Top 7 Facts about Mazda that’ll Blow Your Mind Away

BANGKOK: Mazda is one of the loved and admired auto brand in Thailand and with the rate it is flourishing in the nation is absolutely commendable. The company has expanded its vertical with several new car launches in the country, the most recent and highly anticipated one being the launch of Mazda CX-3, which has enthralled the Thai with its fine blend of elegance, sporty feel and groovy cabin elements.

Other popular models of the brand are Mazda2 and Mazda3 in the passenger car segment, while BT-50 captures the Thai pick-up market. The cars incorporate the brand’s famous SkyActiv technology powered engines and KODO design language across its portfolio, which have boosted the growth of the bran significantly.

Being one of the largest automotive brand in Thailand, Mazda is showing convincing signs to outclass the best in the market. Here, we have compiled a list of seven thrilling facts about Mazda, the dark house of the automotive world.

What’s in the name?

The brand name 'Mazda' emerges from the god of Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda. Zoroastrianism is the ancient per-Islamic religion of Persia, now popularly known as Iran.

First Product

The first unit was produced by Toyo Kogyo, the parent company of Mazda, which was an auto-rickshaw named Mazda-Go.

First Car

Special R360 coupe was the first car that came to light with a Mazda badge on it.

Mazda got Noticed

The Japanese brand got noticed in the global auto market way back in 1979, when its sports car, RX-7 recorded a 1/4th mile time as 11.039 seconds and touched the top speed of 111.8 mph.

Japanese Grand Prix

It grabbed the attention once again after registering a sporting feat against its Mazda RX-3 (Winner of the Japanese Grand Prix).

Auto Door-Lock Technology

1975 Mazda Roadpacer featured a special speed detecting auto door-lock technology, whcih automatically locked the doors once the vehicle hit over 10 Kmph.

Logo Design

The brand has been in talks several times whever it adopted a new one. Till date, it has undergone several changes and witnessed 7 distinct logos on the way through. Present logo, whcih depicts a “M” was picked in 1997.