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This press kit can be downloaded from the Mazda Motor Europe GmbH press site www.mazda-press.com

British International Motor Show 2008 (BIMS08) 2-5 1. Summary

16 Mazda Cars on Show at British International Motor Show 6-16 2. New Mazda RX-8 Evolved Sports Car Performance and Coupe Appeal

17-30 3. Upgraded Mazda BT-50 Upgraded Mazda BT-50 refreshes the Zoom-Zoom Pickup

31-34 4. Mazda Furai Concept The Embodiment of Zoom-Zoom

35-46 5. New Three-Door and Diesel Mazda2 models Stylish, Sporty and More Affordable

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1. Summary 16 Mazda Cars on Show at BIMS • Furai concept car is 180mph rotary-engined mobile laboratory • New Mazda RX-8 R3 delivers even more focused driving experience • Upgraded BT-50 pickup now with 3-litre diesel and automatic

transmission (for the UK only ‘Intrepid’ model) • First UK showing for three-door versions of all-new Mazda2 supermini

Mazda Furai concept The Mazda Furai concept (pronounced ‘foo-rye’ – Japanese for ‘sound of the wind’) is the latest in Mazda’s family of Nagare-based concepts and celebrates 40 years of Mazda involvement in motorsport. The design team in California set out to develop a car that blurred the boundaries between road-car and racecar to create a fully functional 180mph rolling laboratory. The team began by taking the successful Mazda triple-rotor engined AMLS Courage C65 race car chassis and added a closed cockpit and Nagare design elements. But while the four previous concept cars explored Nagare’s emerging design aesthetic, and featured core Nagare design elements such as the aggressive headlamps and unique five-point grille, the Furai has each element and detail serving a functional purpose. On Furai, Nagare’s ‘flow lines’ actually enhance the vehicle’s aerodynamic performance, by channelling and directing the air flow over the body surface. At the front the air flow package takes air moving under the car and directs it inside the body to the engine-cooling radiators, while the form of Furai’s side surfaces feeds air to the rear brakes, the oil cooler and the transmission cooler. Elsewhere, an under-car diffuser below the tail helps to draw the volume of air flowing through the radiators and engine bay, out of the car to ‘exhaust’ between the rear wheels – achieving two goals by improving cooling and generating aerodynamic downforce. New Mazda RX-8 R3 Mazda is introducing a new version of its four-seater sports coupe with a refreshed design, evolved performance and aerodynamics and, for the first time on RX-8, an optional Sport Pack (standard fit in the UK). The new version, Mazda RX-8 R3, enhances its classic sportscar look with a new front bumper, front grille, intake ducts, headlamps, front fender designs, LED rear lamps and a redesigned rear bumper with larger exhaust pipes (now 90 mm in diameter). New designs

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for the car’s alloy wheels have distinctive spokes that resemble the engine’s rotor; and four new exterior colours are added. New interior trim materials add improved quality and feel. A new BOSE® audio system is also introduced. The twin-rotor RENESIS rotary engine continues – with 205ps or 231ps power, (depending on market, 231 ps not available in the UK) – now evolved to deliver even more sports car driving fun. Upgraded Mazda BT-50 Making its European debut in London, the Upgraded Mazda BT-50 has a new exterior and interior look, plus more equipment to boost the pickup’s appeal. The refined, upgraded Mazda BT-50 inherits the athletic looks of the current model, while incorporating a touch of brawny truck toughness. Three body styles are offered, combined with a broader range of exterior colours, giving the BT-50 has a sharper face with a fresh expression. Most models have body-coloured flared wheelarches and dark tinted glass is now available for all windows behind the B-Pillar. The BT-50 retains all the technical features and attributes of the current model, with excellent off-road performance and competitive approach, departure, breakover and tilt angles. Two new options are introduced: a 156ps 3-litre turbo diesel and five-speed automatic transmission (for the UK only ‘Intrepid’ model) and a Black leather interior package (most markets). Mazda2 3dr Mazda is exhibiting three-door versions of its all-new Mazda2 small car, including the 1.5 Sport model, for the first time in the UK. With a starting price of just £8,099 on-the-road, the Mazda2 TS 3dr 1.3 petrol is one of the most price-competitive small cars. The newcomer features all the technology and attributes of the five-door hatchback, while delivering the same sporty feel to its dynamic drive at an even more affordable price. New Mazda2 is 100kg lighter than the previous model, thanks to Mazda’s ‘gram strategy’ diet, and the use of lightweight ultra-high tensile steels and new technology – leading to excellent fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions. The three-door model has keen pricing, £500 lower model-for-model, boosting the appeal of Mazda2 to a wider audience. Mazda3 Mazda’s top-selling model globally is the Mazda3, with more than one million cars delivered since launch. In the UK, that popularity has been boosted this year by the introduction of a 12-strong line-up of ‘upgraded’ Mazda3 cars with four even more generous equipment levels and a choice of six powertrains. Starting price for the ‘upgraded’ Mazda3 range remains £11,440 (Mazda3 1.4 S hatchback) and prices rise to £18,005 for the range-topping Mazda3 143ps 2.0 Sport Diesel hatchback with leather trim and a seven-speaker premium BOSE® audio system as standard. Four new

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body colours were added for 2008 – Copper Red, Stormy Blue and Metropolitan Grey (mica), and for the Sport models only, Crystal White Pearlescent. Mazda MX-5 Britain’s favourite sportscar is available with a choice of traditional Soft-Top (from £15,750) or powered hard-top Roadster Coupe (from £18,600) models. With their more athletic and aggressive body lines, larger alloy wheels, more powerful engines and twin exhaust tailpipes – the third-generation Mazda MX-5 models continue to have a strong appeal. The Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe has the world’s fastest folding power hard-top – up or down in just 12 seconds. Mazda MX-5 buyers can choose from three powertrains (1.8i or 2.0i with 5-speed gearbox, 2.0i with 6-speed), and a range of individual options and option packages to personalise their example of this iconic car. Today, the Mazda MX-5, together with the Mazda RX-8, accounts for one in every five sportscars sold in the UK. Mazda5 The upgraded Mazda5 range for 2008 offers customers a 10-strong model line-up priced from £14,770 (on-the-road) with a choice of four powertrains and four equipment levels. A new automatic transmission variant (priced at £17,310) is now available. The upgraded Mazda5 continues the original model’s success with a refreshed design and a more luxurious interior finish, more comfort and convenience, new suspension settings for optimised handling and enhanced refinement, improved fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions. Mazda5 is still the only C-segment vehicle with twin sliding rear doors, now with electric power (as an option). Inside, the upgraded Mazda5 retains its predecessor’s uniquely communicative interior – with Karakuri seating for up to seven people and maximum storage flexibility. Mazda6 The immensely popular new Mazda6 is marketed in the UK as a 25-strong range with saloon, hatchback and estate body styles from £15,110 (OTR). Five equipment levels – S, TS, TS2, Sport and a new luxury Sports Luxury (SL) – are offered, with an automatic transmission option on two hatchback and two estate models. The 140ps diesel out-performs many potential rivals, and the appeal of the estate, with a price premium of just £700 over the hatchback and has a maximum load volume of 1,751 litres, is expected to grow to account for 20 percent of sales. The range-topping ‘Sport Luxury’ models come with full leather seats, a BOSE surround sound audio system with eight speakers, 18-inch alloy wheels and Bi-Xenon headlamps.

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Mazda CX-7 The 130mph high-performance Mazda CX-7 Sports Crossover vehicle brings the brand’s unique ‘Zoom-Zoom’ sportscar attitudes to the traditional SUV sector. Priced from £24,595, Mazda’s CX-7 is more heavily oriented towards a sportscar in its styling and its driving dynamics, while offering a commanding driving position and strong road presence, together with the stature of an off-road vehicle. The CX-7’s highly efficient 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine (also featured Mazda3 MPS), generates 260ps and 380Nm of torque and power this Mazda through an Active Torque 4-wheel drive system. There is ample space for five occupants to travel in comfort, while the generous boot space (455 litres with the rear seats upright), makes this Mazda an ideal vehicle for multi-activity lifestyles. Heritage Mazda RX-7 Spirit R (Type A) The ultimate version of the Mazda RX-7, the limited edition Spirit R (Type A), will be displayed at BIMS in a ‘heritage’ zone alongside the Mazda stand. Sold only in Japan, the 1,500 examples of the Type A featured a 280ps rotary engine, 17-inch BBS alloy wheels, Bilstein dampers, red brake callipers and drilled ventilated discs (all round), exclusive lightweight Recaro seats and a Nardi leather-rimmed steering wheel. The BIMS showcar is finished in Pure White.

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2. New Mazda RX-8 At a Glance Exterior

• New and larger front grille and oil cooling openings for a stronger front end design • New designs for headlamps, front fenders, rear LED lamps • New design rear bumper with larger exhaust pipes • New wheel designs with spokes in rotor-look • Four new exterior colours • Sport Pack now available (with High Power engine):

o Integrated front spoiler, side spoilers, floating-type rear spoiler for reduced lift o New dark grey, extra lightweight, forged 19-inch alloy wheels o Recaro branded bucket seats in black half-leather with red stitching o Black leather steering wheel and handbrake lever with red stitching o Bilstein® sports suspension and urethane foam filled front suspension cross

member Interior

• Improved levels of quality craftsmanship • New centre console design • New variable red-zone tachometer • New instrument cluster colour for minimised eye strain • New steering wheel design • Redesigned front seats for more comfort and side support • New front seat tip and slide functionality for easier access to rear seats

Powertrain

• RENESIS naturally-aspirated dual-rotary engine in two power derivatives: o New Standard Power version producing 151 kW/205 PS of maximum power

at 7,500 rpm and maximum torque of 211 Nm o High Power version producing 170 kW/231 PS at 8,200 rpm and 211 Nm of

torque • Drive shaft torsional rigidity increased by approx. 30 percent for improved driving

performance and NVH • Differential gear ratio lowered for improved performance feel • Two knock sensor system (a Mazda first) introduced for improved engine knock

control • New lubrication system for optimised engine performance • New oil dip-stick location for easier oil level checking • Fuel tank volume increased by 3.6 litres to 65.4 litres • New six-speed manual transmission for high power engine (based on 3rd-Generation

MX-5 unit)

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Chassis & Safety • Front midship, rear-wheel drive configuration for ideal 50/50 weight distribution and

superior handling attributes (carry-over) • Torsional and flexural body shell rigidity increased by 5.4 and 8.7 percent respectively • Revised steering and suspension for even better steering feel and driving stability:

• New damper, spring, bush and stabiliser settings for enhanced ride comfort • New front suspension cross member for more linear steering feel • Optional Sport Pack with Bilstein® sports suspension and urethane foam filled

front suspension cross member for optimal riding comfort • Reconfiguration of rear suspension geometry for increased stability • Body and underbody enhancements for reduced lift and improved coefficient

of drag (down from 0.30 to 0.29*) for better stability at high speed • Two brake packages available for further improved stopping distance: • Standard Power with 303 mm ventilated front discs and 302 mm ventilated

rear disc brakes • High Power with 323 mm ventilated front discs and 302 mm ventilated rear

disc brakes • ABS, traction control and DSC standard for all versions

• Limited-slip differential that automatically distributes power between rear wheels (carry-over)

• Vertical steel pipe reinforcement in rear door that acts as a rigid B-pillar (carry-over) • Six airbags standard (carry-over) • Shock cone aluminium bonnet for pedestrian protection (carry-over)

Equipment

• Bluetooth® cell phone functionality (new to RX-8) • New centre console-mounted navigation system with touch screen functionality • Auxiliary jack for connecting MP3 player to car’s audio system (new to RX-8) • Auto light and rain sensor system (new to RX-8) • New BOSE® audio system with AudioPilot® noise compensation and Centerpoint®

surround sound * Sport Pack Cd is 0.30

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New Mazda RX-8 Evolved Sports Car Performance and Coupe Appeal At launch in 2003, the Mazda RX-8 coupe represented an evolution of the rotary-engine sports car from the only company in the world to make them. Its dynamic and sporty design, unique centre-opening doors and room for four – along with a cleaner running, more compact and naturally-aspirated RENESIS rotary engine – made it a big hit with sports car customers around the world. Since launch, over 170,000 Mazda RX-8 have found owners and it has won 45 global awards. Now Mazda presents a new version of its sports car icon that has a refreshed design, evolved performance and aerodynamics and, for the first time on RX-8, an optional Sport Pack. Design – Enhanced Quality and Sports Car Appeal Mazda RX-8 has always had the appearance of a classic sports car with a powerful-looking and dynamic exterior design that makes it seem to move even when parked. The new version enhances this with a new front bumper design that has a larger five-point grille and oil cooling openings (below the front fog lights), that are nearly twice as large as on the original model for an even stronger look and improved oil cooling (see Powertrain section below). Added to this are new front headlamps, new front fender designs, new LED rear lamps and a redesigned rear bumper with larger exhaust pipes (now 90 mm in diameter) all carried out with a further improvement in build quality. For even more sporty appeal, new designs for the car’s 17, 18 and 19-inch wheels are introduced with distinctive spokes that resemble the engine’s rotor; and four new exterior colours are added as well (Aurora Blue Mica, Diamond Grey Metallic, Sparkling Black Mica, and Crystal White Pearl Mica). The interior of the new RX-8 is just as sporty and sophisticated as its predecessor, and adds new trim materials for a further improvement in quality look and feel. For the driver, the cockpit is even sportier with a new centre console design, a tachometer that now has a variable red-zone that rises as the engine comes to operating temperature, an instrument cluster with a newly developed colour to help minimise eye strain, and a new steering wheel. Redesigned front and rear seats are also added, with the driver’s seat optimised for improved side support. They are offered in black leather (depending on grade) or in black fabric. For the first time, the Mazda RX-8 will be available with a Sport Pack (depending on market) designed to give a near race-car feel to the facelift version. It includes an integrated front spoiler, side spoilers and a floating-type rear spoiler that work together to reduce front and rear lift even further and to improve high-speed stability. Adding to the sporty, race-car feel are specially designed, dark grey, extra lightweight forged 19-inch alloy wheels and exclusive

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Recaro® branded bucket seats in black half-leather with red stitching, delivering superior side support. Steering wheel and handbrake lever also come with black leather and red stitching. The Sport Pack is available with the High Power engine only. It features special sports suspension tuning with Bilstein® dampers, and a front suspension cross member filled with urethane foam for a quieter and smoother ride. Comfort, Functionality and Convenience The RX-8’s “freestyle” centre-opening door system is just as unique in its segment today as it was in 2003. It makes getting into and out of the back seats of Mazda’s sporty coupe easy. For the new RX-8, this feature is even more practical. One new button is added to the outer side of the electrically adjustable driver’s seat (depending on grade) for automatic forward tilting and front slide when accessing the back seats. Memory function is also new, which stores the driver seat settings for three people (depending on grade). Both front seats have a new form for improved side support and better overall seat comfort. Regular models of the new RX-8 also give rear seat passengers better forward visibility, because the front head restraints – still in the shape of a rotor – are now smaller than in the original RX-8. Added to these improvements to comfort are several new features that make Mazda’s sports flagship more convenient and exclusive. These include hands-free Bluetooth® cell phone functionality, a new centre console-mounted navigation system with touch screen functionality, an auxiliary (AUX) jack for plugging in an MP3 player and Mazda’s auto light and rain sensor system, a first for the RX-8. A new BOSE® audio system – with Centerpoint® surround and an improved Audio-Pilot® function that automatically adjusts the sound to ambient noise – is also introduced (depending on grade). This exclusive audio system was developed especially for the RX-8 with a new-generation, eight-channel BOSE® digital amplifier, five speakers and four woofers for premium sound regardless of driving speed. Powertrain – Enhanced Sports Car Performance The twin-rotor RENESIS rotary engine of the original Mazda RX-8 won eight awards globally after it was introduced in 2003, including four International ‘Engine of the Year’ awards in 2003 and 2004. And there were good reasons for this high recognition: the RENESIS rotary engine delivered major improvements in emissions and fuel efficiency while retaining the rotary engine’s unique smooth, high-rev nature to deliver true sports car performance without the use of a turbo-charger, which had been a feature of Mazda’s rotary engine from 1983 until 2002 on the RX-7. No wonder Mazda engineers chose to call the engine RENESIS (short for Rotary Engine genesis). Two power derivatives of this award-winning rotary engine make up the engine line-up for the new Mazda RX-8 – a new Standard Power version producing 151 kW/205 PS of maximum

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power at 7,500 rpm and maximum torque of 211 Nm, and a High Power version with 170 kW/231 PS at 8,200 rpm and 211 Nm of torque.

Rotary + Hydrogen – the Perfect Match First shown at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2003, the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE features a dual-fuel RENESIS rotary engine that uses either hydrogen or petrol at the push of a button in the dashboard. In 2006, after extensive testing on public roads in Japan, Mazda began corporate leasing of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE – a first in the automotive industry. It premiered with test drives in Europe at the ONS 2006, an energy exhibition and conference held in Stavanger, Norway. Impressed by what they saw, the Hydrogen Road of Norway (HyNor) organisation agreed to lease 30 RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicles beginning this year in its efforts to establish a hydrogen fuel infrastructure in Norway. Rotary technology is ideally suited to burning hydrogen. With separate chambers for intake, combustion and exhaust – formed as the disc-like rotor spins inside a specially shaped rotary housing – hydrogen gas can be injected at low temperatures and is only subjected to extremely hot temperatures at the very last moment before combustion. Thanks to this, when the RENESIS rotary engine runs on hydrogen, it performs better in terms of knock control than a hydrogen-fuelled reciprocating engine. To overcome hydrogen’s low density in its gaseous state – which would mean having to inject large amounts of the fuel – the dual-fuel engine injects hydrogen directly into the combustion chamber. And the petrol RENESIS engine is relatively easy to adapt. It is equipped with hydrogen injectors in each inlet chamber, in addition to the existing petrol injectors in the inlet pipes. In hydrogen-fuel mode, the RX-8 Hydrogen RE produces no toxic emissions and is an ideal zero-emissions vehicle in areas where there is a hydrogen-fuel infrastructure.

The RENESIS engine of the new RX-8 is evolved to deliver even more sports car performance and driving fun – an attribute that Mazda’s sports icon has always possessed. Drive shaft torsional rigidity of the RX-8 facelift is improved by approximately 30 percent. Combined with the car’s high-mount backbone frame at the top of transmission tunnel, this improves driving performance and reduces NVH. The differential gear ratio is lowered for the facelift version from 4.444 to 4.777 for improved performance feel, and the RENESIS rotary engine’s acclaimed smoothness and cultivation is enhanced by the introduction of a two knock sensor system, a first for Mazda, which detects and prevents knock better. Engine oil cooling properties have been greatly improved as well, which also contributes to optimised engine performance, especially at high speed. New features here include a larger front grille and oil cooler intake areas, which provide an opening area that is 50 percent larger than the outgoing model. This translates into a 6° C drop in oil temperature at maximum speed mode. For constant oil pressure and a permanent oil surface during sporty driving, the size of the oil pan was increased at the right side and a newly designed baffle plate No. 2 was introduced. Several measures have been taken to enhance engine lubrication. A third centre oil supply has been added, and the metering oil pump drive is now electromagnetic (mechanical in the outgoing model). The pump is now mounted semi-directly at the oil-supply position and the old system’s bleed passage has been abolished as well, which reduces possible oil splash

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into the combustion chamber. All these new features help to optimise overall performance of new RX-8’s high-revving rotary engine. Checking the oil level is now easier as well. The oil dip-stick has been moved from the side of the engine to the top of the engine cover, for quick and easy checking of the oil level. Engine oil capacity has been increased 7.0 litres (from 6.1 litres Standard Power and from 6.9 litres High Power). And owners can now enjoy driving the new Mazda RX-8 longer between fuel fill ups. It has a larger petrol tank holding 3.6 litres more fuel (increased from 61.8 litres to 65.4 litres). Driving performance is further enhanced by a newly-introduced six-speed manual transmission for the High Power versions. Based on the acclaimed six-speed manual transmission developed for the third generation MX-5, it has been revised to optimally handle the higher output and torque of the RENESIS rotary engine. For the new RX-8, it uses specially designed 1st and 2nd gear synchronisers made of carbon and enlarged triple-cone synchronisers for 3rd and 4th gears, also made of carbon. The bearing cover is strengthened as well, and the transmission case size is slightly reduced for an improvement in internal lubrication performance. The result is an improvement in overall shift feel, making the High Power versions of the new RX-8 even more fun to drive. The Standard Power version retains the five-speed manual transmission from the previous model, which has earned high praise from customers and experts alike. Body and Chassis – Enhanced Body Rigidity, Steering Feel and Driving Stability The new RX-8 continues to feature the front-midship engine, rear-wheel drive configuration of the original, delivering an ideal 50/50 weight distribution between the front and rear axles for fantastic handling characteristics. This acclaimed attribute is taken to a new level with improved overall body shell rigidity, steering feel and handling stability. Body shell rigidity was further improved with a trapezoidal strut tower bar added at the front to enhance local rigidity of the front suspension tower areas. Together with other local rigidity enhancements, torsional (twisting) rigidity was improved by 5.4 percent and flexural (bending) rigidity by 8.7 percent. Steering feel is further improved and more linear as well, with an enhancement of the main bar joint of the instrument panel for more rigidity of the steering mount area, and the addition of a new front suspension cross member. In vehicles with Sport Pack this member is filled with urethane foam for optimal ride comfort. Overall driving stability is also increased with a reconfiguration of the rear suspension geometry and by increasing the size of the upper lateral link’s joint section by 7.5 mm for better control of toe-out change at rebound.

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Also contributing to the evolved handling of the new Mazda RX-8 is its exterior design, which is updated for improved aerodynamic performance and reduced lift for an overall improvement in performance feel and high-speed stability. The shape of the projecting area at the lower sides of the new front bumper is optimised, as are the shapes of rear lamps and the rear spoiler, and a larger front tyre deflector and a ‘double panel’ rear tyre deflector are introduced. Underbody airflow is optimised as well by a redesigned and extended floor covering. All these measures reduce lift and improve the coefficient of drag (Cd) from 0.30 to 0.29* for standard models. * Sport Pack: Cd = 0.30

Mazda Rotary Engine History – The Legend Continues During the 1960’s, most carmakers gave up developing rotary engines (RE), due to the challenges the technology posed. Not so Mazda, which continued to evolve the RE built by German engineer Felix Wankel and the German manufacturer NSU. On 30 May 1967, Mazda astounded the automotive industry when the world’s first dual-rotor RE car, the Cosmo Sport, went on sale. This sports car was followed by a series of RE production models that have since reached cult status – the Familia Rotary Coupe, the Eunos Cosmo and the legendary Savanna RX-7, just to mention a few. With a number of improvements in fuel economy and environmental performance over the years, Mazda vehicles equipped with RE engines continued to be produced. Then in 2003, Mazda’s RE development team introduced the RX-8 sports car equipped with a naturally-aspirated RENESIS rotary engine, which was more compact, cultivated and environmentally friendly than any of its predecessors. RENESIS went on to win the coveted International Engine of the Year award in 2003 as well as successive awards for its engine class in 2003 and 2004. By Mazda’s 40th RE anniversary in May 2007, Mazda had sold 1.97 million RE vehicles world wide. This revolution in RE technology in 2003 would never have been possible without hard-fought experience from Mazda RE motor sports activity, which began back in 1968 following the launch of the Cosmo Sport. One of Mazda’s first big wins came in Belgium in 1981 at the Spa endurance race, when a Mazda RX-7 took first and a second RX-7 finished fifth, giving Mazda the King’s Cup as overall team winner. In 1991, the Mazda 787B made RE history when it became the only Japanese car ever to claim victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Outside Europe, Mazda RE cars have over 100 wins in both the touring car series in Japan and in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) series in the United States. In fact, Mazda has won 22 championships since 1975 at the 24-hour endurance race at Daytona in the USA. The latest came just three months ago when the SpeedSource Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8 won the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, beating a Porsche by five laps. Safety Active and passive safety always has top priority at Mazda and the new RX-8 is no exception. Still onboard for the new RX-8 are two all-disc brake packages. The Standard Power version has 303 mm ventilated front disc brakes and 302 mm ventilated rear disc brakes, while the High Power versions have larger, 323 mm ventilated front discs and 302 mm ventilated rear discs. ABS, traction control and DSC systems are standard equipment on all versions. Still onboard is the limited slip differential, which automatically distributes the

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power between the rear wheels and ensures best possible acceleration and traction. Passive safety is based on a stiff body shell designed to distribute crash energy away from the passenger cell, including a vertical steel pipe reinforcement built into the rear door that, when the door is closed, acts as a rigid B-pillar. Further protection is provided by three-point seat belts, with pretensioners and load-limiters, six airbags and ISOFIX child safety seat mounts in the rear. New Mazda RX-8’s freestyle door system has an opening mechanism that, in case of accident, allows rear passengers to open the back doors from the inside of the car. A latch at the left lower side of the front passenger seat releases the front seat backs, which allows access to the front doors, making getting out of the back seats possible. And the new RX-8 inherits the original model’s shock cone aluminium bonnet structure that disperses impact energy when struck, which improves pedestrian safety.

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New Mazda RX-8 Dimensions

Standard Power High Power High Power with Sport Pack

Body Type Monocoque Monocoque Monocoque Doors 4, centre-opening 4, centre-opening 4, centre-opening Seats 4 bucket-type 4 bucket-type 4 bucket-type,

RECARO front seats Coefficient of drag Cd 0.29 0.29 0.30 Overall length without / with licence plate holder

mm 4,460 / 4,470 4,460 / 4,470 4,460 / 4,470

Dimensions External Overall width mm 1,770 1,770 1,770 Overall height mm 1,340 1,340 1,340 Wheelbase mm 2,700 2,700 2,700 Track front mm 17” tyre 1,500

18” tyre 1,500 18” tyre 1,500 19” tyre 1,505

Track rear mm 17” tyre 1,500 18” tyre 1,505

18” tyre 1,505 19” tyre 1,510

Ground clearance mm 120 120 120 Interior Front head room w/o sunroof mm 970 970 970 Rear head room w/o sunroof mm 935 935 935 Front shoulder room mm 1,393 1,393 1,393 Rear shoulder room mm 1,395 1,395 1,395 Front leg room mm 1,084 1,084 1,084 Rear leg room mm 817 817 817 Boot Measurements Volume all seats up (VDA) l 290 290 290 Load floor to 2nd row mm 878 Boot lid / liftgate opening width mm 1,350 1,350 1,350 Distance between rear wheel housings

784 784 784

Boot load width at widest point mm 878 878 878

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New Mazda RX-8 Engine & Chassis

Standard Power High Power High Power with Sport Pack

Engine Type RENESIS twin rotary RENESIS twin rotary RENESIS twin rotary Displacement cc 654 x 2 Rotors 654 x 2 Rotors 654 x 2 Rotors Mixture preparation Electromagnetic pump Electromagnetic pump Electromagnetic pump Compression ratio 10 : 1 10 : 1 10 : 1 Ignition system Distributorless Distributorless Distributorless Max. Power kW

PS 151 at 7,500rpm 205 at 7,500 rpm

170 at 8,200 rpm 231 at 8,200 rpm

170 at 8,200 rpm 231 at 8,200 rpm

Max. torque Nm 211 at 5,500 rpm 211 at 5,500 rpm 211 at 5,500 rpm Fuel type Unleaded 95RON Unleaded 95RON Unleaded 95RON Fuel tank capacity L 65 65 65 Battery 80D26L / 12V 80D26L / 12V 80D26L / 12V Transmission 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 6-speed manual Powertrain Longitudinal front-midship,

rear-wheel Longitudinal front-midship,

rear-wheel drive Longitudinal front-midship,

rear-wheel drive Gear Ratios 1st 3.483 3.815 3.815 2nd 2.015 2.260 2.260 3rd 1.484 1.640 1.640 4th 1.000 1.259 1.259 5th 0.719 1.000 1.000 6th --- 0.787 0.787 Reverse 3.288 3.603 3.603 Final Drive Ratio 4.777 4.777 4.777 Suspension and Wheels Front Suspension Double wishbone Double wishbone Double wishbone Rear Suspension Multilink (5 links per side) Multilink (5 links per side) Multilink (5 links per side) Damper front Monotube Monotube Monotube (Bilstein) Damper rear Monotube Monotube Monotube (Bilstein) Stabilizers (front / rear) mm 25.4 /15.9 26.5 / 15.9 26.5 / 16 Tyre size 225/50 R17

225/45 R18 225/45 R18

225/40 R19

Wheel size 17 x 7.5J 18 x 8J

18 x 8J

19 x 8J

Steering Type Direct drive electric power

assist Direct drive electric power

assist Direct drive electric power

assist Steering wheel turns (lock to lock)

2.99 2.99 2.99

Turning circle diameter (curb to curb)

M 10.6 10.6 10.6

Turning circle diameter(wall to wall)

M 11.4 11.4 11.4

Brakes Type front Ventilated discs Ventilated discs Ventilated discs Type rear Ventilated discs Ventilated discs Ventilated discs Diameter front mm 303 323 323 Diameter rear mm 302 302 302 Vacuum booster diameter mm 254 254 254 Scheduled maintenance Every 20,000 km /

12 months Every 20,000 km /

12 months Every 20,000 km /

12 months

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Performance and Weights Standard Power High Power High Power

with Sport Pack 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 6-speed manual Performance Top speed km/h 227 (226*) 237 234 Acceleration 0-100 km/h** s 7.2 6.4 6.4 Fuel Consumption*** Urban l/100 km 15.1 15.7 15.7 Extra urban l/100 km 8.2 9.1 9.1 Combined l/100 km 10.7 11.5 11.5 CO2 emissions (combined) g/km 274 299 299 Emissions ranking Euro Stage IV Euro Stage IV Euro Stage IV Weight and Payload Min, kerb weight (without driver)

kg 1,300 1,315 1,315

Min. kerb weight**** kg 1,375 1,390 1,390 Max. permissible weight kg 1,820 1,815 1,815 Permissible front axle weight

kg 860 860 860

Permissible rear axle weight

kg 1,030 1,030 1,030

Permissible tow weight, trailer without brakes

kg 685 695 695

Permissible tow weight, trailer with brakes (12% slope)

kg 1,200 1,200 1,200

Max. roof load capacity kg 75 75 75 * With sunroof ** Under Mazda test conditions *** According 80/1268/EEC in its latest version **** According to 92/21/EEC in its latest version (including 75 kg driver)

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3. Upgraded Mazda BT-50

Upgraded Mazda BT-50 refreshes the Zoom-Zoom Pickup

• New exterior and interior look, plus more equipment boost BT-50 appeal • New optional 3-litre turbo diesel and 5-speed automatic transmission

(UK market only) • Optional Black leather interior package available (most markets)

Mazda’s pickup offerings (the B-Series and more recently the BT-50), have always delivered customers a distinctive combination of exterior presence, interior comfort, off-road flexibility and workhorse durability. Deservedly popular worldwide, Mazda’s pickups have amassed sales of more than 3,000,000 units worldwide to date. To create the upgraded Mazda BT-50 model range, programme manager Takumi Akashi and his team of designers and engineers made an in-depth study of customer feedback in Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Europe. These surveys praised the current BT-50 for its appearance, car-like ambience, ride quality and powertrain flexibility – with an ideal balance between power, torque and fuel economy. “Receiving such praise allowed us to reconfirm that the product concept for the Mazda BT-50 was fundamentally correct,” commented Mr Akashi. “In preparing the ‘refreshed’ model, we decided that it was not necessary to make sweeping changes at this time to a model that already achieves much and generates customer loyalty. However some owners suggested that the styling would benefit from a tougher appearance, more closely reflecting the abilities of Mazda’s pickup truck. “We are launching the refined and upgraded Mazda BT-50 with complete confidence that it will deliver even greater satisfaction with our customers than the successful model it succeeds,” concluded Mr Akashi.

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Changes at a Glance… Exterior

• Refreshed design builds on sporty and strong looks of original model • New front bumper and grille for tougher, bolder impression • New headlamp units with bright silver trim for a wider vehicle look • New clear lenses for rear combination lamps • Ends of side steps now finished in Highlight Silver Metallic (side steps only on high grade

models) • Tailgate handle bezel now in body colour (high grade models) • Available dark tinted glass for rear side windows and rear window (on Freestyle Cab and

Double Cab) • New larger-spoke 16-inch alloy wheel design for 4WD models • Wheel arches match body colour for all metallic and mica colours (on mid and high

grade) • For Nifty Red solid body colour, wheel arch colour is Titanium Gray. For Cool White body

colour, wheel arch colour is Highlight Silver (on mid and high grade) • Five new body colours among choice of 11 single tone colours (most markets) • In addition, three new two-tone body colour schemes

Interior • Improvements enhance sporty interior of the original model • New cloth trims provide an sportier ambiance • Black leather interior package now available for high-grade models (most markets) • Leather steering wheel, shift knobs and shift boot standard on high grade and option on

mid grade • New interior lighting now in Mazda passenger cars-style ‘amber’ •

Comfort, Functionality and Equipment • Heated door mirrors now available (standard for mid and high grades in most countries) • Auxiliary (AUX) jack as standard for MP3 player connectivity

Powertrain • Available new 156 ps, 3.0-litre diesel engine (UK only) • Available new 5-speed automatic transmission (UK only)

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Design Refreshed Stylishness and boosted Visual Strength

• New-style frontal treatment delivers ‘brawny truck toughness’ • Body-colour flared wheelarches and dark window glass hype profile look • Eleven body colours and three new two-tone colour schemes

The refined, upgraded Mazda BT-50 inherits the athletic looks of the current model, while incorporating a touch of brawny truck toughness into the exterior design. Combined with a broader range of exterior colours, the refreshed appearance conveys rugged reliability and an individualistic character for an even stronger pickup truck on road presence. At the front, upgraded Mazda BT-50 features a new bonnet, new grille and new front bumper design. Twin vertical character lines run down the bonnet, flanking the grille and then flare out towards the vehicle sides, creating a larger trapezoidal shape air intake below the grille. The new Mazda five-point grille is bolder and more angular, with a third (bottom) chrome bar and a narrower centre bar each side of the Mazda badge. Flanking the grille, newly styled headlamps feature increased areas of bright silver for a wider appearance, although their dimensions are unchanged. Overall, the new frontal visual treatment leaves a stronger impression of a lower centre of gravity and a firmer grip on the ground below, while giving BT-50 a sharper face with a fresh expression. The side-view of upgraded BT-50 is also bolder and simpler. Most models have body-coloured flared wheelarches and the aluminium side steps end-panels are now finished in Highlight Silver metallic paint, rather than a contrasting colour. Impacting the look of the vehicle in profile, dark tinted glass is now available for all windows behind the B-Pillar. New designs of alloy wheels are available in 15-inch and 16-inch diameters. Both designs feature five-spokes and deeply recessed detailing for a tough and stylish look. At the rear, the lamp clusters now have clear lenses which showcase the three-dimensional structure and the chrome reflector bezels. The lower half of the tailgate handle is now finished in body colour, reducing the area of chrome plating so that viewers’ eyes are drawn to the rear lamps. Upgraded Mazda BT-50 is available in a choice of 11 exterior colours in most markets, with five new mica and metallic colours (Desert Bronze, Highland Green, Winning Blue, Copper Red and Lagoon Blue) adding a brighter, sportier option. Three two-tone colour schemes are carried over – the Titanium Gray II, Lagoon Blue and Black Mica upper surfaces now

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contrasting with new Highlight Silver metallic lower surfaces. BT-50s finished in one of the two solid colours have their flared wheelarches painted in contrasting Titanium Gray (for Nifty Red) or Highlight Silver (for Cool White) metallic colours. Three Body Styles – for whatever you want to do... The upgraded Mazda BT-50 retains all the technical features and attributes of the current model, including common exterior and interior dimensions, and excellent off-road performance, with highly competitive approach, departure, breakover and tilt angles. The cargo area is just as easy and convenient to use and a choice of three body styles is offered.

Regular Cab Two doors, standard opening, ca. 60° Cargo box length 2,280 mm Cargo box width 1,456 mm Cargo box height 465 mm Target Customer Commercial users

Freestyle Cab Four doors, centre-opening, Fr. ca. 60°/ Rr. ca. 90° Cargo box length 1,753 mm Cargo box width 1,456 mm Cargo box height 465 mm Target Customer Off-road adventurers, sports-

minded: motocross, windsurfing, etc.

Double Cab Four doors, standard opening, Fr. ca. 60°/ Rr. ca. 67° Cargo box length 1,530 mm Cargo box width 1,456 mm Cargo box height 465 mm Target Customer Commercial users with 1 or 2

children and adventurous lifestyle

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Convenience, Comfort & Equipment Like Sitting in a Family Saloon

• New fabric trim and ‘Mazda-car-like’ amber cabin lighting • All-silver centre stack with auxiliary (AUX) jack for MP3 connectivity • Black leather interior trim package option available (most markets)

The upgraded Mazda BT-50 carries over the saloon-like comfort and ambience that has earned high acclaim in the current model. Newly introduced refinements with changes to the trim and cabin lighting, plus a Black leather interior package option, create an even brighter and sportier atmosphere. New fabric designs and materials improve the interior trim quality and bring a touch of sporty flair. Mid and high-grade models feature a textured grey fabric with a chequered weave and a lustrous thread for the centre panels of the seats for a fresh look of greater luxury. Low-grade models receive textured weave fabric seat panels (with e-pack, low grades models do have the textured grey fabric too). One of the most effective ‘upgrades’ for the latest BT-50 is the switch away from yellow-green lighting to the same amber lighting colour used on Mazda passenger cars. The new amber lighting is used for the instrument cluster, indirectly at the bottom of the centre stack (which makes the cupholders on the front console easier to see and use), and floor console illumination. The centre stack is now painted all-over silver, giving it a cleaner and deeper appearance. Upgraded BT-50 now comes with a new auxiliary (AUX) jack at the base of the centre stack to allow users to connect a portable audio player and listen to their favourite music through the vehicle’s audio system with two, four or six speakers – depending on model. When the current model BT-50 was introduced, it brought in many customer benefits which are carried over into the latest version. The Mazda B-Series pickup has always given customers a roomy interior, which of course is inherited by the new Mazda BT-50. Added to its roomy cabin are levels of interior comfort that are greatly improved versus the previous model. New front seats with high-elasticity urethane foam material in the cushions and a taller seatback and thicker sides improved side support and comfort, especially during off-road driving. In Double Cab models, the seatback angle was reclined by 3° and a larger centre armrest provided more comfort and support when driving off-road or on winding roads. To compliment the saloon-like comfort improvements, extensive measures were taken to improve NVH and suppress engine and wind noise. Refinements were made to the engine

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and insulation material was added in abundance to prevent engine noise from reaching the cabin. The result of those measures was a significant 6.5 dB reduction in engine noise at 75mph (120 km/h). Saloon-like convenience features included power adjustable door mirrors, remote fuel cap cover release, one-touch driver’s power window, power door lock/unlock from the driver’s seat, as well as a retractable key with keyless entry system.

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Powertrain New 3-litre Turbo Diesel for UK market

• New 156ps 3.0 turbo, 380Nm diesel with five-speed automatic (UK only) • Proven 143ps, 330 Nm MZR-CD 2.5 diesel carried over for all markets • Choice of 2WD and 2WD/4WD drivetrains for most markets

Especially and exclusively for the UK market, a new MZR-CD 3.0 common-rail DOHC 16-valve turbo diesel engine is now available for the upgraded Mazda BT-50, offering 9% more power and 15% more torque. The new engine makes the BT-50 even more of an ideal companion for a number of lifestyles – for carrying heavy loads on the job, off-road adventures, or cruising on the motorway. The new engine is matched to a new five-speed automatic transmission with a higher fifth ratio than the other 4WD BT-50s (0.710:1 compared to 0.800:1 and the same final drive ratio of 3.727:1) for quiet economical cruising. Delivering more power and more torque for even greater towing ability, the 3-litre turbo diesel engine generates a maximum power output of 115kW/156PS at 3,500 rpm, and maximum torque of 380 Nm at just 1,800 rpm. While UK buyers have a choice of engines, in all other markets, all versions of the upgraded BT-50 are powered by the popular 143ps, 330Nm 2.5-litre turbo diesel engine which is carried over unchanged, together with a five-speed manual gearbox. This engine employs a VSCV (variable swirl control valve) in the intake manifold, plus an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system – that helps reduce overall NOx emissions – and a high-efficiency EGR cooler. The upgraded Mazda BT-50 is Euro Stage IV compliant for emissions. The Drivetrain is still offered in two versions – a 2WD only version and a 2WD/4WD version that is ideal for commercial use or for more adventurous lifestyles off-road. The 4WD’s large two-speed transfer case ensures easy reliable handling of the diesel engine’s high torque. Drivers can shift between high and low gear range (4H / 4L mode) using a small short-stroke shift lever next to the normal gear shift. To ensure convenience for drivers, a Remote Free Wheel system with remote electric front wheel hub locks is fitted. This system automatically engages when 4WD is selected and allows shifting between 2WD and 4WD while driving up to 100 km/h (62mph). All 4x4 models are equipped with a rear limited-slip differential (LSD).

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Chassis & Safety Tough and Easy to Handle

• Large gas-filled dampers and extended leaf springs ensure good ride comfort

• Ultra-reliable power assisted steering and powerful brake system

• New heated door mirrors and four-wheel ABS anti-lock for most models

The upgraded Mazda BT-50 employs the same tough, overlapped cross-braced ladder frame as its predecessor and retains the numerous chassis and safety improvements introduced with the previous model so it could rightly be called the world’s first Zoom-Zoom pickup. The upgraded Mazda BT-50 uses double wishbone front suspension and rigid rear axle with leaf springs and Berlin Eye mounts. Large, low-pressure gas-filled dampers and extended 1,320mm leaf springs at the rear, deliver good ride comfort. The recirculating ball and nut steering system is a proven and highly reliable system, tested in the toughest conditions around the globe. Optimised steering shaft, links, and hydraulic power assistance characteristics, ensure good feedback with the same steering attributes whether the pickup is being driven loaded or unloaded. Large ventilated front disc brakes with two-piston callipers (4WD models), and rear brake drums with a load sensing proportioning valve (LSPV), guarantee efficient stopping even when fully laden. Newly available four-wheel ABS and electronic brake-force distribution (EBD) are standard in most European markets. Upgraded BT-50 has a passive safety package similar to a family sedan. The cabin area of the Regular and Double Cab versions has a strong B-pillar that resists deformation from a side impact. Freestyle Cab is equally resistant thanks to top-to-bottom reinforcement structures in rear door. On the inside, front side airbags (depending on model) give additional protection, working in conjunction with standard front airbags, three-point seatbelts, pretensioners and load-limiters in the front to protect occupants. For added ‘active safety’ heated door mirrors are now available on the BT-50 in most markets.

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Mazda In Greece

Greek Communities get Mazda BT-50 Quick-Response Fire Units Mazda delivered all-new BT-50 quick-response fire units to 35 Greek communities at a special event held at the Zappeion Megaron in Athens in May 2008. This was in response to the devastating fires that ravaged parts of Greece last summer. Attending the event were the Greek Minister of Interior, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, along with 35 mayors of the recipient communities and Mazda executives.

The ceremony marked the culmination of months of intense activity by Mazda Motor Europe and its Greek distributor, ELMA SA which retrofitted all 35 vehicles with a tailor-made fire-fighting superstructure in Greece. This superstructure consists of a steel frame, an 800-litre GRP water tank, a high-pressure centrifugal pump, 25-metre hoses with special nozzles and other fire-fighting gear.

The BT-50 pickups were donated to communities located in fire danger zones during the summer months. They are painted red and have special insignia on the sides, centre-opening doors and room for four fire-fighters.

Relatively small, with all-wheel drive and a strong 2.5-litre common-rail turbo diesel engine, the Mazda BT-50 is especially manoeuvrable in difficult wooded terrain. It can respond quickly and either put out a fire before it spreads, or contain it until larger fire-fighting equipment arrives.

Mazda and ELMA SA have retrofitted a total of 135 pickups as quick-response fire units during recent years in Greece.

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Mazda Pickups – History & Awards

Over 3,000,000 Mazda pickups sold since launch

• More than 145,000 Mazda pickups sold in Europe so far • Steady segment growth since 2000 with increase in lifestyle customers • Russia, Greece, Portugal, Germany and UK top BT-50 sales charts

Mazda’s B-Series and BT-50 pickups have always delivered customers a unique combination of interior comfort, off-road flexibility and workhorse durability. And it has been very popular achieving well over 3,000,000 sales worldwide to date. Mazda B-Series and BT-50 pickup sales in Europe total more than 145,000 to date and these models have traditionally been popular in countries with a large rural population, where they are used primarily as a light commercial vehicle. Countries like Greece, Mazda’s biggest market for pickups, top the sales chart with 23,730 registrations so far, heading the UK (20,117 sales), Sweden (15,874), Turkey (9,136) and Portugal (8,746). Germany (8,196), Norway (7,661) and Russia (5,801). The all-new Mazda BT-50 will continue this success by building on the traditional values of toughness and four-wheel practicality of its predecessor, while addressing increased demand for lifestyle attributes with more sedan-like comfort, more equipment and Zoom-Zoom driving attributes.

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Technical Specifications [Europe] Upgraded Mazda BT-50 – Dimensions Regular Cab Freestyle Cab Double Cab Body Type Ladder frame

Cab and cargo deck

Ladder frame Cab and cargo

deck

Ladder frame Cab and cargo

deck Doors 2 normal-

opening 4 centre-opening

4 normal-opening

Seats 2 individual front 2 individual front 2 rear jump-type

2 individual front3 rear bench

Dimensions Rear wheel 2WD / 4WD

Rear wheel 2WD / 4WD

Rear wheel 2WD / 4WD

External Overall length w/o rear step bumper

mm 5075 /5075 5075 / 5075 5075 / 5075

Overall width mm 1715 / 1805 1715 / 1805 1715 / 1805 Overall width mirror to mirror mm 2090 2090 2090 Overall height w/ 15-inch tyres 215 w/ 15-inch tyres 235 w/ 16-inch tyres

mm 1620 / -- -- / 1745

-- / --

1620 / -- -- / 1745 -- / 1750

1630 / -- -- / 1755 -- / 1760

Wheelbase mm 2985 / 3000 2985 / 3000 2985 / 3000 Track front (with 15” wheels) mm 1445 / 1445 1445 / 1445 1445 / 1445 Track rear (with 15” wheels) mm 1450 / 1440 1450 / 1440 1450 / 1440 Cargo deck length (at the floor) mm 2280 1753 1530 Cargo deck width (at the floor) mm 1456 1456 1456 Cargo deck width (between wheel housings)

mm 1090 1090 1090

Cargo box height mm 465 465 465 Ground clearance (unladen) mm 181/207 181/207 181/207 Interior Front head room mm 1012 1012 1012 Rear head room mm -- 937 963 Front shoulder room mm 1405 1405 1405 Rear shoulder room mm -- 1405 1409 Front leg room mm 1049 1068 1068 Rear leg room mm -- 789 831 Front hip room mm 1410 1409 1409 Rear hip room mm -- 1395 1408 Seat Adjustability Driver / Pass. seat slide mm 180 240 240 Driver / Pass. seat recline 8° 68° 68°

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Mazda BT-50 – Powertrain & Chassis MZR-CD 2.5

Regular Cab MZR-CD 2.5

Freestyle Cab MZR-CD 2.5 Double Cab

Engine Type Inline, 4-cylinder, DOHC, 16-valve turbo

diesel common-rail, with intercooler

Inline, 4-cylinder, DOHC, 16-valve turbo

diesel common-rail, with intercooler

Inline, 4-cylinder, DOHC, 16-valve turbo

diesel common-rail, with intercooler

Displacement cc 2,499 2,499 2,499 Bore x stroke mm 93 x 92 93 x 92 93 x 92 Valves per cylinder 4 4 4 Camshaft drive DOHC DOHC DOHC Fuel injection system Common-rail Common-rail Common-rail Compression ratio 18 : 1 18 : 1 18 : 1 Emission control system VSCV/EGR/catalytic

converter VSCV/EGR/catalytic

converter VSCV/EGR/catalytic

converter Max. Power kW

PS 105 at 3500 143 at 3500

105 at 3500 143 at 3500

105 at 3500 143 at 3500

Max. torque Nm 330 at 1800 330 at 1800 330 at 1800 Fuel type Diesel Diesel Diesel Fuel tank capacity 2WD/4WD l 70 /70 63/70 63/70 Battery (standard) 95D31R 95D31R 95D31R Battery (cold regions) 75D26L/Rx2 75D26L/Rx2 75D26L/Rx2 Transmission 5 MT 5 MT 5 MT Rear wheel 2WD /

4WD Rear wheel 2WD /

4WD Rear wheel 2WD /

4WD Gear Ratios 1st 3.905 / 3.905 3.905 / 3.905 3.905 / 3.905 2nd 2.248 / 2.248 2.248 / 2.248 2.248 / 2.248 3rd 1.491 / 1.491 1.491 / 1.491 1.491 / 1.491 4th 1.000 / 1.000 1.000 / 1.000 1.000 / 1.000 5th 0.800 / 0.800 0.800 / 0.800 0.800 / 0.800 Reverse 3.391 / 3.391 3.391 / 3.391 3.391 / 3.391 Final Drive Ratio 3.416 / 3.727 3.416 / 3.727 3.416 / 3.727 Transfer ratio low -- /2.02 -- /2.02 -- /2.02 Suspension and Wheels Front Suspension Double wishbone Double wishbone Double wishbone Rear Suspension Rigid with leaf springs Rigid with leaf springs Rigid with leaf springs Damper front Twintube Twintube Twintube Damper rear Twintube Twintube Twintube Stabilizer diameter (front) mm 27/28 27/28 27/28 Wheel size Tyre size 2WD 4WD (low/mid grades) 4WD (high grade)

215/70 R 15 235/75 R 15

--

215/70 R 15 235/75 R 15 245/70 R 16

215/70 R 15 235/75 R 15 245/70 R 16

Steering Type Recirculated ball & nut

with hydraulic power assist

Recirculated ball & nut with hydraulic power

assist

Recirculated ball & nut with hydraulic power

assist Steering wheel turns (lock to lock)

3.92 3.92 3.92

Turning circle (wall to wall) m 13 /13.6 13 /13.6 13 /13.6 Brakes Type front Ventilated discs Ventilated discs Ventilated discs Type rear Leading/trailing drums Leading/trailing drums Leading/trailing drums Diameter front mm 256/289 256/289 256/289 Diameter rear mm 270/295 270/295 270/295 Vacuum booster diameter 7”+8” tandem 7”+8” tandem 7”+8” tandem Scheduled maintenance Every 20,000 km

or 12 months Every 20,000 km

or 12 months Every 20,000 km

or 12 months

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Mazda BT-50 – Performance & Weight

Regular Cab 2WD

Regular Cab 4WD

Performance Top speed km/h 170 158 Acceleration* 0-100 km/h sec 10.4 11.9 Fuel Consumption** Urban l/100km 10.3 10.9 Extra urban l/100km 7.1 7.8 Combined l/100km 8.3 8.9 CO2 emissions (combined) g/km 227 244 Emissions ranking Euro Stage IV Euro Stage IV Weight and Payload Min. curb weight*** kg 1625 1800 Payload kg 1181 1219 Permissible front axle weight kg 1170 1430 Permissible rear axle weight kg 1860 1850 Max. trailer load w/o brakes kg 750 750 Towing capacity (w/ brakes, 12% slope)

kg 1600 3000

Manoeuvrability (unloaded) Angle of approach 24° 34° Angle of departure at tail pipe 23° 33° Ramp break-over angle 16° 22° Tilt angle 51° 48° Climbing angle NA 46° Wading depth mm 400 750 * Under Mazda test conditions ** According to 80/1268/EEC in its latest version *** According to 92/21/EEC in its latest version (including 75 kg driver)

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Mazda BT-50 – Performance & Weight

Freestyle Cab 2WD/ 4WD

Double Cab 2WD/4WD

Performance Top speed km/h 170 / 158 170 /158 Acceleration* 0-100 km/h sec 11 / 12.5 11.1 / 12.5 Fuel Consumption** Urban l/100km 10.5/10.9 10.5/10.9 Extra urban l/100km 7.3/7.8 7.3/7.8 Combined l/100km 8.5 / 8.9 8.5 / 8.9 CO2 emissions (combined) g/km 233/244 233/244 Emissions ranking Euro Stage IV Euro Stage IV Weight and Payload Min. curb weight*** kg 1740/1865 1745/1865 Payload kg 1178/1105 1130/1086 Permissible front axle weight kg 1170/1430 1170/1430 Permissible rear axle weight kg 1860/1850 1860/1850 Max. trailer load w/o brakes kg 750 750 Towing capacity (w/ brakes, 12% slope)

kg 1600 / 3000 1600 / 3000

Manoeuvrability (unloaded) Angle of approach 24°/34° 24°/34° Angle of departure at tail pipe 23°/33° 23°/33° Ramp break-over angle 16°/22° 16°/22° Tilt angle 51°/48° 51°/48° Climbing angle NA/46° NA/46° Wading depth mm 400/750 400/750 * Under Mazda test conditions ** According to 80/1268/EEC in its latest version *** According to 92/21/EEC in its latest version (including 75 kg driver)

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4. Mazda Furai Concept The Embodiment of Zoom-Zoom

• Mazda Furai celebrates 40 years of Mazda’s rotary engine and international motorsport heritage

• Furai continues the NAGARE design language • Tuned to operate on 100 per cent ethanol

The Mazda Furai concept car which made its world premiere at the NAIAS in Detroit, in January, celebrates 40 years of Mazda’s rotary engine and international motorsports heritage. The raciest interpretation of NAGARE design language to-date, Furai is the latest car in Mazda’s award-winning and highly acclaimed series of concept cars. Nagare (pronounced ‘na-ga-reh’), is the Japanese for ‘flow’ and the ‘embodiment of motion’. Furai (pronounced ‘foo-rye’ – Japanese for ‘sound of the wind’) is the sort of car that could only come from a company that incorporates the ‘Soul of a Sports Car’ into everything it builds, but with an eye toward the future and the environment through the use of renewable fuels. Consequently, Furai is initially tuned to operate on 100 per cent ethanol, while research with partner BP into other future fuels, including ethanol/gasoline blends like E10, continues.

On any given weekend, there are more Mazda cars and Mazda-powered cars road-raced in North America than any other brand of car. This is because every Mazda sedan, coupe and sports car really is developed with the highest possible dose of the company’s trademark Zoom-Zoom responsive performance and handling – truly the ‘Emotion of Motion’.

However, Zoom-Zoom is about more than simply vehicle performance. The look and style that is Zoom-Zoom can best be seen in previous NAGARE-based design studies, including the Mazda Nagare concept that debuted at Los Angeles in 2006; Mazda Ryuga (first shown a year ago in Detroit), Mazda Hakaze (which appeared in Geneva last year) and Mazda Taiki – the star of the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show.

The ‘Nagare’ ethos is how Mazda’s future production models will sustain the Zoom-Zoom spirit by exhibiting their strong affinity for motion.

Manufacturers commonly showcase concept cars and design studies with little or no intention of actually using the theme presented. Mazda’s approach is the opposite: All of the Nagare concepts, including Furai, help evolve this evocative surface language for future use. Nagare is how this celebration of motion will be portrayed on interior and exterior surfaces in future models. Instead of form following function, the two merge as one.

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Franz von Holzhausen, Mazda North American Operations’ (MNAO) Director of Design and the person who led the team that created the Furai, explains the thinking behind the concept, “We were looking for a way to bridge the gap between Mazda Motorsports and the production vehicles in our lineup. The mindsets of road-car and racing car fans are quite different, so the purpose of Furai is to find a meeting point for these disparate interests.

“Furai achieves this by purposely blurring boundaries that have traditionally distinguished the street from the track. Historically, there has been a gap between single-purpose racecars and street-legal performance models — commonly called supercars — that emulate the real racers on the road. Track cars are, by their competitive nature, ill-suited for practical highway use, as well as generally far from road-legal. While some supercars visit the track on occasion, they are primarily road cars not properly equipped for racing. The aim of Furai is to bridge this gap,” continued von Holzhausen.

However, Mazda neither intends to race Furai, nor is it a supercar the company plans to build and sell in the near future. Rather, Furai is a design study that lives between those extremes. Without the restrictions imposed by serial production models, and with the freedom of an autoshow environment, Mazda is using the opportunity to evolve the company’s Nagare design theme one more step closer to reality.

Instead of mimicking racecar components and design elements in a road car – the strategy preferred by supercar manufacturers – the ‘Mazda way’ was to begin this project with the real McCoy: a Courage C65 chassis that earned its stripes during two seasons of LMP-2 endurance racing in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). This sports car was successfully campaigned under the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development banner by B-K Motorsports during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Drivers Jamie Bach, Guy Cosmo, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, and Raphael Matos piloted the car to one victory and a total of nine podium finishes in 15 ALMS events. B-K finished third in championship standings both years; while Bach and Cosmo were co-Rookies of the Year in 2005 after their first season of ALMS racing.

“Anticipating future rules changes in the ALMS, we created a new closed cockpit which would be more appropriate for a future production model,” said von Holzhausen. “The major element we did not change is the 450-horsepower RENESIS-based R20B three-rotor rotary engine that provides the Furai’s ample Zoom-Zoom. The ultimate Mazda in our minds is rotary powered; as a company, we have no intention of abandoning that valuable asset. When people think of the very best production sports cars in the world, the rotary powered Mazda RX-7 is always on that list.”

The Furai concept serves as a turning point in the Nagare developmental process. While the four previous concept cars explored different ways to express Mazda’s emerging design

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philosophy and to explore an aesthetic, this one is all about function – every last texture and detail serves some functional purpose. In essence, the Furai creative process boiled down to guiding air over and through the body in fruitful ways. To prove that this concept goes far beyond static aerodynamic analysis, Mazda’s design, motorsports and R&D teams worked together to construct Furai as a 180 mph rolling laboratory to demonstrate its functional capabilities on demand.

“The basic proportions of contemporary race cars are every designer’s dream,” enthused von Holzhausen. “Furai is less than 40 inches high (1000mm) but nearly 80 inches (2000mm) wide.” While Furai strikes an incredibly strong presence, the real beauty of the project – and it’s most valuable asset as a real-world test-bed – is in the details that von Holzhausen and his team incorporated:

- The body surface provides ample opportunity to feature core design elements such as aggressive headlamps and Mazda’s unique five-point grille.

- The headlamp trim pieces function as guide frames to help cancel aerodynamic lift.

- High-pressure zones just above the front wheels are relieved to serve the same end.

- The air flow package takes air moving under the front of the car and guides it inside the body to the engine-cooling radiators.

- Nagare textures incorporated in the side surfaces feed air to the rear brakes, the oil cooler and the transmission cooler.

- An under-car diffuser that begins rising aft of the cockpit helps draw the volume of air flowing through the radiators and engine bay, out the rear.

The Mazda design and R&D teams worked closely with Swift Engineering to refine the aerodynamic characteristics, assuring that Furai remains glued to the ground at high speeds. Through its existing relationship with Swift Engineering, forged through development of the Mazda/Cosworth-powered Champ Car Atlantic single-seater chassis, the team used complex Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software to tune various Nagare design elements to function at a high degree of efficiency. Drag, downforce, lift and overall aesthetics were all key considerations.

Sourced straight from the race track, the Courage carbon-composite tub is essentially intact under the new Furai body, including the right-side driver’s seat. Instead of the stark interior typical of race cars though, this cockpit is finished with more comfortable but still highly functional surfaces. An electronic display screen and gear-change shift paddles are built into the steering wheel.

In the chassis’ original racing configuration, the passenger seat is filled with electronic gear, so those components were relocated elsewhere to provide adequate space for two

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occupants. The greenhouse is somewhat wider than the original cockpit to provide adequate head and shoulder room and adequate visibility. Doors attached with butterfly hinges provide a very efficient means of entering the cockpit. In this instance, the design team followed an approach that has proven very effective during years of endurance racing.

“One thing we learned from CFD studies is that we don’t need much rear wing to balance the down force created by the front splitter and the Nagare features we’ve sculpted into the body,” observed von Holzhausen. “Combustion air is provided by a variation of the Turbo Tongue device that Swift developed for Indy car use a decade ago. It rises slightly higher than the surrounding roof surface to ingest clean air above the boundary layer. Our final design works so well that we applied for a joint patent with Swift. Of course, it helps that it’s a real piece of art, too, and one we had to incorporate into the design.”

The Irvine, California-based Aria Group was responsible for creating new composite panels and they worked hand-in-hand with Mazda North American Operations’ own in-house fabrication team to mate them to the Courage chassis. The dark matte finish with red and orange accents harkens back to the livery worn by Mazda’s legendary 787B when it won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1991, making the company the first – and still only – Japanese company to ever win the endurance classic.

Furai not only probes future design possibilities, it also ventures ahead with an alternative fuel. Consistent with the Mazda’s recently announced ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom’ initiatives, the Furai’s three-rotor powerplant has been tuned to run powerfully on 100-percent ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and ethanol/gasoline blends. There are exciting advances being made in renewable fuels, from current blends like E10 (10% ethanol/90% gasoline) with research ongoing into making ethanol from cellulostic materials, to future renewable gasoline components like Butanol – a ‘higher order’ alcohol which is fungible with gasoline. John Doonan, Mazda’s manager of motorsports team development in the USA, explains the thinking behind Furai’s use of alternative fuel, “One of our key technical partners in motorsports, BP, helped facilitate our use of E100. In 2007, ALMS required use of E10 and E100 is now the only acceptable fuel in the Indy Racing League, so we’re projecting ahead with this application to gain experience and to improve Mazda’s environmental profile. We are proud to partner BP which is a string leader in renewable fuels and recently announced a US$500 million investment in the Energy Biosciences Institute. BP also has a very green focus in the marketplace, and it’s Mazda’s intention to sustain its Zoom-Zoom performance image on and off the racetrack. While Mazda’s rotary has proven readily adaptable to various alternative fuels, including considerable work with hydrogen fuel, this is the first time it’s been engineered for other ethanol blends. The Mazda rotary engine is unique in its ability to run well on multiple fuels.”

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5. New Three-Door and Diesel Mazda2 models Stylish, Sporty and More Affordable

At a Glance Exterior

• Three-door version with larger front doors and a new rear side window design for a sportier character

• Drag coefficient of only 0.31 and coefficient of lift (CLF) of just 0.02 contribute to low fuel consumption

• Sports Appearance Package available (depending on market) with special front bumper, side sills and rear roof spoiler

Comfort, Functionality and Equipment • Walk-in functionality for front passenger seat, which slides forward for a wide opening

(one of the widest in the segment) and easy access to rear seats • Audio system with MP3 CD playing capacity and AUX jack for playing MP3 players

using the audio system directly • Three equipment grades in most countries

Powertrain • MZR 1.3-litre petrol Standard Power version with maximum power of 55 kW/75

PS at 6,000 rpm, maximum torque of 121 Nm at 3,500 rpm • MZR 1.3-litre petrol High Power version with maximum output of 63 kW/86 PS at

6,000 rpm, maximum torque of 122 Nm at 3,500 rpm • Both derivatives of the MZR 1.3 use just 5.4 litres of fuel per 100 km (combined)

and produce just 129 g/km of CO2 • MZR 1.5-litre petrol with maximum power of 76 kW/103 PS at 6,000 rpm,

maximum torque of 137 Nm at 4,000 rpm • MZR 1.5 uses only 5.9 litres of fuel per 100 km (combined), produces just 140

g/km of CO2 • MZ-CD 1.4-litre common-rail turbo diesel engine with maximum power of 50

kW/68 PS at 4,000 rpm and 160 Nm of torque at a low 2,000 rpm for lively driving fun

• MZ-CD 1.4 uses just 4.3 litres fuel per 100 km (combined) and produces a very low 114 g/km of CO2 , the lowest CO2 value ever achieved by a Mazda production car sold in Europe

• Five-speed manual transmission standard for all engines

Chassis and Safety • Mazda2 three-door is even lighter (5-to-10 kg, depending on engine) than the

lightweight five-door • Front MacPherson strut, rear torsion beam suspension systems for agile handling

and good ride comfort • Electric power assist steering with small 9.8 metre turning circle for great

manoeuvrability in urban driving • Mazda2 five-door awarded 5-Stars for adult occupant safety in Euro-NCAP crash

testing • Six airbags, ABS, EBD, emergency brake assist and DSC standard (depending on grade and engine)

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New Three-Door and Diesel Mazda2 – Stylish, Sporty and More Affordable One of the keys to Mazda’s continuing growth in Europe and around the world has been a strategy of expanding the line-up with exciting vehicles that appeal to an ever-wider group of customers. In less than two years, Mazda has introduced several vehicles that were never in its portfolio before, like the high-performance Mazda3 MPS, the unique power retractable hardtop MX-5 Roadster Coupe and the sports crossover SUV Mazda CX-7. This strategy continues with the first three-door Mazda2.

Launched in October 2007 as Mazda’s first new-generation vehicle to be evolved to a new level, the all-new Mazda2 was an immediate hit with European customers, finding almost 40,000 owners to the end of April 2008. In December last year, Mazda2 five-door was awarded a 5-Star rating for adult occupant protection in Euro-NCAP crash testing.

It won a host of automotive awards as well, including the World Car of the Year award (WCOTY, see below), and many national awards such as the Car of the Year in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark and Slovakia, Japan and South Africa. Now Mazda2 is about to get even more popular with a new three-door model that has all the award-winning attributes of the five-door, and is even more stylish, sportier and more affordable.

Mazda2 –2008 World Car of the Year Award Winner The second-generation Mazda2 did not win the 2008 World Car of the Year Award by chance. In many respects, the new Mazda2 is a unique and ground-breaking vehicle. Not only is it dynamic and sporty looking – unusual for a B-segment car – it also sets a new benchmark for lightweight construction, being 100kg lighter than its predecessor. This is a reflection of a new focus at Mazda on offering cars that have less impact on the environment. With fewer pounds on its ribs, the second-generation Mazda2 uses less fuel and produces far fewer CO2 emissions than its predecessor. Not that winning such a prestigious award was a forgone conclusion. This year’s 39 entries for World Car of the Year included some great new vehicles. A jury of 47 international automotive journalists had the difficult task of choosing a winner based on their experience with each entry as part of their professional work. The jury members represented the automotive media from Europe, Asia, North America, South America, as well as other parts of the world. Once the dust had settled, Mazda2 was crowned World Car of the Year – an award it truly deserves. For more information: www.wcoty.com Design – Sportiness Enhanced

The new three-door Mazda2 builds on the five-door’s exterior design – that evokes movement and athleticism using unique body panel articulation and compact dimensions – for even more sporty appeal. Its larger front doors and rear side window have a unique shape that, when combined with the rising belt line and wedge shape of the Mazda2, communicates an even more fun-to-drive character.

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Fresh and dynamic-looking, its overall design communicates a calm strength achieved through formal beauty and the highest levels of build quality yet seen on a Mazda B-car. Its eye-catching design is also four percent more aerodynamic than the old Mazda2. A coefficient of drag (Cd) of only 0.31 and a coefficient of lift (CLF) of just 0.02 help reduce fuel consumption and operating costs, which is important to young, first-time buyers.

For more sporty-minded customers, a Sports Appearance Package is available with a special front bumper design and side sills that visually lower the car’s centre of gravity, and a rear roof spoiler. On the inside, a dark keynote colour contrasts nicely with white instruments, silver accents, a three-spoke steering wheel similar to the Mazda MX-5 roadster, a silver ringed driver cluster and centre-console mounted shift lever for an ambiance that is both sporty and high quality.

Forerunner of the Three-Door Mazda2 – Mazda Sassou Concept Car One of the highlights at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show was the Mazda Sassou concept car. Designed and built by Mazda Motor Europe’s Design Team under the direction of Peter Birtwhistle, it gave a good indication of where Mazda was heading with its next B-segment car. The name ‘Sassou’ is Japanese for having a positive state of mind, for looking to the future with optimism. This was chosen wisely, as many exterior features of the Sassou were incorporated into the new three-door Mazda2: its sporty wedge shape, for instance, and its body articulation at the doors and fenders. In the three-door, these are just as eye-catching as the concept’s, but combined with smooth transitions for a dynamic yet exquisite look of sportiness and strength. Three-door Mazda2 also inherited the unique rising belt line of the Sassou. This not only makes the car look like it is cutting through the wind even when standing still, it is also 40mm lower at the front windows than the outgoing model. This is combined with an optimal front seat hip point height and a lower positioning of the door mirrors, for a major improvement in visibility diagonally to the front and downwards – a real safety plus in city driving. And the pointed shape of three-door’s rear side window – a characteristic feature of its sporty appeal – can be traced back to Sassou as well.

Comfort, Functionality and Equipment

As with the five-door version, the new three-door Mazda2 has a roomy interior, despite its compact and dynamic exterior design. For optimum access to the rear seats, the front door is 220 mm longer and the door opening is 163 mm wider than the front door opening of the five-door.

The three-door version includes handy walk-in functionality, which folds the seatback of the front passenger seat and slides it forward to produce one of the segment’s widest access widths for easy entry. Once inside, passengers find themselves in a roomy and comfortable

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interior. A relatively long wheelbase (2,490 mm), an innovative roof header shape, reduced roof-lining thickness and a lower rear hip point height, all combine to deliver plenty of head, shoulder and leg room both front and back. The driver’s seat can slide fore/aft through a 250 mm range and be height adjusted up to 55 mm. This is combined with adjustable steering wheel height and a centre console-mounted manual shift lever for a sporty, wrap-around cockpit with room for people of nearly all shapes and sizes.

The higher shift lever placement makes room between the front seats for a floor console with a drink holder in the front and a storage tray in the rear large enough for a woman’s handbag, along with an AUX jack for plugging in an MP3 player to use with the car’s audio system (depending on grade) and a 12-volt power socket that can be used to power or charge electrical accessories.

Other handy storage compartments include a unique magazine rack in the glove compartment, front door pockets with space for a half-litre bottle and an A4 atlas, and three compartments in the dashboard for smaller items. The luggage capacities are unchanged compared to the five-door version. Behind the rear seats is a 250 litre luggage compartment that can hold two suitcases or a baby buggy, and can be extended to 787 litres when the rear seats are folded (60/40 functionality for all grades except base) to take larger items.

Exactly like the five-door, the three-door Mazda2 will be offered in three grades (depending on market) with a full slate of equipment for young, fun-minded drivers. Remote central locking, electric adjustable side mirrors, electric power assist steering and ABS are standard on every Mazda2 sold in Europe. Also onboard – depending on grade and market – are six airbags, heated and retractable door mirrors, 15- or 16-inch alloy wheels, manual or automatic air-conditioning, power front windows, power rear windows (five-door only), rain and light sensor system, adjustable speed warning system, cruise control (1.5-litre petrol with board computer only), dynamic stability control DSC (depending on engine), keyless entry and start system, and numerous other features.

Powertrains – Low Consumption and Low CO2 Emissions

Three-door Mazda2 comes with exactly the same petrol powertrain line-up as the five-door with engines that are lively and responsive, yet use low amounts of fuel and produce markedly less CO2 than the engines of the outgoing model. The base MZR 1.3-litre unit has variable valve timing and comes in two power derivatives (depending on market): a Standard Power version producing 55 kW/75 PS and a High Power version producing 63 kW/86 PS. Both use just 5.4 litres of petrol per 100 km and produce a low 129 g/km of CO2 emissions. The largest petrol engine is an MZR 1.5-litre unit that produces 76 kW/103 PS of power, while using just 5.9 litres of fuel per 100 km and producing 140 g/km of CO2.

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1.4-litre Common-Rail Turbo Diesel Now Available

An MZ-CD 1.4-litre common-rail turbo diesel is available now with high fuel efficiency and low emissions. This engine is special for the European market where low operating costs are a vital criteria for B-segment car customers. It produces 50 kW/68 PS of maximum power at 4,000 rpm and 160 Nm of torque at a low 2,000 rpm for lively acceleration and driving fun. At the same time, it uses just 4.3 litres of fuel per 100 km (combined) and produces only 114 g/km of CO2, the lowest CO2 value ever achieved by a Mazda production car sold in Europe. All engines come with Mazda’s five-speed manual transmission with gear ratios that are between 3-to-10 percent higher than the previous five-speed, which contributes to lower fuel consumption.

Chassis and Safety – Lightweight with Safety Features Equal to the Five-door

The Mazda2 five-door was launched with a body shell that is nearly 100 kg lighter compared to the previous Mazda2. By keeping vehicle weight under the 1,000 kg threshold, the new Mazda2 reversed a general trend in the automotive industry of making each new model both larger and heavier. This outstanding result for Mazda was achieved mostly by engineering solutions – like employing large amounts of strong yet light high-tensile steels and reducing weight wherever possible – but also by reducing the car’s dimensions, making it more agile with low fuel consumption and lower operating costs. Mazda took this vital attribute one step further in developing the new three-door Mazda2. It is another 5-to-10 kg lighter than the five-door, ranging from 950 kg for the two 1.3-litre petrol derivates to 970 kg for the 1.4-litre diesel. High tensile steel also helps to deliver some of the B-segment’s best crash safety, as was confirmed when the Mazda2 five-door scored the highest possible 5-Star ranking in Euro NCAP testing with 34 points for adult occupant protection. It also received an outstanding 4-Star ranking for child occupant protection with 37 points, making it one of the few sub-compacts to achieve this level of child protection. For pedestrian safety, it achieved an admirable 18 points and a 2-Star ranking. The body structure of the three-door is reinforced around the B-pillar and in the larger doors, including specific side impact protection bars. Its superior passive safety package includes six airbags, ABS, electronic brake force distribution (EBD), emergency brake assist and DSC (depending on grade and engine). Can’t Get Enough – of the New Mazda2 In 2006 the London electro-rock band ‘Infadels’ released their debut album ‘We Are Not the Infadels’ on the cult label Wall of Sound. A single from this album called ‘Can’t Get Enough’ became an underground hit in clubs and on European alternative radio stations. In 2007, Mazda chose this song as a guide track for its launch campaign of new Mazda2. The single

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has a unique mix of independent rock and electronic music and is the perfect match for the Mazda2 – young, sporty and urban-cool. Feedback to the TV advertisement was so positive that Mazda commissioned the Infadels to produce a remix album of the single. Different artists contributed to the album including the up-and-coming French producer Tepr, New York House legends Felix da Housecat and Menace, with one remix by the Infadels themselves. In January 2008, it was released to well-stocked download shops everywhere. Since then, the single and the album have been downloaded more than 10,000 times, which has contributed much to the growing popularity of the new Mazda2 with young, first-time car owners in Europe. And this chapter of the Mazda2 success story will continue, as Mazda is sponsoring the 2008 European tour of the Infadels, whose new album ‘Universe in Reverse’ will be released on 16 June.

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Technical Data Mazda2 Three-Door

General

Body Type Monocoque

Doors 2 front

Rear liftgate

Seats 2 front

3 rear bench-type with 60/40 split

(dep. on grade)

Coefficient of drag Cd 0.31

Cross-sectional area m2 2.11

Dimensions

External

Overall length mm 3,885 (3,895)1

Overall length mm 3,900 (3,905)2

Overall width mm 1,695

Overall width

mirror to mirror

mm 1,958

Overall height mm 1,475

Wheelbase mm 2,490

Track front / rear mm 1,475 / 1,465 (for 14 / 15-inch)

1,465 / 1,455 (for 16-inch)

Ground clearance mm 150

Notes 1 without licence plate holder* 2 with licence plate holder *Values in parentheses refer to vehicles with Sports Appearance Package

Interior

Front/ rear head room mm 1,004 / 959

Front/ rear shoulder room mm 1,340 / 1,275

Front/ rear leg room mm 1,068 / 883

Boot measurements

Volume all seats up

(VDA)

l 250

Volume 2nd row down

(from floor to ceiling,VDA)

l 787

Boot width at widest point mm 1,100

Distance between rear

wheel housings

mm 1,000

Load floor to 2nd row (load

area length)

mm 674

Load floor to 1st row mm 1,321

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Mazda2 Three-Door Petrol – Engine & Chassis

MZR 1.3-litre Standard Power

MZR 1.3-litre High Power

MZR 1.5-litre

Engine Type Inline, 4-cylinder, DOHC,

16-valve

Inline, 4-cylinder, DOHC,

16-valve

Inline, 4-cylinder, DOHC,

16-valve

Displacement cm³ 1,349 1,349 1,498

Bore x stroke mm 74.0 x 78.4 74.0 x 78.4 78.0 x 78.4

Valves 4 per cylinder 4 per cylinder 4 per cylinder

Camshaft drive Chain Chain Chain

Fuel injection system Electronically controlled

fuel injection

Electronically controlled

fuel injection

Electronically controlled

fuel injection

Compression ratio 10.0 : 1 10.0 : 1 10.0 : 1

Emission control

system

3-way catalytic converter 3-way catalytic converter 3-way catalytic converter

Max. Power kW/PS 55/75 at 6,000 rpm 63/86 at 6,000 rpm 76/103 at 6,000 rpm

Max. torque Nm 121 at 3,500 rpm 122 at 3,500 rpm 137 at 4,000 rpm

Fuel type Unleaded 95RON Unleaded 95RON Unleaded 95RON

Fuel tank capacity l 42.8 42.8 42.8

Battery 55D23L/12 V 55D23L/12 V 55D23L/12 V

Transmission

Powertrain Transverse front engine,

front-wheel drive

Transverse front engine,

front-wheel drive

Transverse front engine,

front-wheel drive

Gear Ratios 5 MT 5 MT 5 MT

1st 3.416 3.416 3.416

2nd 1.842 1.842 1.842

3rd 1.290 1.290 1.290

4th 0.972 0.972 0.972

5th 0.775 0.775 0.775

Reverse 3.214 3.214 3.214

Final Drive Ratio 3.850 3.850 4.105

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Mazda2 Three-Door Petrol – Engine & Chassis Continued..

Steering

Type Rack & pinion, electric

power assist

Rack & pinion, electric

power assist

Rack & pinion, electric

power assist

Steering wheel turns

(lock to lock)

2.7 2.7 2.7

Turning circle (kerb to

kerb)

m 9.80 9.80 9.80

Turning circle (wall to

wall)

m 10.4 10.4 10.4

Brakes

Type front Ventilated discs Ventilated discs Ventilated discs

Type rear Leading-and-trailing drums Leading-and-trailing drums Leading-and-trailing

drums

Diameter front mm 258 258 258

Diameter rear mm 200 200 200

Vacuum booster

diameter

inches 9 9 9

Scheduled maintenance

Every 12,500 miles or 12

months

Every 12,500 miles or 12

months

Every 12,500 miles or 12

months

Suspension and Wheels

Front Suspension Independent MacPherson

strut

Independent MacPherson

strut

Independent

MacPherson strut

Rear Suspension Torsion beam Torsion beam Torsion beam

Damper front Twintube Twintube Twintube

Damper rear Monotube Monotube Monotube

Stabilizers (front) mm 19 19 19

Wheel size / type 6J x 14 steel

6J x 15 alloy

6.5J x 16 alloy

6J x 14 steel

6J x 15 alloy

6.5J x 16 alloy

6J x 14 steel

6J x 15 alloy

6.5J x 16 alloy

Tyre size 175/65 R14

185/55 R15

195/45 R16

175/65 R14

185/55 R15

195/45 R16

175/65 R14

185/55 R15

195/45 R16

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Mazda2 Three-Door Petrol – Performance and Weights

MZR 1.3-litre Standard Power

MZR 1.3-litre High Power

MZR 1.5-litre

5MT 5MT 5MT

Performance

Top speed mph 104 107 117

Acceleration 0-62 mph* s 14.0 12.9 10.4

Fuel Consumption

Urban** mpg 40.9 40.9 37.2

Extra urban** mpg 61.4 61.4 57.6

Combined** mpg 52.3 52.3 47.9

CO2 emissions (combined) g/km 129 129 140

Emissions ranking Euro Stage IV Euro Stage IV Euro Stage IV

Weight and Payload

Min. kerb weight kg 950 / 1,025*** 950 / 1,025*** 955 / 1,030***

Max. permissible weight kg 1,455 1,455 1,455

Permissible front axle

weight

kg 775 775 775

Permissible rear axle weight kg 735 735 740

Permissible tow weight,

trailer without brakes

kg 500 500 500

Permissible tow weight,

trailer with brakes (12%

slope)

kg 900 900 900

Max. roof load capacity kg 50 50 50

* Under Mazda test conditions

** According to 80/1268/EEC in its latest version

*** According to 92/21/EEC in its latest version (including 75 kg driver)

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Mazda2 Three-Door Diesel – Engine & Chassis

MZ-CD 1.4-litre Diesel

Engine Type Inline, 4-cylinder, SOHC, 8-valve

Displacement cm³ 1,399

Bore x stroke mm 73.7 x 82.0

Valves 2 per cylinder

Camshaft drive Belt

Fuel injection system Common-rail direct injection

Compression ratio 18.0:1

Emission control system

3-way catalytic converter

Max. Power kW/PS 50/68 at 4,000 rpm

Max. torque Nm 160 at 2,000 rpm

Fuel type Diesel

Fuel tank capacity l 42.8

Battery 80D26L/12 V

Transmission

Powertrain Transverse front engine, front-wheel drive

Gear Ratios 5 MT

1st 3.583

2nd 1.925

3rd 1.281

4th 0.951

5th 0.756

Reverse 3.620

Final Drive Ratio 3.370

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Suspension and Wheels

Front Suspension Independent MacPherson strut

Rear Suspension Torsion beam

Damper front Twintube

Damper rear Monotube

Stabilizers (front) mm 19

Wheel size / type 6J x 14 steel

6J x 15 alloy

6.5J x 16 alloy

Tyre size 175/65 R14

185/60 R14

185/55 R15

195/45 R16

Steering

Type Rack & pinion, electric power assist

Steering wheel turns

(lock to lock)

2.7

Turning circle (kerb to

kerb)

m 9.8

Turning circle (wall to

wall)

m 10.4

Brakes

Type front Ventilated discs

Type rear Leading-and-trailing drums

Diameter front mm 258

Diameter rear mm 200

Vacuum booster diameter inches 9

Scheduled maintenance Every 12,500 miles or 12 months

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Mazda2 Three-Door Diesel – Performance and Weights

MZ-CD 1.4-litre Diesel

5MT

Performance

Top speed mph 1101

Acceleration 0-62 mph s 15.5

Fuel Consumption

Urban** mpg 53.3

Extra urban** mpg 76.3

Combined** mpg 65.7

CO2 emissions (combined) g/km 114

Emissions ranking Euro Stage IV

Weight and Payload

Min. kerb weight kg 970 / 1,045 ***

Max. permissible weight kg 1,490

Permissible front axle

weight

kg 820

Permissible rear axle weight kg 725

Permissible tow weight,

trailer without brakes

kg 500

Permissible tow weight,

trailer with brakes (12%

slope)

kg 800

Max. roof load capacity kg 50

* Under Mazda test conditions

** According to 80/1268/EEC in its latest version

*** According to 92/21/EEC in its latest version (including 75 kg driver)