Additionally, it is also the only marque to have ever offered a rotary-powered bus ( the Mazda Parkway, offered only in Japan ) or station wagon ( within the RX-3 & RX-4 line for US markets ).

This switch in focus also resulted in the development of another lightweight sports car, the piston-powered Mazda Roadster ( perhaps better known by its worldwide names as the MX-5 or Miata ), inspired by the concept ' jinba ittai '.

) Ford has also lent Mazda some of its capacity when needed: the Mazda 121 sold in Europe and South Africa was, for a time, a variant of the Ford Fiesta built in plants in Europe and South Africa.

Mazda has also made an effort in the past to sell some of Ford's cars in Japan, mainly through its Autorama dealer group.

Mazda also helped Ford develop the 1991 Explorer, which Mazda sold as the 2-door only Mazda Navajo from 1991 through 1994.

The MX-5, also known as Miata () in North America and Eunos Roadster in Japan, is a lightweight two-seater roadster, of front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, built by Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan.

The most notable pistonless rotary engine, the Wankel rotary engine has also been used in cars ( notably by NSU in the Ro80 and by Mazda in a variety of cars such as the RX-series which includes the popular RX-7 and RX-8 ), as well as in some experimental aviation applications.

The SCCA also sanctions professional series for some amateur classes, such as the Mazda MX-5 Cup ( Spec Miata ), Spec Racer Ford Pro, Formula Enterprises Pro, and the F2000 Championship Series.

The exhaust is, however, relatively low in NOx emissions, as combustion temperatures are lower than in other engines, and also because of some inherent Exhaust Gas Recirculation-EGR-in early engines ; the higher the combustion temperature is, the higher the NOx emissions are ( sir Harry Ricardo proved in the 20's that for every 1 % increase of the proportion of exhaust gas in the admission mix, there's a 45º F reduction in flame temperature ); this allowed Mazda to meet the United States Clean Air Act of 1970 in 1973 with a simple and inexpensive ' thermal reactor ' ( an enlarged open chamber in the exhaust manifold ) by paradoxically enriching the air-fuel ratio to the point where the unburned hydrocarbons ( HC ) in the exhaust would support complete combustion in the thermal reactor ; while piston-engine cars required expensive catalytic converters to deal with both unburned hydrocarbons and NOx emissions.

Private racers have also had considerable success with stock and modified Mazda Wankel-engine cars.

Ahura Mazda ( Persian: اهورا مزدا ; Ahura Mazdā ), ( also known as Athura Mazda, Athuramazda, Aramazd, Ohrmazd, Ahuramazda, Hourmazd, Hormazd, Hurmuz, and Azzandara ) is the Avestan name for a divinity of the Old Iranian religion who was proclaimed the uncreated God by Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism.

Zoroaster also spoke of a rival to Ahura Mazda, who was similarly uncreated.

It is also reported that Zoroaster later received an edict from Ahura Mazda that the two were indeed different beings strictly speaking.

He further stated that Ahura Mazda created spirits known as yazatas to aid him, who also merited devotion.

Zurvanism also makes Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu of equal strength and only contrasting divinities.

Haug also interpreted the concept of a free will of Yasna 45. 9 as an accommodation to explain where Angra Mainyu came from since Ahura Mazda created only good.

The Japanese manufacturers have also been frequent visitors to the US sports car scene ( Nissan and Toyota in particular during the heyday of IMSA ) and to the European scene, in particular Le Mans, where despite many years of trying by all the man Japanese marques the only victory to have been scored by a Japanese marque was by Mazda in 1991.

Exclusive to the MotoGP class, there was also a USA round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California for the 800 cc class only, this is because the paddock is not large enough to also include the other 2 classes.

The book contains alternative suggestions for incorporating other donors including a BMW E36, Mazda MX-5 and also motorcycle engines.

The Wankel engine-based Mazda RX-7 is also starting to become popular.

The Mazda R360 was introduced in 1960, followed by the Mazda engines in 1962.

Following its long-held fascination with alternative engine technology, Mazda introduced the first Miller cycle engine for automotive use in the Millenia luxury sedan of 1995.

By 1989, with a definitive model name now chosen, the MX-5 ( as in " Mazda Experiment ", project number 5 ) was ready to be introduced to the world as a true lightweight sports car, weighing just.

In 1989, Mazda introduced the MPV, which featured a swing-out door with roll-down windows and was the first Japanese minivan with a front engine.

In 2003, Mazda introduced the Renesis engine with the RX-8.

* Mazda Navajo, a 2-door SUV introduced in 1991

With its Mazda RX7 convertible, Mazda introduced a two-seater convertible with a removable rigid section over the passengers, removable independently of power operated textile section behind with heatable glass rear window.

Some buyers lamented the small size of the first compacts that came from Japan, and both Toyota and Nissan ( known as Datsun during the 1970s ) introduced larger cars called the Toyota Corona Mark II, replaced by the Toyota Cressida, the Mazda 616, and Datsun 810 which gave buyers increased passenger space and some luxury amenities, such as air conditioning, power steering, AM-FM radios, and even power windows and central locking without increasing the price of the vehicle.

Compact trucks were also introduced to the USA, with the Toyota Hilux and the Datsun Truck, followed by the Mazda Truck also sold as the Ford Courier, with Isuzu selling their compact truck as the Chevrolet LUV.

GSL package was continued into this series, but Mazda introduced the GSL-SE sub-model.

Mazda also introduced Dynamic Tracking Suspension System ( DTSS ) in the 2nd generation RX-7.

Mazda introduced a convertible version of the RX-7 in 1988 with a normally aspirated engine — introduced to the US market with ads featuring Hollywood actor James Garner, at the time featured in many of Mazda's television advertisements.

Mazda introduced with the convertible the first integral windblocker, a rigid panel that folded up from behind the passenger seats to block unwanted drafts from reaching the passengers — thereby extending the driving season for the car in open mode.

Mazda introduced the 10th Anniversary RX-7 in 1988 as a limited production run based on the RX-7 Turbo II.

In 1998, for a car that had suffered from slow sales when it was officially sold, with a surge of interest and the benefit of a newly introduced SVA scheme, the FD would become so popular that there were more parallel and grey imported models brought into the country than Mazda UK had ever imported.

Mazda introduced rotary engine vehicles in the US in 1971, beginning with the R100, RX-2, RX-3, RX-4, RX-5, and finally three generations of the RX-7 sports car.

In 2005, Mazda introduced the first special edition RX-8 called " Sports Prestige Limited " in Japan and " Shinka " in North America.

Following suit with the Roadster, Mazda introduced the NR-A / Party Race program for RX-8 in Japan in 2004.

The BRAT was introduced with a rise in popularity of small trucks being sold in the USA, primarily from Toyota, Nissan, and Mazda.

However, Ford introduced an entry-level model called the Tonic, a rebadged version of the last version of KF hatchack Mazda 323 ( VI gen ), which was sold until 2003.

Ford introduced the Telstar ( AR ) to the Japanese market in 1982 on the new front-wheel drive Mazda GC platform, in sedan and hatchback forms.