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WHAT DOES IT MEAN "MX"???

Posted: March 9th, 2005, 10:30 am
by .:]{UBIS:.
Does anyone know what these two letters present/mean/symbolize?? MX.. We have this car so we should know..

Thanx Kubis

Posted: March 9th, 2005, 10:50 am
by mattieg
Mazda Xtr3me ... or something =p

Posted: March 9th, 2005, 11:14 am
by .:]{UBIS:.
Yeah, but in REAL??What the manufacturer mean by this....

Posted: March 9th, 2005, 1:02 pm
by Nallboy
We had a thread on this a while back. I think someone had a good suggestion that it meant "Mazda eXperiment" Could make sense. Our cars were way ahead of their time. :shrug:

Posted: March 9th, 2005, 1:15 pm
by Neil
Im guessing it probally means the same on the MX-6 and MX-5 Miata's

Posted: March 9th, 2005, 2:19 pm
by 93-Spec-Edn
Well, RX-7 stands for rotary experiment for sure so I am guessing mx is mazda experiment, although on the old post someone seemed sure that it was mazda xtreme. Maybe they r just letters that make it seem sporty?

Posted: March 9th, 2005, 4:12 pm
by MarkMoore
93-Spec-Edn wrote:Maybe they r just letters that make it seem sporty?
i vouche for that

Posted: March 9th, 2005, 4:26 pm
by Sam Baker
mazda experimental
the "r" used in "type-r" is usually meant for "racing" spec or something

Posted: March 10th, 2005, 7:21 am
by mattieg
Sorry, I was being wicked sarcastic with mazda xtr3me :P

Posted: March 10th, 2005, 10:58 am
by .:]{UBIS:.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS..

Posted: March 11th, 2005, 2:10 am
by DavidOS
could just mean motor experiment:)
which motors they like best or sell best , v6s, or 4 bangers.
etc...etc..

guess theres no 100% way to know unless u know the original engineering teams

Posted: March 11th, 2005, 7:36 am
by fry_81
DavidOS wrote:could just mean motor experiment:)
which motors they like best or sell best , v6s, or 4 bangers.
etc...etc..

guess theres no 100% way to know unless u know the original engineering teams
thats an interesting thought, never came to my mind. hmmmm......well i guess we better start a man hunt for these people.....

Posted: March 11th, 2005, 9:20 am
by Thunderstorm
:idea:

Has anyone thought to ask MAZDA what MX really stood for?

Has anyone gone through the "History of Mazda" web sites to see if there is any information on this?

Has anyone noticed i'm asking rather "stooopid" questions? :roll:

Maybe MX stands for:

Magnificient Xstacy (yeah, I know it's Ecstasy - maybe the designer didn't)

Mazda Xcalibur? (Series? They all have sharp cutting noses :P )

Mazda X-File (C'mon, ya gotta admit, our rides are out of this world 8) )

Mazda seX (Geddit? It puts the "X" into sex on wheels)

Mazda X-Car (As in X-Men - Mutant Coupes in a Hard Shell :D )

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Then it's Electric-shock therapy for MX-3.com addiction.
Then it's back to my padded cell.
Watching reruns of "Barney's Sing Alongs"
(Kill me......kill me now!!)

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Posted: March 13th, 2005, 10:38 am
by Nd4SpdSe
Well, since our cars came and went, anyone far from Mazda Japan that worked in the 90's wouldn't know...however, we do have a second shot at this. Overseas, Mazda still uses the MX prefix, such as the MX Sportif and MX Micro Sport, as well as the MX Tourer and MX Crossport concepts, as well as the Miata still carrying the MX-5 name.

We can still find out, we just have to find the right people.

On a site note, while looking to see if i can find a definition, i stubled across this Mazda Rotary Prototype called the MX-03

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http://www.dmrh.com.au/jchistory1.htm
http://cp_www.tripod.com/rotary/pg19.htm


It's seems weird on how our cars could have roots from a rotary based car, but it's Mazda's own naming scheme from the same time period.
It seems that their prototypes from the 80's followed this naming scheme, including the MX-01, MX-02 (1983), MX-03 (1985). Maybe it's in reserching these prototypes that we may find the origin and definition of MX.

Posted: March 13th, 2005, 1:19 pm
by Tunes67
That car looks an aweful lot like my 85 subaru XT.. same lines.. just different nose & rear.. *Shudders* I am sooo glad mazda didnt make that car LOL

Tunes67