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Life began in 1920 as a machine tool maker called Toyo Cork Kogyo Co, and 11 years later the first Mazda vehicle – the Mazda-go three-wheeler truck – arrived. After making rifles during WW2, Mazda produced its first four-wheeled truck (Romper) in 1958 and its first passenger car (RS60 Coupe) in 1960. The early ’60s saw Mazda form a partnership with NSU and Felix Wankel to produce and develop the pistonless rotary engine, persevering with the technology after the others abandoned it with great success – thanks to heroic models such as the 1978 RX-7 sports car and the No.55 787B race car that used reliability to trump faster rivals for its 1991 Le Mans win. The RX-8 sold from 2003 to 2013 was the last Mazda to use a rotary, the rev-happy engine’s notorious thirst succumbing to increasingly strict emissions regulations. From 1979 to 2010, Ford invested in Mazda to share a number of facilities, platforms and engines. In 2002 Mazda started introducing a raft of new-generation models, including the Mazda 3 hatch that in 2011 would become the first imported model to become Australia’s best-selling car.
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2016 Mazda 2
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- 1.5 Litre
- 79 - 81KW
- 4.9 - 5.5 L/ 100 km
- 4 - 5 Doors
- 5 Seats
- 2 Different Transmission Types
- Front Wheel Drive
2016 Mazda CX-3
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- 1.5 - 2 Litre
- 77 - 109KW
- 4.8 - 6.7 L/ 100 km
- 5 Doors
- 5 Seats
- 2 Different Transmission Types
- 2 Different Drive Types
2016 Mazda 3
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- 2 - 2.5 Litre
- 114 - 138KW
- 5.7 - 6.5 L/ 100 km
- 4 - 5 Doors
- 5 Seats
- 2 Different Transmission Types
- Front Wheel Drive
2016 Mazda BT-50
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- 2.2 - 3.2 Litre
- 110 - 147KW
- 7.6 - 9.2 L/ 100 km
- 2 - 4 Doors
- 2 - 5 Seats
- 2 Different Transmission Types
- 2 Different Drive Types
2016 Mazda CX-5
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- 2 - 2.5 Litre
- 114 - 138KW
- 5.7 - 7.4 L/ 100 km
- 5 Doors
- 5 Seats
- 2 Different Transmission Types
- 2 Different Drive Types
2016 Mazda MX-5
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- 1.5 - 2 Litre
- 96 - 118KW
- 6.1 - 7.1 L/ 100 km
- 2 Doors
- 2 Seats
- 2 Different Transmission Types
- Rear Wheel Drive
2016 Mazda 6
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- 2.2 - 2.5 Litre
- 129 - 138KW
- 5.4 - 6.6 L/ 100 km
- 4 - 5 Doors
- 5 Seats
- Sports Automatic
- Front Wheel Drive
2016 Mazda CX-9
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- 2.5 Litre
- 170KW
- 8.4 - 8.8 L/ 100 km
- 5 Doors
- 7 Seats
- Sports Automatic
- 2 Different Drive Types