Veteran Mazda engineer Hiroyuki Matsumoto is the new head of the carmaker's European research and development center. Matsumotois, 47, succeeds Norihiro Tomita, who has led the unit since May 2007 and now returns to Mazda's headquarters in Japan to take up a management post in the company's vehic...
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The conflicts between Carroll Shelby and various kit car makers are well known and sometimes seem never-ending. Massachusetts-based Factory Five Racing has been at the forefront of the lawsuits with Shelby, and the two have been in battling it out in the courtroom for a decade. The initial lawsu...
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Problems with the development of Mazda’s next generation of rotary engines are delaying the launch of the new RX-7 sports car, according to sources close to the company. The fourth-generation RX-7 was originally scheduled to be unveiled at last year’s Tokyo show and go on sale this year, ...
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According to the French edition Automobile-Magazine, Mazda has allegedly begun work on a new rotary engined coupe that may be called the RX-9. For the moment it's uncertain - is this the next RX-8 model? An all-new model as the french press would have us believe? We have no idea from where these ...
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HIROSHIMA, Japan — Early reports have indicated that the next-generation Mazda RX-7 might appear as early as 2011 as a 2012 model, and it has been expected to feature styling based on the Furai concept racecar, offer a 300-horsepower rotary engine and carry a $35,000 price tag. But thos...
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HIROSHIMA, Japan — Mazda is readying a 'hot hatch' version of the Mazda3 — and I'm talking jalapeño! The 3 MPS (Mazda Performance Series) uses the same 2.3-liter engine as the bigger 6 MPS, and this could make the car the hottest hatch on the market. The 6 MPS puts out 256 horsepower — way...
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