Mazda is 100 Years Old Today

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Mazda is 100 Years Old Today

This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on January 30th, 2020 in the Automotive News category.

 

[05XR8]

It's also Keiichi Tsuchiya's birthday. He ain't quite 100 though.

 

[Roger the Horse]

A day of anniversaries.

100 years since the foundation of Mazda and 6,969 days since the end of the 20th century.

 

[Rotorist]

Let's hope they will continue innovation and making driver-focused cars with character and beauty. And maybe an innovative rotary-hybrid engine with modern tech that will produce enough power-torque while burning sensible fuel and being relative easily maintained. And that engine put in a modern RX that takes the genes of FD and makes through in the 21st century.

 

[samdu]

I've loved all my RX-7s and I love my MX-5. Been pining for a new RX for a while now. Hopefully that'll happen at some point.

 

[z71L28]

Mazda rotary powered sports cars are so special and amazing, Mazda needs to create a new RX-7 or a hyper car!

 

[mk1xr2]

 

[Famine]

In case any of you are wondering about the three more modern pictures in the set, I took them here:

That's the Mazda Classic Automobil Museum Frey in Augsburg, Germany. If you like Mazdas, you must go. Also, here's that rotary bus from the article:

 

[JoeDaSnow]

What a centennial this is for this car company. I'm still hoping for that RX-9 to be introduced.

 

[Aphelion]

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• Aphelion
• Jan 30, 2020

This is my little Mazda.

Ive always really liked mazda but kind of in the background through Gran Turismo. The 787b has always been my favorite Le mans racer, and I have always preferred thinks like the RX-7 over the skyline. It wasn't until when i had to seriously think about a car to buy, and when I started to consider the Mazda 2, that I started properly researching the brand and beginning to love everything they do, and everything they stand for. They are one of my favourite automakers now, and I am very proud to own one.

Congratulations Mazda! Please continue to be a bunch of weirdos.

 

[GTV0819]

Mazda rotary powered sports cars are so special and amazing, Mazda needs to create a new RX-7 or a hyper car!

If they can create one with MR setup, that would be great.

 

[zeptrans]

The license of "Wankel" rotary engine was sell to only 6 manufacturers in 1960, and into, only 3 car manufacturers: Citroen, Daimler-Benz & Mazda... Mazda found his way.

Just only for the quadri-rotor 787 engine, same as the Matra V10 engine or some others, these sounds make my ears cry. Myth confirmed.

 

[Famine]

The license of "Wankel" rotary engine was sell to only 6 manufacturers in 1960, and into, only 3 car manufacturers: Citroen, Daimler-Benz & Mazda... Mazda found his way.

Just only for the quadri-rotor 787 engine, same as the Matra V10 engine or some others, these sounds make my ears cry. Myth confirmed.

Fun fact: Mazda gave Felix Wankel a silver, first generation RX-7. It has never been driven, apparently because Felix Wankel did not know how to drive...

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Makes me remember that my RX-7 has been sitting without an engine for 6 years.

Damn draconian smog laws.

 

[GBO Possum]

Memories...

My hopes of owning an MX-5 were dashed when I discovered I was too tall. (Back in the day when MX-5s were smaller and I was taller)

Then the better half had a sweet Eunos 500 for a while

And finally, I really enjoy this virtual rotary...

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Happy 100th Anniversary to Mazda!
Cheers for all of the great cars that have come and went whether it's normal cars like the Mazda 3 and 6 or sports cars like the RX-7 and MX-5 Miata.

 

[TexRex]

Let's hope they will continue innovation and making driver-focused cars with character and beauty. And maybe an innovative rotary-hybrid engine with modern tech that will produce enough power-torque while burning sensible fuel and being relative easily maintained. And that engine put in a modern RX that takes the genes of FD and makes through in the 21st century.

That's a lot of things.

 

[Rotorist]

That's a lot of things.

Those are 3 things that 2 of those are almost there (innovation is Mazda's heritage and design is their big advantage for the last decade) and the 3rd one (a hybrid-rotary engine made to copmly with the modern gas emission rules) is tough indeed but hope dies last.

 

[TexRex]

Those are 3 things that 2 of those are almost there (innovation is Mazda's heritage and design is their big advantage for the last decade) and the 3rd one (a hybrid-rotary engine made to copmly with the modern gas emission rules) is tough indeed but hope dies last.

I mean...that comment wasn't intended to be criticism--rather it was a more tongue-in-cheek "Oh, is that all?" sort of response--but I think you're lumping distinct things together.

 

[zeptrans]

Fun fact: Mazda gave Felix Wankel a silver, first generation RX-7. It has never been driven, apparently because Felix Wankel did not know how to drive...

Yes, Wankel didn't have any drive license

 

[Famine]

Yes, Wankel didn't have any drive license

Here's his car:

 

[TexRex]

Love the Campagnolo-esque wheels on the green car.

 

[05XR8]

Shhhhh... it's sleeping....

 

[05XR8]

 

[Spacegoat]

Here's his car:

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Jeez, a totally original first gen RX-7 would have to be worth good coin. Can't imagine there's many floating around.

 

[Tornado]

If they had had this color combo available last year I probably would have bought a Miata instead.

 

[05XR8]

If they had had this color combo available last year I probably would have bought a Miata instead.

The Roadster did have the red soft top available last year. I posted one in the MX-5 thread. Not sure if it could have been ordered for markets outside of Japan.