Author: John Scott

This is the fourth generation of the Mazda Roadster.The engine is a water cooled in-line four cylinder DOHC, displacing 1496cc. She puts out 131PS at 7,000 rpm. The Mazda Roadster, also known as the Mazda MX-5 or the Miata, is a two-seat sports car manufactured by Mazda. It was first introduced in 1989 and has… Continue reading 2015 Mazda Roadster

This is the third generation Mazda Atenza. She is powered by a water cooled in-line four cylinder DOHC engine, displacing 2,488cc.

The engine we have here is a two rotor rotary engine, displacing 654cc times two. Maximum power was 250PS at 8,500rpm.

This is the first generation Mazda Demio. The engine is a water cooled in-line four cylinder SOHC, displacing 1,323cc. The Mazda Demio is marketed overseas as the Mazda2. The first generation was built from 1996 to 2002. I have owned two Mazda Demios. The fist I used for touring New Zealand and the second is… Continue reading 1996 Mazda Demio

This is the first generation Mazda Atenza. She is powered by a 2,269cc, water cooled in-line four cylinder DOHC engine which puts out 178 PS at 6,500 rpm.

This sporty little roadster debuted in 1989 and was in production until 1997. Marketed overseas as the Miata, the Eunos Roadster featured a 1,597cc, water cooled in-line four cylinder DOHC engine which produced 120PS at 6,500 rpm.

The 1985 Mazda Savanna RX-7 was marketed in many markets as simply the Mazda RX-7. Sporty little car, with a water cooled two rotor rotary engine, displacing 654cc times two. That created 205 PS at 6,500 rpm.

This is the fourth generation Mazda Capella. She is powered by a water cooled in-line four cylinder SOHC engine. The engine itself displaces 1,789cc and produces 100PS at 5,700 rpm. Also known as the Mazda 626.

This is a fifth generation Mazda Familia. She is powered by a 1,490cc, water cooled in-line four cylinder SOCH engine. She puts out 85PS at 5,500 rpm.

This is the first generation Mazda Cosmo, featuring a water cooled two rotor rotary engine, displacing 491cc times two. She puts out 128PS at 7,000 rpm.

With a water cooled two rotor rotary engine displacing 573cc times two, the RX-7 put out 130PS at 7,000 rpm.

This is the second generation Cosmo from 1977. She features a water cooled two rotor rotary engine at 573cc times two, which gives you 125ps at 6,500 RPM.

The Mazda Savanna was marketed overseas as the RX-3 (first generation) and as the RX-7 (subsequent generations). Featuring a 2 rotor water cooled rotary engine, and displacing 573cc times two, the engine produced 120PS at 6,500 RPM.

With a water cooled in-line four cylinder OHV engine displacing 987cc, the Bongo produced 48PS at 5,500 RPM.

Marketed as a luxury car, the Mazda Luce was designed by the famed Italian automotive designer Giorgetto Giugiaro and featured water cooled in-line four cylinder, 1,490cc SOHC engine.

This is a first generation Mazda Familia, Mazda’s approach to the mid-sized semi-luxury market (at the time sedans were luxuries). My late mother, upon moving to Japan in 1984, bought a Mazda Familia, while my father bought a Mazda Bongo. The first generation Familia was equipped with a 782cc in-line four water cooled OHV engine.

Photos taken at the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima, Japan. The Type GLTB Three Wheeled Truck was powered by an air-cooled 700cc engine which produced 22PS at 3,700 rpm. It was capable of carrying 750 kilos.

Displacing 669cc with its air cooled single cylinder engine, the Type GA produced 13.7ps at 3,200 RPM. Pictures were taken at the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima.