crossover with rear-hinged 'freestyle' doors.

Electric SUV · 2022–2023
Tribute

Mazda's compact SUV co-developed with Ford — a sister model to the Ford Escape.

Compact SUV · 2001–2011
MPV

Mazda's minivan, sold across two generations from the early rear-drive original to a sliding-door front-drive van.

Minivan · 1989–2006
B-Series

Mazda's compact pickup, sold for years and later a rebadged Ford Ranger in North America.

Pickup truck · 1972–2009

Other makes

Mazda Model History

Models

MX-5 Miata

RX-7

RX-8

RX-3

Cosmo

Mazda3

Mazdaspeed3

Mazda6

Mazda2

Mazda5

Protegé

626

MX-6

Millenia

929

CX-5

CX-30

CX-3

CX-9

CX-50

CX-90

MX-30

Tribute

MPV

B-Series