Firstly, imagine that the work in laboratories of Mazda is in full swing. Exactly now company is maturing the scheme of 2-doors version of the model RX-8, which will get the name RX-7, inherit it from the previous generation of the famous car. It is known that the car will have one of traditional Mazda car parts for RX-line - rotor engine. However, still it is rather hard to define the moment when we shall see the new product of designers of Mazda. All we can is to wait patiently...
The next piece of news is about the new generation of minivan MPV that will be shown at auto salon in Tokyo. MPV will be a spacious, comfortable car; its control does not have any difficulties. Mazda representatives promise that the rigid body and mighty motor, smoothness of driving will become a present for every driver. Dynamic qualities of the car can be guessed from its appearance. Especially from the design of detachable front. The lower air inlet looks bigger because of the plastic frame, which continues on bumper. Narrow slits remind Japanese "charged" sedans and betray sport ambitions, as well as interesting shape of headlights does. The rest of design does not offer any original things and even can seem insipid -conservative. The motor of MPV has volume 2.3 liters, but it can be compared with 3.5-4 liters engines, because of its excellent turbo supercharge and straight injection. At the same time, economic and ecologic qualities of MPV are rather high. The system of safety get the great attention of creators and, as a result, there is great number of cameras, sensing elements, there is also the system of exchanging of the information with the near coming transport and warning of driver. Minivan has turning headlights and electrical system, the destination of which is to correct driver's mistakes while turning.
In addition, there is important news from Mazda for those who appreciate the safety most of all. The last crash tests of Euro NCAP has shown that new universal Mazda 5 deserves five stars. Having received 33 marks, Mazda 5 has become the best car in its segment. In class C-MAV, it is the only model, which has extensible doors. It turned out that they are not the less safe than the standard ones. The car received 13 marks from 15 possible in test of front crash. In test of sidestroke, the highest mark was got. Moreover, two additional marks were got thanks to the system of warning about unfastened safety belts.
To continue, Mazda Company offers a new interesting conceptual work, prepared especially for auto show in Frankfurt. It is the compact hatchback Mazda Sassou, goes to class B of Europe classification. It has become the "first signs" from the series of new "region" concept-cars of Japanese brand. The idea of project supposes that design-studios of Mazda from Frankfurt(Germany), Yokogama (Japan) and Irvine (California) prepare their own works for automobile exhibitions in Frankfurt, Tokyo and Detroit. Mazda Sassou is not big 3-doors hatchback for young customers living in big cities. Creators explain the orientation of this car as a stylish automobile for first buying. It is dictated by innovative design with sport elements, unusual interior and economic 1-liter motor that must be attractive for youth, choosing their first car. The traits, which deserve the description, are unordinary head optics, lock of ignition, made as a universal USB section and round central display, where the information of central navigation system and some auxiliary information can be seen. As it was mentioned above, the volume of engineer is 1 liter, there are three cylinders, turbo supercharge, half-automatic gearbox, double cohesion and ability to switch gears by petals on steering colon - analogue of DSG, developed by Volkswagen.
Another novelty is new compact car Verisa, which has been shown by Mazda only for inner market. According to claims of Mazda, it is an ideal automobile for youth and young families. Corporation hopes to sale 2500 units each month. Producers decided to include in additional equipment all necessary things for young drivers, for example, very convenient system with a hard disc for keeping 3,000 files of music. Among other elements, one would find leather salon and decorating of body with chromium-plated details. The base equipment has an ability of without-contact ignition and opening car without a key. Using a card-key, driver can open or close doors, boot, start up an engine. In addition, there is some thing especially for women: in peak, at seat of front passenger - big mirror with lightning. The control of back seats is very easy, you just need to push one button, and there are many big and small sections for everything in a boot.
New vehicle got such Mazda car parts 1.5-liter motor MZR, automatic transmission, suspension bracket MacPherson at the front and torsion one from behind, full drive version has an electrical engine for back wheels as well. The price of newborn Verisa varies from 14.185$ to16.000$.
Nowadays almost all large motor companies aspire to have in their model lines SUVs or just full drive sport universals - crossovers. Mazda is not the exception; its leaders clearly understand that such cars become popular from day to day. After SUV Tribute (it is more exactly to call it Ford Maverick with the emblem of Mazda), the company show their own concept-car Mazda MX-Crossport.
Sport design and practicalness of this automobile make everyone sure that in the future serial sport SUV of Mazda will be made on its base. The most of attention was paid to design. The car is rather long and wide, but it is lower than the most of SUVs; the length is 4630mm, width is 1930mm, height is1630mm, wheelbase is 2795mm. Due to the long base, wide rut, short overhangs, stylish wings, relief bonnet MX-Crossport looks very sport. The footwear is a match for body as well - 20 inches wheels and tyre-covers, which size is 27554.
The salon is futuristic, as it is supposed to be in a concept-car. For example, large round color sensory display shows off on a central consol and makes one feel like in a movie. The joystick of transmission selector is folding. When gearbox works in automatic conditions, lever lies horizontally on a central tunnel. Conditions of transmission work can be chosen with the help of buttons on a level. If one wants to switch gears by hand, the level returns in vertical position.
Four scoop-shaped seats are not fixed on usual pair-slides; they are as if they hang in the air on a one "monorail". Salon is decorated by leather and aluminum.
The capacity of boot is equal to three golf bag - more exactly size is not reported yet. Concept car can give some original impressions - the top above passenger's heads is made of glass.
The mechanical inner world of car is covered by mystery. The main designer Ivao Koidzumi said: "In this car the main thing is design. It does not matter what motor is within and what segment the car will belong to, what is matter is its accordance to the modern conception of company Zoom-Zoom. We set ourselves the task of creation of the product which will be beyond the bounds of ordinary SUVs and crossovers and accustom its owners to the world of sport cars."
Any technical details are not revealed, and still we can only guess what chassis this car will have. Probably, Mazda will not to work out new platform themselves, and take the chassis from Ford models, present or coming. It is easy to dream about fulldrive transmission and the engine of 250hp.
In all likelihood, the car will be output in serial production; the confessions of Mazda about two coming SUVs (in addition to the renovated Mazda Tribute can be the proofs).
If it is the news for you, the stable increase of sales of Mazda 3 became the reason for decision of Mazda Motors Corporation to begin its producing on Ujina factory No2 (U2). Every month 2000 units of this sport compact will be produced in order to be soled on markets of Europe, North America and Australia, where demand is enormous. Mazda3 (Axela in Japan) firstly appeared in October 2003 and soon became very popular among customers, mass media, received more 50 awards all over the world. Moreover, its sales continue their increasing on the most important markets.
The U2 plant was reborn in May 2004 because of extension of Mazda itself.
Its flexible industrial line is able to produce all Mazda car parts and kinds of automobiles from compacts to minivans. After introduction of ecologically safe "Three Layer Wet Paint System", it has become one of the most advanced progressive plants of Mazda.
By the way, some words about this system. Innovation technology of galvanic covering, called e-coating, is combined with the technology "Three Layer Wet Paint System", which makes both interests of practicallness-lovers and ecology- lovers satisfied. Masaharu Yamaki, the governing director of Mazda department of producing and logistics said: "One of the best qualities of flexible industrial system of Mazda is its ability to respond quickly to increase of producing, as in case of Mazda3. Additional producing of this model on U2 demonstrates not only the modern system of assembling, but proves our seeking of the situation when our customers receive the car of their wish in a proper time."
And in conclusion, the admirers of wonderful Mazda MX 5 can be congratulated: the new generation of this car is already on sale, more perfect, more stylish Mazda Ibuki!
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