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Mazda's provocative Nagare (pronounced "nah-gah-reh") - Japanese for "flow" - concept car, revealed at the LA Auto Show, introduced a new surface language that evokes the emotion of motion in a stationary automobile.

Evolving that idea further, Laurens van den Acker, Design Division General Manager for Hiroshima, Japan's Mazda Motor Corporation, revealeds the Ryuga (pronounced "ree-yoo-ga") - Japanese for "gracious flow" - concept, at this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Mazda Kiyora, a lightweight, next generation, urban compact concept car, will be revealed at the 2008 Paris International Motor Show to be held from Thursday, 2 October until Sunday, 19 October 2008.

Mazda Kiyora (meaning ‘clean and pure’ in Japanese) represents the harmony between driving pleasure and environmental and safety features in line with Mazda’s long-term technology development vision, “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom”.

The world renowed Rotary engine on the Apart from being fast and good looking, Mazda RX-8 is renowned for having the Rotary engine which now may transform into a gas-hydrogen hybrid when the next generation, Mazda RX-9 (name speculation) will be available on the market. Since we’re used with power, I don’t think there are many readers that would buy him one knowing that on hydrogen he has 20% less horses to help him. Mazda hopes that’s just the city-mode, should include a gas switch in case you “need it”.

According to sources from Mazda, the new “3″ generation will make its debut as a sedan at the Auto Show in Los Angeles in November.

After the sedan is presented in the US, the 3 and 5 door hatchback versions will be shown to the public a month later at the Bologna Show in Italy. The aesthetic side will be influenced by the design of the Mazda 2 and 6 models.