Euroopassa malli korvasi markkinoille tullessaan Mazda Demion, ja Mazda2:n ensimmäinen sukupolvi voidaan käsittää Demio-mallin toisena sukupolvena.Markkina-alueesta riippuen Mazda2:n nimenä voi olla Demion lisäksi myös Mazda 121, Mazda Metro tai Ford Festiva Mini Wagon
However, the company had not totally turned its back on piston engines, as it continued to produce a variety of four-cylinder models throughout the 1970s. 1500 | Mazda's implementation of brand diversification reflected a Japanese engineering philosophy, called Kansei engineering, which was used as an advertising slogan in North America. The rules are intentionally designed to be more open than the Showroom Stock class but more restricted than the Improved Touring class. Tila-automaisen edeltäjänsä sijaan uusi malli oli nyt puhtaasti hatchback-korinen.
[8] The other proposed names mean "god" (Sumera) and "angel" (Tenshi); both indicate Matsuda's strong interest in human faith. Genki | Lyhentymisensä lisäksi malli oli menettänyt painostaan noin 100 kilogrammaa, jolla oli myönteinen vaikutus polttoainetalouteen. Kazamai | Udover de fra starten tilgængelige og nyudviklede benzinmotorer på 1,3 og 1,5 liter kom bilen i 2008 med en 1,4-liters commonrail-dieselmotor med 50 kW (68 hk), som i juni 2009 blev afløst af en ny 1,6-liters commonrail-dieselmotor med 66 kW (90 hk). 21:04. HR-X | Vuoden 2004 Euro NCAP -kolaritestistä Mazda2 sai tulokseksi neljä tähteä viidestä. Porter Cab | E-Serie | Mazda zet met deze facelift de designlijn voort die het reeds op haar modellen Mazda 3, Mazda 6 en Mazda CX5 hanteert. Mazda also made an effort in the past to sell some of Ford's cars in Japan, mainly through its Autorama dealer group. Suomessa kaikkien facelift-mallien perusvarustukseen kuului muun muassa ABS-jarrut (sis. Demio | Mazda resolved this in the Skyactitv-D by using piezoelectric fuel injectors with multiple nozzles that changes the pattern depending on operating conditions. Ford also lent Mazda some of its capacity when needed: the Mazda 121 sold in Europe and South Africa was, for a time, a variant of the Ford Fiesta built in plants in Europe and South Africa. Instead of having a half-dozen variations on any given platform, developers were asked to work on dozens of different models at the same time. Kusabi | The turbocharged version or (PY-VPTS) produces 250 hp (190 kW) and 430 N⋅m (320 lb⋅ft). The Mazda Sky concept. 800 | Starting in 1979 by expanding their 7 percent financial stake to 24.5%, Ford expanded an existing partnership with Mazda, resulting in various joint projects.