The Mazda Tribute is a small crossover SUV based on the front-wheel drive Mazda 626 platform. It is the basis for the similar Ford Escape SUV. The Tribute and Escape debuted in 2001, offering front and all wheel drive and a choice of a 2.0 L Mazda 4-cylinder or Ford Duratec 3.0 L V6. It was also sold as the Ford Maverick in Europe with a Ford 2.0 L Zetec engine with manual transmission, or 3.0 L Duratec coupled to automatic transmission. As of March 31, 2005, 109,610 Tribute and Escape models had been sold worldwide since introduction. One main difference between the Tribute and the Ford Escape/Maverick is that the Tribute's suspension is tuned for a firmer ride than the Escape/Maverick, in order to correspond with Mazda's sporty image. The American market Tribute and Escape are built at Ford's Kansas City assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri. Both the Escape and Tribute were refreshed for 2005. The base engine is now the Mazda 2.3 L MZR 4, and the top remains the 3.0 L Duratec V6. There will be a hybrid version of the Tribute introduced for the 2007 model year, similar to the already-released Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids.   Album foto

Informatie Generala
Marca:	Mazda
Modelul:	Tribute
Anii De Producere:	(2000-current)
Tren de rulare:	Front Engine/All Wheel Drive
Forma caroseriei:	5dr sport utility vehicle
Pret:	15000-25000 Euro
	20000-30000 Dolari
Motor
Marime si cilindri:	2.0L I4/2.3L I4/3.0L V6
Putere:	122 / 148 / 204 / - (cp)
Cuplu:	129 / 148 / 195 / - (ft lbs)
Cutie de Viteza
Numar de trepte:	5spd manual/4spd auto
Performanta
Viteza maxima:	105 / 106 / 112 / - (mph)
	169 / 171 / 180 / - (km/h)
0 - 62 mph (100 km/h):	13.0 / 10.8 / 11.8 / - (secunde)
Economicitate medie urban/extaurban:	30 / 27 / 26 / - (mile pe galon)

Mazda Motor Corporation este o companie producatoare de automobile din Japonia, cu sediul in Hiroshima.

Mazda si-a inceput activitatea ca Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd. in anul 1920. Toyo Kogyo a venit in lumea automobilistica cu introducerea pe piata a modelului Mazda-Go in 1931, un automobil pe 3 roti, de asemenea ei produceau arme pentru armata japoneza in timpul celui de al II-lea Razboi Mondial. Compania a adoptat formal numele Mazda in 1984, chiar daca toate automobilele vindute pina atunci purtau numele Mazda. Primul automobil pe patru roti a fost Mazda R360 introdus in 1960, urmat de Mazda Carol in 1962.

Compania Ford a cumparat in 1979 25% din actiunile companiei Mazda, si a crescut cota acestora pina la 33.4% obtinind pachetul de control in 1996 cind Mazda a intrat intr-o criza financiara. Ford s-a bazat in multe din modelele sale pe cele de la Mazda, asa cum Probe, care au dat nastere Nord Americanului Ford Escort si Mercury Tracer, dar co-produsul Escape/Mazda Tribute.

1979 a pus calea pentru vanzarea marcilor Ford/Mazda Laser si Telstar in Asia si Australia. Aceste modele au inlocuit pe cele de la Ford Europe vandute pana in 1970. Ford, de asemenea, a folosit modele Mazda pentru a-si stabili prezenta in Japonia - Autorama dealers au vandut aceste modele dar si ocazional modele Ford americane si europene.

Anul 2000 vine cu sfarsitul rebranding-ului Ford inlocuind modelul Laser cu propriul Focus, iar Tlestar cu Mondeo.

In 2005, compania a vandut aproximativ 800 mii automobile in Japonia, Europa si SUA.

Mazda - Carol	Mazda - MX-5/Roadster	Mazda - Proceed Marvie
Mazda - B-Series	Mazda - Tribute	Mazda - 3/Axela
Mazda - 2/Demio/Metro/121	Mazda - RX-8	Mazda - MPV
Mazda - 6/Atenza	Mazda - CX-7

A... Acura Alfa Romeo	B... B Engineering BAW	C... Cadillac Callaway	D... Dacia Dadi
E... Eagle Elfin	F... Farboud Ferrari	G... GAZ Geely	H... Hafei Hindustan
I... Infiniti Invicta	J... Jaguar Jeep	K... Kia Koenigsegg	L... La Forza Lada
M... Maserati Mazda	N... Nissan Noble	O... Opel Orca	P... Pagani Peugeot
Q... Qingyuan Qvale	R... Renault Rolls-Royce	S... Saab Saturn	T... Toyota TVR
U... UAZ Ultima	V... Vauxhall Volkswagen	W... Wiesmann	X...
Y...	Z... Zastava ZAZ